Surah Al-Fatihah (1): The Opening

“In Surah Al-Fatihah (1): The Opening (Surah 1 • Meccan • 7 Ayat), revelation calls the human heart to awaken through reflection, mercy, and steadfast justice: The seven oft-repeated verses (Sab'ul Mathani) that open the Holy Quran—a universal prayer praising the Lord of the Worlds, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, and asking guidance along the Straight Path (Sirat al-Mustaqim).”

“Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment. Thee alone we worship, and Thee alone we ask for help. Guide us upon the Straight Path.”

“God! There is no deity save Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Subsisting Sustainer of all. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him... His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth (Ayat al-Kursi).”

“Whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption in the land—it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one life—it is as if he had saved mankind entirely.”

“Those who believe, and whose hearts find rest in the remembrance of God: verily, in the remembrance of God do hearts find rest.”

“God is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The parable of His Light is as if there were a niche and within it a lamp: the lamp enclosed in glass, the glass as it were a brilliant star... Light upon Light.”

“And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them harshly, they say words of peace.”

“Not equal are the good deed and the evil deed. Repel evil with that which is better; and thereupon the one whom between you and him is enmity will become as though he were a devoted friend.”