Al-Fātiḥah

24 passages reference this surah

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Book 4: The Book of Prayer

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "In the second, Al-Fatiha and Al-Imran. In the third, Al-Fatiha and Surah Al-Nisa. And in the fourth, Al-Fatiha and Surah Al-Ma'idah, or as much as one wishes from the Quran. If one confines to Al-Fatiha in each standing, it suffices."

   Source in The Book of Prayer →

2. "peace be upon him, said, whoever prays four Raqqas on Monday night, reciting Al-Fatiha and Kulhuwa Allahu Ahad in the first Raqqa ten times, in the second Raqqa Al-Fatiha and Kulhuwa Allahu Ahad ten times, in the third Raqqa Al-Fatiha and Kulhuwa Allahu Ahad twenty"

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3. "If they did not recite the Fatiha during his pause and occupied themselves with something else, it would be upon him, not them. The second pause was after finishing the Fatiha, so that those who were reciting the Fatiha"

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Book 21: The Book of the Wonders of the Heart

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "of the unseen to some degree. The opening of the heart's gate to derive from the senses is clear. As for the opening of its inner gate to the unseen realm and contemplation of the preserved tablet, this is known through the wonders of dreams, where the heart is"

   Source in The Book of the Wonders of the Heart →

2. "Abu al-Khair was known for his miracles. Ibrahim al-Raqi approached Abu al-Khair during the Maghrib prayer and noticed he struggled to recite al-Fatiha properly. Ibrahim thought his journey was wasted. After the prayer, a lion approached him"

   Source in The Book of the Wonders of the Heart →

3. "Similarly, the opening of the heart to knowledge and the unveiling of the vast dominion to the hearts of the knowledgeable varies. It was narrated that on the Day of Judgment it will be said, ìBring out of the fire whoever"

   Source in The Book of the Wonders of the Heart →

Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "and granted us permission to disembark. We went ashore to a large coastal village named Al-Sarha, with the opening of the neglected S, the quiescence of the R, and the opening of the neglected H, and there were four miles"

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2. "with the opening of the ta, the gain-ghul, and an open alif, as well as the zay. It is a village barren of good. One of its wonders is that its houses and mosques are built from salt stones, and the roofs are made from camel hides. There are no trees, only sand containing"

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3. "and began to recite the Quran. When the demon appeared through the opening, he continued reciting, causing the demon to retreat into the sea. In the morning, the old woman, her family, and the islanders came to retrieve the girl,"

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Book 7: The Mysteries of Pilgrimage

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "The third section concerns leaving the house. When intending to leave, perform two rakahs of prayer. In the first, after al-Fatiha, recite, Say, O Disbelievers, and in the second, al-Ikhlas. Upon completion, raise your hands and sincerely supplicate God with a pure and"

   Source in The Mysteries of Pilgrimage →

Book 28: Condemnation of Status and Showing Off

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "The views of the other two groups depart from jurisprudential principles, especially those who say one must repeat bowing and prostration without renewing the opening takbir. If bowing and prostration are invalid, they become superficial acts, rendering the prayer"

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2. "invalid. The opinion that ending with sincerity makes it valid is weak because ostentation impairs intention. The ideal time to consider intention is at the opening. The most consistent view is that if one's motive is purely ostentation at the start,"

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Book 30: The Condemnation of Self-Delusion

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "with limited comprehension recoil at its words, for it harms them just as the scent of roses harms beetles, and dazzles their weak eyes just as sunlight dazzles the eyes of bats. The opening of this gateway from the secret of the heart to the kingdom of the unseen"

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2. "without it affecting Him in the slightest. Therefore He, the Exalted, said, It is only those who have knowledge among His servants that fear Allah. The opening of the Psalms reads, The beginning of wisdom is the fear of God. Ibn Masud said, Sufficient is the"

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3. "They delude themselves into thinking that by exhausting themselves in perfecting their intention at the start, they are in God's favor. Another group is overwhelmed by obsessions regarding the pronunciation of the letters of Al-Fatiha and other remembrances."

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Book 40: The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "him and me. When he passed between rows, he would stand between them and if he saw any gaps he would say, straighten up, until he saw no gaps, then he would advance and say the Takbir, the opening declaration of prayer. Occasionally he would recite Surah Yusuf or"

   Source in The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife →

2. "Muhammad bin Ahmad al-Maruzi reported hearing Ahmad bin Hanbal say, When you enter the cemeteries, recite the opening of the book, the two surahs of refuge, and say, He is Allah, one, and make the reward for the inhabitants of the graves as it reaches them."

   Source in The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife →

Book 8: The Mysteries of Qur'an Recitation

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Al-Fatiha. Upon finishing the recitation, say, Allah the Exalted has spoken the truth, and His Messenger, peace be upon him, has conveyed it. O Allah, benefit us with it and bless it for us. Praise be to Allah, Lord of all worlds, and I seek forgiveness from"

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Book 32: Patience and Gratitude

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "hardship or misfortune in this world, Allah is too generous to punish him again. The fourth point is that this misfortune and trial were preordained for him in the mother of the book, and having gone through them, he is relieved from some or all of their"

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Book 10: The Mysteries of Regular Divisions

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "the Night of Ascension. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, For one who worships on this night, his good deeds are like that of a hundred years. He described a specific prayer for this night, involving twelve rak'ahs with Surah al-Fatiha"

   Source in Arrangement of Litanies →

2. "one God, there is no deity but him, the most merciful, the most compassionate, until the end of the verse, and say he is Allah the one fifteen times, then bows and prostrates, and when he stands for the second rakah, recites Fatiha of the"

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3. "Allah the one three times in each rakah. After finishing, Kars was to return home silently and pray two more rakahs, reciting the Fatiha and say he is Allah the one seven times in each rakah. Following this, he should prostrate, seek"

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Book 17: Etiquettes of Travel

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Prophet replied, No servant leaves behind a successor in his family more beloved to Allah than the four rakahs he prays in his house when he prepares for travel. In them, he recites the opening of the book in Surah Al-Ikhlas. Then he"

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Book 31: The Book of Repentance

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "for sight can be deceived seeing the distant as near and the largest small while the witnessing of the heart cannot be mistaken the matter lies in the opening of the hearts insight and what is seen after this opening is"

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