Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The first chapter (sura) of the Koran.

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  • noun the first or opening sura of the Quran which is the central prayer of Islam and is used on all special occasions as well as during the five daily prayers

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Examples

  • Then, after reciting the fatihah, we set sail over Allah's pool in all joy and cheer, promising ourselves a prosperous voyage and much profit.

    Tehran Winter Naipaul, V.S. 1981

  • Then he crept back again to the wall of the house, where he huddled between a Berberine playing a darabukkeh and a man of the Fayoum who chanted the fatihah from the Koran.

    Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Volume 3 Gilbert Parker 1897

  • The Orderly took off his shoes, and, standing with his face towards the moon, and towards Mecca, he murmured the fatihah from the Koran.

    Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Complete Gilbert Parker 1897

  • The Orderly took off his shoes, and, standing with his face towards the moon, and towards Mecca, he murmured the fatihah from the Koran.

    Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Volume 2 Gilbert Parker 1897

  • Then he crept back again to the wall of the house, where he huddled between a Berberine playing a darabukkeh and a man of the Fayoum who chanted the fatihah from the Koran.

    The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897

  • Then he crept back again to the wall of the house, where he huddled between a Berberine playing a darabukkeh and a man of the Fayoum who chanted the fatihah from the Koran.

    Donovan Pasha, and Some People of Egypt — Complete Gilbert Parker 1897

  • The Orderly took off his shoes, and, standing with his face towards the moon, and towards Mecca, he murmured the fatihah from the Koran.

    The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897

  • It commenced with the recital of surah al-fatihah, followed by a welcoming speech delivered by the event's chairperson, Dk Roslinawati bte Pg Hj Oman.

    Brudirect News1 Borneo Bulletin 2010

  • It commenced with the recital of surah al-fatihah, followed by a welcoming speech delivered by the event's chairperson, Dk Roslinawati bte Pg Hj Oman.

    Brudirect News1 Borneo Bulletin 2010

  • The event began with the mass recital of surah al-fatihah.

    Brudirect News1 2010

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