The Seven Oft-Repeated

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The Seven Oft-Repeated is a revered title for Surah Al-Fatiha, the opening chapter of the Qur’an that is recited in every unit of Muslim prayer.

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The Seven Oft-Repeated canonical 2
She Who Disputes 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious concept
Qur’anic title
ArabicName As-Sab‘ Al-Mathānī
associatedWithScripture Qur’an
linked to: Quran
associatedWithTheme affirmation of divine mercy
praise of Allah
supplication for guidance
basedOnVerse Qur’an 15:87
category Qur’anic names and titles
describes the opening chapter of the Qur’an
honorificLevel highly revered in Islamic tradition
honorificTitleFor Surah Al-Fatiha
impliesQuality frequent repetition
impliesStatus special distinction among Surahs
language Arabic
linkedToPractice Muslim daily prayers
mentionedBy Prophet Muhammad
linked to: Muhammad
numberOfVersesImplied 7
recitedIn Asr prayer
linked to: Asr

Dhuhr prayer
linked to: Dhuhr

Fajr prayer
Isha prayer
Maghrib prayer
every unit of Salah
refersSpecificallyTo the seven verses of Surah Al-Fatiha
refersTo Surah Al-Fatiha
religiousTradition Islam
significanceInFiqh considered essential part of each rak‘ah by many scholars
usedIn Qur’anic exegesis terminology
daily worship

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Surah Al-Fatiha alsoKnownAs The Seven Oft-Repeated
As-Sab‘ al-Mathani meaningInEnglish The Seven Oft-Repeated
Al-Mujadila hasEnglishTranslationOfName She Who Disputes
linked to: The Seven Oft-Repeated