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Gracious), The Most Compassionate."
"In the Name Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Compas-
sionate," is considered to be a verse of the Holy Qur'an by some
and not by others when it occurs at the beginning of a chapter.
There are equal arguments concerning whether or not it is a verse
of Al-Fatiha. Both opinions are valid. Those who do not consider
it to be a verse recite it by moving the tongue silently, but those
who consider it to be a verse recite it audibly before saying Al-
Fatiha in their prayer.
Abu Hurayrah reported that Prophet Muhammad sg said Allah
The Mighty and Most Sublime says, "I have divided the prayer Al-
Fatiha165 into two halves between Me and My Slave, and My Slave
will receive what he asks for. When My Slave says, 'Praise be to
Allah, The Lord166 of all the worlds,' Allah the Most High says,
'My Slave has praised me.' And when he (the slave) says, The
Most Gracious, The Most Compassionate,' Allah The Most High
"In the Name Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Compas-
sionate," is considered to be a verse of the Holy Qur'an by some
and not by others when it occurs at the beginning of a chapter.
There are equal arguments concerning whether or not it is a verse
of Al-Fatiha. Both opinions are valid. Those who do not consider
it to be a verse recite it by moving the tongue silently, but those
who consider it to be a verse recite it audibly before saying Al-
Fatiha in their prayer.
Abu Hurayrah reported that Prophet Muhammad sg said Allah
The Mighty and Most Sublime says, "I have divided the prayer Al-
Fatiha165 into two halves between Me and My Slave, and My Slave
will receive what he asks for. When My Slave says, 'Praise be to
Allah, The Lord166 of all the worlds,' Allah the Most High says,
'My Slave has praised me.' And when he (the slave) says, The
Most Gracious, The Most Compassionate,' Allah The Most High