First Surah
God says
IN THE NAME OF GOD THE EVER GRACEFUL, THE MOST GRACIOUS: (1)
All praise is due to God alone the Sustainer of all the worlds, (2)
the Most Graceful, the Most Gracious; (3)
Lord of the Day of Judgment! (4)
Thee alone do we worship and unto Thee alone do we turn for aid. (5)
Guide us the straight way -- (6)
the way of those upon whom Thou has bestowed Thy blessings, those whose (portion) is not (Thy) wrath and who go not astray! (7)
Prophet said
1. “The most distinguished surah in the Qur’an is AL HAMDU LIL LAHI RABBIL AALAMEEN (The Opening) …” -- Hadis: Bukhari. Narrator: Abu Saeed-b-Ali.
2. “God did not reveal in the Taorah and the Bible anything like UMMUL QUR’AN (Mother of the Qur’an: another title for this surah)” – H: Tirmizi, Nisai and Hakim. N: Ubi-b-K’ab.
3. “In Surah AL-FATIHAH there is remedy for every disease.”-- H: Baihaqi. N:Jabir.
