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• n  the first or opening sura of the Quran which is the central prayer of Islam and is used on all special occasions as well as during the five daily prayers

• He would, on this grain of white rice, write al-fatiha (the Opening), the first sura (chapter) of the Koran.
• During the fatiha, the introductory in vocation, and again during the prayer for the dead, Arab dignitaries prostrated themselves on the ground.

• Fatiha
• Fatihah