Al-Fatihah (الفاتحة)
Chapter 1 · The Opening · Juz 1
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
Quran 1:1 — Surah Al-Fatihah
This is verse 1 of 7 in Surah Al-Fatihah (الفاتحة), meaning “The Opening”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 1 (Part 1) of the Quran.
Surah Al-Fatihah is the 1st chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 7 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem