Is Sura Fatiha part of Quran ?

[Ibn_Sadique]

@Code_Red

So It means that this chapter is so big in its stature and importance that it is mentioned before quran. hmmm …Fodder for thought
Anyone knows any other sura or verse which is reffered in quran in similar fashion ?

Mirch- yes there was a debate bismillah being part of Sura Fatiha. I believe it is. We should start alhamd with bismillah in namaz too

Code_Red I hope the following helps

In the beginning of the Book of Tafsir, in his Sahih, Al-Bukhari said; "It is called Umm Al-Kitab, because the Qur’an starts with it and because the prayer is started by reciting it.‘’

It was also said that it is called Umm Al-Kitab, because it contains the meanings of the entire Qur’an.

Ibn Jarir said, "The Arabs call every comprehensive matter that contains several specific areas an Umm. For instance, they call the skin that surrounds the brain, Umm Ar-Ra’s.

They also call the flag that gathers the ranks of the army an Umm.‘’ He also said, "Makkah was called Umm Al-Qura, (the Mother of the Villages) because it is the grandest and the leader of all villages. It was also said that the earth was made starting from Makkah.‘’

Other names for Sura al Fatiha is: “Mother of the Qur’an”, “the Mother of the Book”, and “the seven repeated Ayat of the Glorious Qur’an”