Bismillah walhamdulillah washshalatu wassalamu 'ala Rasulillah. But tomorrow,
The virtues of Surah Al-Fatihah are so great and many, among them are:
There are various names for Al-Fatihah, Imam As-Suyuthi rahimahullah to mention there are 25 names. And including the names of Al-Fatihah the most famous are Ummul Qur'an (Mother of the Qur'an) & Ummul Kitab (Mother of the Book of Allah) .
From the hadith of Abu Hurairah radhiyallahu 'anhu, the Prophet sallallaahu' alaihi wasallam said,
Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, the mother of the Qur’an, the mother of the Book, and the Seven Repetitions.
“(Surah) Alhamdulillahi Rabbil 'alamin (i.e. Al-Fatihah) is Ummul Qur'an and Ummul Kitab and As-Sab'ul Matsani (seven verses that are repeated). (Narrated by Abu Dawud, Sahih)
The reasons Al-Fatihah is called the Ummul of the Qur'an and the Ummul of the Book are:
First Reason: Al-Fatihah contains the basis of all the details of the Qur'an and its sources
So, the advice, laws, stories, news , and other surahs in the Qur'an, all go back to surah Al-Fatihah. That is the essence of something with the status of "parent", that something else returns to it. Therefore, every surah in the Qur'an, there must be a hint in the surah Al-Fatihah. This is a very amazing miracle not found in the previous books of God. All this shows the perfection of the wording and meaning of Al-Fatihah, Allahu Akbar !
Here are some examples:
-Surah Al-Baqarah, Ali Imran, Al-Maidah, and At-Taubah contain discussions about Muslims, Jews, and Christians. And this means the details of the verse:
صِرَاطَ الَّذِيْنَ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ ۙ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوْبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّاۤلِّيْنَ
-Surah Al-Anbiya ', Al-Mukminun, and Asy-Syu'ara' contain the news of the Prophets ' alaihimush shalatu wassalam. So, in fact this is the explanation of the verse:
صِرَاطَ الَّذِيْنَ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ
-Surah Al-Qiyamah, At-Takwir, Al-Infithar, and Al-Insyiqaq tell about the Last Day. Meaning this is the explanation of the verse:
مِلِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّيْنِ
-Surah An-Nisa' mentions the rights of children, men, and women, while humans -like other creatures- are all weak, they need help from Allah Ta'ala in order to worship Allah alone. So, this implies the verse:
اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَاِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِيْنُ
The second reason: Al-Fatihah as the opening of the Qur'an in the sequence of surahs in the Qur'an and became the first surah to be recited in prayer
Imam Al-Bukhari rahimahullah said,
It was called (Umm al-Kitab) because he begins writing it in the Qur’an and begins reading it in prayer
"(Al-Fatihah) is called Ummul Kitab, because the writing of the Qur'an begins with it and the reading of the Qur'an in prayer begins with it."
The Second Virtue: Containing the Greatest Meanings of the Qur'an Al-Karim
The Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam said,
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ هِي السَبْعُ الْمَثَانِي, وَالْقُرْآنُ الْعَظِيمُ الَّذِي أُوتِيتُهُ
"(Surah) Alhamdulillaahi Rabbil 'aalamiin, it is called As-Sab'ul Matsani and also called Al-Quran Al-'Azhim which was bestowed on me."
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Al-Fatihah in this noble hadith is called As-Sab'ul Matsani and the Qur'an Al-'Azhim. It is called " Al-Qur'an Al-'Azhim" because although this surah is short, it contains the greatest meaning of Al-Qur'an Al-Karim.
Various expressions of the scholars of rahimahumullah about the determination of the greatest meanings of the Qur'an. Some of them state three, four, and some have more than four major meanings of the Qur'an.
The main purposes of the Qur'an are:
First: Determination of monotheism , in the verse:
عَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَۙ
Second: Promises and threats , in the verse:
مِلِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّيْنِ
Third: God's commands and prohibitions (worship) , in the verse:
اُيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ
Fourth: The path of happiness and how to go through it , in the verse:
اِهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيْمَۙ * صِرَاطَ الَّذِيْنَ اَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ
Fifth: The stories of people who violate God's law , in the verse:
غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوْبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّاۤلِّيْنَ
The Third Virtue: Surah Al-Fatihah Includes Three Kinds of Tawhid: Tawhid Rububiyyah , Tawhid Uluhiyyah, and Tawhid Asma 'wa Shifat
In Madarijus Salikin, Ibnul Qoyyim rahimahullah explains that although it is short, Surah Al-Fatihah includes three kinds of monotheism at once.
Tauhid Rububiyyah in the verse:
عَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِيْنَۙ
Tauhid Uluhiyyah in the verse:
اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَاِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِيْنُ
Tawhid Asma ' and Attributes in the verse:
الرِحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
Fourth Virtue: Al-Fatihah Includes Medicine for the Heart and Body
Ibnul Qoyyim rahimahullah explained that the status of Al-Fatihah is a medicine for the heart, because the core of liver disease is twofold, namely: the destruction of knowledge and the destruction of intentions/wills. Both result in two dangers, namely: misguidance, due to the destruction of knowledge, and the wrath of Allah, due to the destruction of intentions/wills. So, Ash-Shirath Al-Mustaqim contains medicine for misguidance and medicine to avoid Allah's wrath. As for the status of Al-Fatihah as a medicine for the body, it is contained in a valid hadith and is proven in experience.
