An explanation of a short treatise on the illustrious Sooratul-Faatihah. This oft-repeated soorah (chapter) is a pillar of the salaah (prayer). Deep and virtuous in its meaning, the explanation uncovers its names and virtues, its comprising of the two types of du'aa (du'aa al-Ibaadah and du'aa al-mas'alah), the balance of fear (al-khawf) and hope (ar-Rajaa') contained therein, the four types of love, the praising of the Believers and the condemnation of the Disbelievers and the misguided.