1. ¹IN THE NAME² OF GOD,³ THE ALL-MERCIFUL,⁴ THE ALL-COMPASSIONATE⁵

AL-FĀTIHAH (THE OPENING)

Makkah period

It is commonly accepted that this sūrah was revealed during the Makkah period of Muhammad's Prophethood. Some Traditions say that it was also revealed on a second occasion in Madīnah. The majority of scholars hold that the verses first in order of revelation are the initial five verses of Sūrat al-