The Tafsir of Surat Al-Fatihah
The Meaning of Al-Fatihah and its Various Names
Opener of the Book, also called, Umm Al-Kitab (the Mother of the Book)
Hadith recorded by At-Tirmidhi, who graded it Sahih, Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger(saw) of Allah said, "Al-Hamdu lillahi Rabbil-Alamin is the Mother of the Quran, the Mother of the Book, and the seven repeated Ayat of the Glorious Quran."
It is also called Al-Hamd and As-Salah, because the Prophet(saw) said that his Lord said, "The prayer (Al-Fatihah) is divided into two halves between Me and My servants. When the servant says, All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of existence, Allah says, My servant has praised Me."
Al-Fatihah was called the Salah, because reciting it is a condition for the correctness of Salah. Al-Fatihah was also called Ash-Shifa(the cure). It is also called Ar-Ruqyah(remedy), since in the Sahih, there is the narration of Abu Said telling the story of the Companion who used Al-Fatihah as a remedy for the tribal who was poisoned. Later, the Messenger(saw) of Allah said to a Companion, "How did you know that it is Ruqyah?"
Al-Fatihah was revealed in Makkah as Ibn Abbas, Qatadah and Abu Al- Aliyah stated. Allah said,
[And indeed, We have bestowed upon you the seven Mathani](seven repeatedly recited verses), (Surat Al-Fatihah)(15:87) Allah knows Best.
Källa: Tafsir Ibn Kathir
