Surah 1 of 114
Surah Al-Fatihah
The Opening
Surah Al-Fatihah (The Opening) is the 1st surah of the Quran, revealed in Makkah, with 7 ayahs spanning juz 1.
الفاتحة
What this surah covers
- Praise of Allah
- The straight path
- Recited in every rak‘ah
Memorising it
At the academy’s standard pace, Surah Al-Fatihah typically takes 1–2 supervised lessons, with revision continuing afterwards. The range is wide on purpose: it moves with the student’s age, whether they already read fluently, and how much is revised between lessons. A single figure would be a promise about a student we have not met.
Memorisation load is rated Light relative to the rest of the Quran, derived from its length rather than assigned by opinion.