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 Surah Al-Fatiha

(OPENING CHAPTER)

Surah #1 Consists of 7 Ayahs

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِِ

In Allah's Name, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

 

 

Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,

الْحَمْدُ للّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

the Gracious, the Merciful;

الرَّحْمـنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Master of the Day of Judgment

مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ

Verily, You do we worship, and Your help do we seek. 

إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ

Guide us along the straight path, 

اهدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ المُستَقِيمَ

the path of those upon whom You have bestowed Your grace,

صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنعَمتَ عَلَيهِمْ

with whom You are not angry, nor who go astray.

 غَيرِ المَغضُوبِ عَلَيهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّالِّينَ

 

 

Meaning of Al-Fatiha's words

In the name of

بِسْمِ

 

Allah

اللهِ

 

The Gracious

 الرَّحْمنِ

The  Merciful

الرَّحِيمِِ

 

The Praise

الْحَمْدُ.

 

To Allah

 للّهِ.

Lord

 رَبِّ

 

The worlds

 الْعَالَمِينَ

 

The Gracious

 الرَّحْمنِ

The Merciful

الرَّحِيمِِ

 

Master of

مَالِكِ

 

Day of Judgment

يَوْمِ الدِّينِ

Verily, You

إِيَّاكَ

 

We worship

 نَعْبُدُ

 

And You

وإِيَّاكَ

We seek help

نَسْتَعِينُ

 

Guide us

اهدِنَا

 

The path

الصِّرَاط

The Straight

المُستَقِيمَ

 

The Path

صِرَاطَ

 

Of those upon whom

الَّذِينَ

Bestowed Your Grace

أَنعَمتَ

 

On them

عَلَيهِمْ

 

Different from

غَيرِ

Angry

المَغضُوبِ

 

Upon them

عَلَيهِمْ

 

And not

وَلاَ

Who go astray

الضَّالِّينَ

 

 

 

Surah Al-Ikhlaas

PURITY OF FAITH

Surah #112 Consists of 4 Ayahs

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In Allah's Name, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

    

Say: He is Allah, the One.

 قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

Allah who is needed by all.

اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ

He begets not, nor is He begotten,

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ

and there is none comparable to Him

وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ

         

 

Meaning of Al-Ikhlaas'  words

In the name of بِسْمِ   Allah اللهِ   The Gracious الرَّحْمنِ
The  Merciful الرَّحِيمِِ Say قُلْ He هُوَ
Allah (God) اللَّهُ One أَحَدٌ Allah (God) اللَّهُ
Needed by all الصَّمَدُ   Did Not لَمْ   Give birth to (beget) يَلِدْ
And وَ   did not لَمْ   Born to (begotten) يُولَدْ
and...not وَلَمْ be يَكُن To Him لَّهُ
Comparable كُفُوًا   One أَحَدٌ      

 

 

 

Surah Al-Kawthar

(ABUNDANCE)

Surah #108 Consists of 3 Ayahs

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِِ

In Allah's Name, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

 

Verily We have provided you with abundance,

إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ

so, pray to your Lord and sacrifice.

فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ

Surely he who defames you shall be condemned.

إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الأَبْتَرُ

    

 

Meaning of Al-Kawthar's words


 

In the name of

بِسْمِ

 

Allah

اللهِ

 

The Gracious

الرَّحْمنِ

The  Merciful

الرَّحِيمِِ

 

Verily, We

إِنَّا

 

Have provided you

أَعْطَيْنَاكَ

Abundance

الْكَوْثَر

 

So pray

فَصَلِّ

 

To your Lord

لِرَبِّكَ

And sacrifice

وَانْحَرْ

 

surely

إِنَّ

 

He who defames you

شَانِئَكَ

Shall be

هُوَ

 

Condemned

الأَبْتَرُ