فَاتِحَةٌ

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فَاتِحَةٌ The commencement, or first part, of a thing: pl. فَوَاتِحُ. فَاتِحَةُ الكِتَابِ, or فَاتِحَةُ القُرْآنِ, [and simply الفَاتِحَةُ, The opening chapter, or exordium, of the Kur-án,] is [said to be] so called because the recitation in prayer is commenced therewith. One says also, قَرَأَ فَاتِحَةَ السُّورَةِ وَخَاتِمَتَهَا He recited the first part, or portion, of the chapter of the Kur-án and its last part, or portion. And فَوَاتِحُ القُرْآنِ signifies The first parts, or portions, of the chapters of the Kur-án. [See also مُفْتَتَحٌ.]

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