The first etiquette when reciting the Quran is to seek refuge with Allah from shaytan because Allah سبحانه وتعالى says in Surah Nahal Verse 98 when you recite the Quran first seek refuge in Allah from the Shaytan the expelled.Īlthough shaytan always whispers to us, he becomes more active when we walk upon Allah’s path and especially when we reach the stage of opening the book of Allah because he is worried that people will connect with the Quran, that they will connect with Allah سبحانه وتعالى and that means they will no longer remain in his control.Īllah سبحانه وتعالى says in the Quran indeed, my servants, no authority will you have over them except those that follow you of the deviators. In Hadith, while the angel Jibreel was sitting with the Prophet صلى ا عليه وسلم, Jibreel heard a noise from above and said this is a door being opened in heaven and it has never been opened before, and then an angel came down and said receive these two lights the Al Fatihah and ending ayets of Al Baqrah never revealed to any prophet before which shows the importance of Al Fatihah. Many surahs were revealed gradually and in parts and Fatihah was one of the first. It is one of the earliest revelations and one of the first surahs to be revealed in its entirety. Surat Al Fatihah was the fifth surah to be revealed, fifth in order of revelation. The opening of the book shows its importance because it has more than one name, like The Prophet as more than one name and this surah Fatihah as more than one name.

In The Quran, Allah says, indeed we have bestowed upon you the seven repeated verses, it is the mother of the book. It is the seven repeated verses and the Glorious Quran that I was given. In hadith Tirmidhi The Prophet, صلى ا عليه وسلم said. The Opening, Meccan surah revealed in the Maccan era

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