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فَاتِحَة opening in Arabic

فَاتِحَة is how you say “opening” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

بل ما وجب من الفاتحة وجب بعد الثناء

However, the obligation of Al-Fatiha comes after the praise.

الْفَاتِحَةِ Al-Fatiha

Genitive after 'min' — 'al-Fatiha' (the opening sura).

From Required Remembrance

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More example sentences

بل ما وجب من الفاتحة وجب بعد الثناء،

Rather, what is obligatory from the Fatiha is required after the praise,

الْفَاتِحَةِ the Fatiha

Pulled into the genitive by the preposition before it, shown by the '-i' ending; that ending is the mark that a preposition is governing the noun. The 'al-' makes it a specific, known chapter rather than any opening.

From Praise and Petition in Prayer

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