Umm-Al-Kitâb (The Mother of the Book) - ᴴᴰ Outstanding Recitation by Kamal Uddin

Surah Al-Fatiha (Arabic: سورة الفاتحة), is the first Chapter of the Quran. Its seven Ayat (Verses) are a prayer for God’s guidance, and stress His Lordship and Mercy. This chapter has an essential role in Salaat (daily prayer); according to some, Muslims should recite the sura Al-Fatiha 17 times a day in Fard (compulsory) Salaat, at the start of each unit of prayer. In Islam, the place of the Al-Fatiha in the heart of Muslims is akin to the place of the “Lord’s Prayer“ in the heart of Christians: