Is the style of Surat Al-Fatihah different from the rest of the Qur’an? Do ancient interpretations and manuscripts begin with Surat Al-Baqarah? Are there conflicting, irregular readings? What are the seven Ahruf (readings/modes)? Are they the Qira’at (recitations), or are all Qira’at one Harf? Are the irregular and sound Qira’at other Ahruf? Are all the Mutawatir (concurrently transmitted) Qira’at on the Harf of Quraysh?
A Muslim should learn the Sacred Law from the texts of the two Revelations and the books of reputable scholars, and avoid looking at atheist websites and their writings, except for a scholar who intends to refute them.
"Al-Fatiha" is the first Surah in the Quran by agreement of the reciters, and it includes praise and supplication, which Allah taught us. The exegetes, such as Al-Jalalayn and Al-Tabari, mentioned that "Al-Fatiha" is the word of Allah, and He, glorified be He, praised Himself, then taught His servants to say: "Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds," and "You alone we worship and You alone we ask for help."
As for the manuscripts and interpretations that cast doubt on the Qur'anic nature of Al-Fatiha, their authenticity has not been proven. This does not negate its Qur'anic nature because it has been established by continuous transmission (tawatur) and by the narration of the imams of reciters. Irregular readings do not contradict continuously transmitted readings, and one should not engage with what is found only on an atheist website, mentioned from an unknown manuscript.
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