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‖ Fatiha(h)|ˈfɑːtɪha|
Also Fatha, Fatheh, Fattah, Fattha.
[Arab. fātiḥa, fatḥa opening, f. fataḥa to open.]
The short first sura of the Koran, used by Muslims as a prayer.
1821G. F. Lyon Narr. Trav. N. Afr. ii. 74 Some one of Mukni's men cries out ‘The Fattha!’ (or first chapter of the Koran), every one joining in that prayer. Ibid. iii. 94 We sometimes met people on our road, who invariably at parting recited the Fatha. 1824J. Morier Hajji Baba III. i. 20 The Fatheh (the first chapter of the Koran) was repeated by all present. 1863Chambers's Encycl. V. 818/1 Immediately after the introductory fattah or exordium, follows the longest chapter. 1883E. Arnold Pearls of Faith xlv, ‘Gabriel! why stay'st thou me?’..‘Since at this hour the Fâtihah should be read.’ 1916J. R. Harris Testimonies i. v. 41 He begins his discourse with an imitation of the Fatha, or opening chapter of the Koran. 1959Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 255/2 The suras do not stand in historical order. The first, the Fatiha, is a short prayer, much used by the Moslems. |