Ibisobanuro by'amagambo Umurongo 2 Isura Al Fatihat - Ibisobanuro bya Qur'an Ntagatifu mu rurimi rw'icyongereza - Abdallah Hassan Ya'aqub - ububiko bwa qor'an yejejwe

Umurongo: 2

ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

2. All praise2 be to Allāh, Lord3 of all beings4.

2. Reciting this chapter is one of the essential parts of the Muslim prayer, and is to be recited in every single ritual prayer both by the Imaam leading the prayer and by those who are being led by him, because the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “There is no prayer for the one who does not recite the Opening of the Book (i.e., Al-Fatihah, this chapter) in it.
3. There is no proper equivalent for Rabb in English language. "Rabb" (translated here as "Lord") includes all of the following meanings: "creator, sustainer, provider, maintainer, owner, master, ruler, controller, and guardian.
4. I.e. the heavens, the earth and all that is within them and all that is between them.