Surah Fatiha

Book Name:Surah Fatiha

3.   خا

4.   زا

5.   شین

6.    ظا

7.   فا

8.   ث is the first letter of ثبور, which is another name for Hell.

9.   جیم is the first letter of جَحیم, which is a name of Hell too.

10. خا is the first letter of خَزْی, which means disgrace.

11.   زا is the first letter of زَفِیْر and زَقُّوم. زَفِیْر is the sound of the dwellers of Hell, and زَقُّوم is the food of the denizens of Hell.

12.   شین is the first letter of شہیق. This refers to the sound of the dwellers of Hell.

13.   ظا is the first letter of ظلم.

14.   فا is the first letter of فراق. This means distance.

Imam Fakhr al-Dīn Rāzī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states:

Hell has seven gates, and the seven letters that denote upon punishment are not mentioned in Sūrah al-Fātiḥah. Hence, whoever recites Sūrah al-Fātiḥah, believes in it and recognises its realities, will be protected from the seven gates of Hell.[1]


 

 



[1] Al-Tafsīr al-Kabīr, al-Fātiḥah, vol. 1, pp. 160 - 161