Explanation of Surah Al Fatiha :

الْحَمْدُ : The Laam is Qamariyya , It means Pronounce it clearly .

لِلَّهِ : Laam Alah is light (Muraqaq) Laam.

الْعَالَمِينَ : When stopping on (ى ) by presented Sukoon , You can length Yaa ( 2, 4 or 6 )  vowels counts , it’s optional you can choose any number of Harakahs .

Remember:

if you choose 2 vowels counts make all of presented Sukoon  2 vowels counts.

الرَّحْمَٰنِ : The Laam here is called (Laam Shamsiyya ), It means  don’t pronounce it, in other words Insert this Laam into next letter so that you will note Shaddah on next Letter.

• And small Aleph (أ) like big Alif two vowel counts , Madd Tapyyia (Natural Madd) ( 2 ) Haraks

الرَّحِيمِ : Laam Shamsiyya , don’t pronounce it.

• (ى ) by presented Sukoon , You can length Yaa ( 2, 4 or 6 )  vowels.

مَالِكِ : Small Alif like Big one Alif Madd length  it Two Vowel counts, Madd Tapyyia  Two Haraks.

يَوْمِ الدِّينِ : Drop Pronounce ال  together because:

1- Hamzat Al wasl .

2- The Laam Laam Shamsiyya .

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إِيَّاكَ : The (ى) has Shaddah Make Sure that  press on (ى) , And Alif Madd Two Vowel Counts .

اهْدِنَا : The (هـ) has Hams and Rakhawa Sifats , It means More Air in Ha’a (هــ) .

اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ : Drop three letters ( أ – ا – ل ) .

الصِّرَاطَ : Letters ( صـ  and طـ ) Heavy letters,  Tafkheem rule, it’s meaning creating more space between the roof of the mouth and the bottom of the mouth.

صِرَاطَ : The same rules Make it heavy or Mufakham , High level of Tafkheem because Cares Fatiha on both of them  The ( ر ) Mufakham  as well .

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الَّذِينَ : Letter (ذ) Make a tip of Tongue touch The tip of front teeth,  Like (Th) English letter, There are Letters in Arabic should Pronounced like that      ث – ظ- ذ .

أَنْعَمْتَ: Noon has Ithhar rule,,  means  pronoun Noon letter Clearly.

الْمَغْضُوبِ : Don’t mix between م and  ض   

• Remember Meem Always Light or has Tarqiq  but  Da’d Heavy or Tafkheem rule.

الضَّالِّينَ : The (ض) So heavy.

And Alif (ا) Madd Lazem Kalimy Muthaql  , Must length Alif Six vowels counts.

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Surat Al Fatiha translation ( Tafseer ) :

In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful        (بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ( ١

   Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds.                              (الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ( ٢ 

  The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.                     (3) الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

Master of the Day of Judgment.                                     (4) مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ

It is You we worship, and upon You we call for help.        (5) إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ

Guide us to the straight path.                                                  ا(هْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ  الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿ 6

 صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ  (7)

The path of those You have blessed, not of those against whom there is anger, nor of those who are misguided.

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