رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states: “Sūrah al-Fātiḥah was revealed in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah. According to another opinion, it was revealed twice; once in al-Makkah al-Mukarramah and once in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah.”^[1]

The Devil Wept Bitterly

Imam Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه states:

 Iblīs wept on four occasions:

1.   When he was cursed.

2.   When he was cast upon the earth.

3.   When the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم declared his Prophethood.

4.   When Sūrah al-Fātiḥah was revealed.

Imam Mujāhid رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه said: “When Sūrah al-Fātiḥah was revealed, Iblīs felt immense grief, so he cried and wailed.”^[2]

Sūrah al-Fātiḥah is from a Treasure beneath the Throne

The fourth Caliph of Islam, Sayyidunā ꜤAlī b. Abī Ṭālib رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ said, “The beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم told me that Sūrah al-Fātiḥah was revealed from a treasure beneath the Throne.”^[3]

Sayyidunā ꜤAbdullāh b. ꜤAbbās رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا reports that the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was once sitting with Sayyidunā Jibrīl عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام when they heard a sound from the sky. Sayyidunā Jibrīl عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام raised his head and said, “O Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. This is an angel who has never come down to earth before.” The angel greeted the beloved