T he Noble Prophet Muhammad saws is reported to have said "...by Him Who is in possession of my life, a surah like this one has been revealed neither in the Torah nor in the Bible, nor even in the rest of the Quran.". The satan lamented , wept, and tore his hair out on four occasions : when he was cursed, when he was thrown out of Heaven, when Muhammad saws was given Prophethood, and when Surat al-Fatihah was revealed. The above two separate stories will suffice for us to take this Surah al-Fatiha very seriously. That is why in a prayer (namaz or salat) it is compulsory to recite this surah. I will advice readers to recite surah al-Fatiha in this manner : After the first Optional Prayer in prayer recite surah al-Fatiha 14 times with these conditions : Looking towards the direction of prayer Thinking about Allah swt Recite slowly and softly Try to recite this formula for every prayer and you will reach whatever status you want in this life.
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