Surah al-Fatihah الفاتحة
al-Fatihah is surah 1 of the Qur'an's 114. It has 7 verses and 29 word-units, is classified Meccan, and is 5th in the Cairo 1924 revelation order. With Mahmoud al-Husary, its recitation lasts about 1 min.
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At a glance
| Arabic name | الفاتحة |
|---|---|
| English name | The Opening |
| Position in the mushaf | 1 of 114 |
| Verses | 7 ● |
| Word-units | 29 ● |
| Distinct roots | 18 ● |
| Classification | Meccan ~ |
| Revelation order (Cairo 1924) | 5th ~ |
| Period (Nöldeke-Bell four-period scheme) | Early Meccan ~ |
| Juz | 1 ● |
| Mushaf pages (Madani 604-page) | 1 ● |
Counts from the Leeds Quranic Arabic Corpus v0.4; verses, juz and pages from the bundled Tanzil text and its alquran.cloud metadata. Classification and period are one scholarly convention among several.
Listening time
| Reciter | Whole surah |
|---|---|
| Mahmoud al-Husary | 1 min |
| Mohamed al-Minshawi | 1 min |
| Abdul Basit | 1 min |
| Sudais | 1 min |
| Shuraim | 1 min |
~ Measured from the audio files Read plays. A recording's pace, not a property of the text. How this is measured.
Most frequent roots
- ر ح م r-ḥ-m 4×
- ا ل ه a-l-h 2×
- ص ر ط ṣ-r-ṭ 2×
- س م و s-m-w 1×
- ح م د ḥ-m-d 1×
- ر ب ب r-b-b 1×
- ع ل م ʿ-l-m 1×
- م ل ك m-l-k 1×
● Word-units per root in this surah, Leeds corpus v0.4. Each opens every occurrence on Roots.
Computed sections
- Verses 1–7 (7)
~ Found mechanically, where shared vocabulary between neighboring verses drops. A starting point for reading structure, not a scholarly outline.
Sound and repetition
- 7 recurring root-sequence phrases and 6 recurring surface phrases occur here (Formulas).
- Most verses end in ين (57% of verses); the ending changes 5 times (Patterns).
● Counted from the Leeds corpus v0.4.
The Arabic text
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ﴿١﴾ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٢﴾ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ﴿٣﴾ مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿٤﴾ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴿٥﴾ ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿٦﴾ صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ﴿٧﴾
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