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Fatiha

American  
[fah-tee-hah] / ˈfɑ tiˌhɑ /

noun

Islam.

  1. the first chapter of the Quran, recited at the beginning of every rakʿa.

Etymology

Origin of Fatiha

First recorded in 1820–30; from Arabic fātiḥa, fatḥa “opening, beginning,” from fataḥa “to open”

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