(1) (1) Alif, Lām, Rā.[582] These are the verses of the clear Book.

[582]- See footnote to 2:1.

(2) (2) Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur’ān[583] that you might understand.

[583]- i.e., revealed in the Arabic language.

(3) (3) We relate to you, [O Muḥammad], the best of stories ...

1 - Al-Faatiha

(1) In the name of Allah,^[2] the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.^[3] 

[2]- Allah is a proper name belonging only to the one Almighty God, Creator and Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all that is within them, the Eternal and Absolute, to whom alone all worship ...

1. One must have Wudhu for prayers, whether they are obligatory or supererogatory. One must have Wudhu when performing Salatul Jinazah (Funeral Prayer). Allah says:

{يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ ...

While Maryam (Mary), may Allaah exalt her mention, was praying in her place of worship, an angel in the form of a man appeared before her. Filled with ...