Fatihan.
/ˈfɑːtɪha/ Islam.
The short first sura of the Qur'an, used by Muslims as a prayer.
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1821 G. 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.
1821 G. F. Lyon Narr. Trav. N. Afr. iii. 94 We sometimes met people on our road, who invariably at parting recited the Fatha.
1824 J. Morier Adventures Hajji Baba III. i. 20 The Fatheh (the first chapter of the Koran) was repeated by all present.
1863 Chambers's Encycl. V. 818/1 Immediately after the introductory fattah or exordium, follows the longest chapter.
1883 E. Arnold Pearls of Faith xlv ‘Gabriel! why stay'st thou me?’..‘Since at this hour the Fâtihah should be read.’
1916 J. R. Harris & V. Burch Testimonies i. v. 41 He begins his discourse with an imitation of the Fatha, or opening chapter of the Koran.
1959 Chambers'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.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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