This post tends to shed light on one primary value and merit of surah al-Fatiha, one that has to do with an existing dialogue that runs between the one praying and reciting the Surah on one hand, and Allah on the other.

"The first of people against whom judgment will be pronounced on the Day of Resurrection will be a man who died a martyr. He will be brought and Allah will make known to him His favours and he will recognize them. [The Almighty] will say: 'And what did you do about them?' He will say: 'I fought for You until I died a martyr.' He will say: 'You have lied..."

I find myself always wanting to stay a million miles away from Your dismay 
Never really liked having to choose yet choosing You, sort of came without further ado Quite naturally despite every woe, wow and oh! 

Each of us is;
a television broadcasting.
Broadcasting messages from the unseen.
Which channel are you tuned to?

The commencement of the Divine Inspiration to Allah's Apostle was in the form of good dreams which came true like bright day light, and then the love of seclusion was bestowed upon him. He used to go in seclusion in the cave of Hira where he used to worship (Allah alone) continuously for many days before his desire to see his family. He used to take with him the journey food for the stay and then come back to (his wife) Khadija to take his food like-wise again till suddenly the Truth descended upon him while he was in the cave of Hira.

I was marveling at how each chapter of the holy Quran carries a unique spirit of its own, and in most cases a functionality that makes it sought after for particular purposes and at specific circumstances I stopped at Surah al Kahf, chapter 18 of the Quran, and kept going through its verses over and over again. I felt a shiver that never haunted me before, as though I was reading the Surah for the first time in my life

Ghafla: Transliteration of an Arabic word that translates as ‘Heedlessness’ and is usually used in the sense of one ‘being in a state of ghafla.’ In the Islamic understanding, the core concept of Ghafla involves being forgetful of the existence and presence of Allah, whether through deliberate rejection or through forgetfulness. Though the state is associated with non-believers (or atheists) and hedonists, it also poses a very real danger against which the Muslim must always strive and be on guard.

"We rose up in the morning and the whole kingdom of Allah rose up, and praise is due to Allah. There is no true god but Allah, the One Who has no partner with Him. His is the Sovereignty and all Praise is due to Him."

“O Our Lord! Forgive us our sins as well as those of our brethren who preceded us on the way of faith, and let not our hearts entertain any hatred or malice against any of those who share with us the same belief. Our Lord! Verily You are the Most Kind and the Most Merciful.”