Chapter1
Al-Fatihah opens the Quran as a comprehensive prayer of praise, seeking divine guidance and mercy through a structured invocation of God's attributes.
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King James Version (1611)
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In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful 2[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worldsThe Doxology 3The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful 4Sovereign of the Day of Recompense 5It is You we worship and You we ask for help 6Guide us to the straight pathThe Narrow Way 7The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astrayThe BlessingThe Two Paths
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1بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ 2ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ 3ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ 4مَٰلِكِ يَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ 5إِيَّاكَ نَعۡبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسۡتَعِينُ 6ٱهۡدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ 7صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ غَيۡرِ ٱلۡمَغۡضُوبِ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
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