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الْفَتَّاحُ

Al-Fattah (الفتاح): Meaning of Allah’s Name

Name 19 of 991 verse of the Quran

Al-Fattah: The Judge and Opener Who distinguishes the truth from falsehood

Recitation: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary · 24 voices to choose from

Explanation of the name Al-Fattah

The One Who will judge between His Servants through His laws of the Sharee`ah, His laws of Decree and His laws and recompense. The One who opens the eyes of those who are truthful and sincere by His Kindness. The One who opens their hearts so that they can know Him, love Him and repent to Him. He opens the doors of mercy and sustenance for His servants and provides them the means of attaining both the good in this life and the Hereafter,

"Whatever mercy Allaah may grant to mankind, none can withhold it and none can grant it thereafter." (35:2)

"Say: Our Lord will assemble us all together (on the Day of Resurrection), then He will judge between them. He is the Judge, the All-Knowing." (34:26)

"He said: My Lord! Verily, my people have belied me. Therefore judge You between me and them, and save me and the those of the believers who are with me." (26:117-118)

— ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sa‘di

The Exalted said:

“And He is the Just Judge, the All-Knower of the true states of affairs.” (Saba: 26).

The Linguistic Meaning:

Al-Fathh: It is called on victory, decisiveness and opening something.

God, the Praiseworthy, is Al-Fatahh: The Ruler, Who is Just and True for His slaves. He opens the doors of mercy and sustenance. He dedicates His obedient followers with wordly and heavenly benefits of knowledge. He opens the doors of victory for the oppressed over their oppressors, and for the believers over the disbelievers.

The Grandeur of Al-Fatahh

He is the Refuge for the prophets, messengers and the believers, and He supports the believers over their enemies, for God, the Praiseworthy, will provide triumph for whoever resorted to Him, in this life, and will provide the grand victory on the Day of Resurrection.

— Maher bin Moqaddam

The name in the Quran

This name occurs in 1 verse of 1 surah.

قُلْ يَجْمَعُ بَيْنَنَا رَبُّنَا ثُمَّ يَفْتَحُ بَيْنَنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُوَ ٱلْفَتَّاحُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ۝٢٦

Say, "Our Lord will bring us together; then He will judge between us in truth. And He is the Knowing Judge."

Explanation: Al-Mukhtasar

Say to them: “Allah will gather us and you on the day of judgment, then He will judge between us and you with justice, then He will manifest the truthful from the liar, and He is the Judge who adjudicates with justice, the all Knowing of how to pass judgment.

Surah Saba, Verse 26

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