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In Sufism, the Salat al-Fatih (Arabic: صَلَاةُ الْفَاتِحِ, "opener's prayer") is a regular litany and prayer for Muhammad practiced individually or in congregation by followers in the Tijaniyya order.
Headings for Al-Fatiha, and for Chapter 2, Al-Baqara. From the Qur'an of Ibn al-Bawwab. Baghdad, 1000/1001. Chester Beatty Library. Al-Fatiha (Arabic: ٱلۡفَاتِحَةِ, romanized: al-Fātiḥa, lit. 'the Opening') is the first chapter of the Quran. It consists of seven verses which consist of a prayer for guidance and mercy. [1]
Arabic transliteration from Hebrew of Jerusalem (as opposed to the Islamic Arabic term al-Quds أَلْقُدْس). Also the official Arabic name for Jerusalem used by the Israeli government. Ūsquf (أُسْقُف) Bishop (pl. أَسَاقِفَة), Archbishop (رَئِيسُ الْأَسَاقِفَة)
[1] [2] [3] Salawat is a plural form of salat (Arabic: صَلَاة) and from the triliteral root of ṣ-l-w (the letters ṣād-lām-wā, ص ل و) which literally means 'prayer' or 'send blessings upon'. [4] [5] Some Arabic philologists suggest that the meaning of the word "Salawat" varies depending on who uses the word and to whom it is used ...
Compared to regular compulsory prayer. Sohaib Sultan states that the steps for Sunnah prayer (Takbir, al-Fatihah, etc.) are exactly the same as for five daily obligatory prayers, but varying depending on the prayer are the number of rakat [3] (also rakʿah (Arabic: ركعة rakʿah, pronounced; plural: ركعات rakaʿāt), which is a unit of prayer.
In his book, "al-Maqsad al-Asna fi Sharah Asma' Allahu al-Husna" (aka The best means in explaining Allah's Beautiful Names), Imam al-Ghazali translates al-Fattah as "He Who Opens all things". He goes on to explain that "He is the One by Whose Concern everything that is closed is opened, and (The One) by Whose guidance everything that is obscure ...
Sirat al-Mustaqim (Arabic: الصراط المستقيم, romanized: al-ṣirāṭ al-mustaqīm) is an Arabic term that means 'the straight path'. It is commonly understood as the path that leads to God .
Tajalli literally means "manifestation", "revelation", "disclosure" or "epiphany / theophany".Mystics use the term to refer to the manifestation of divine truth in the microcosm of the human heart and the macrocosm of the universe, interrelated in God's creation and constituting a reflection of the majesty of his Tawhid or indivisible oneness.