Read Surah al-Fatiha Step by Step
Trace familiar rules through the opening surah and read one ayah at a time.
Surah al-Fatiha brings the whole beginner course together: joined letters, short and long vowels, sukoon, shaddah, and sun letters all appear in seven short ayat.
Read slowly. Accuracy comes before speed. Open each ayah in Barakah's Quran reader to listen, follow the Arabic, and check the meaning.
Begin with the name of Allah (SWT)
Notice the kasra in bismi, the doubled lam in the name of Allah (SWT), and the sun-letter sound in ar-Rahman and ar-Rahim.
Hold the long vowels, then close the endings
In alamin and Rahim, hold the ee sound. At an ayah ending, settle on the final consonant instead of adding another vowel.
Notice the doubled consonants
Shaddah appears in iyyaka and dallin. Give those consonants their full weight instead of rushing through them.
Pause before revealing the answer
01Find the shaddah and hold its consonant.إِيَّاكَTap to check your answer
02Find the long ee sound.الرَّحِيمِTap to check your answer
03Read the ayah slowly, one joined unit at a time.اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَTap to check your answer
You now know the marks needed to begin sounding out Quranic Arabic. Keep al-Fatiha slow, listen often, and let a teacher correct your recitation.