Al-Fatiha (The Opening)

Meaning (Tafsir)of al-fatiha and its various names.
Revealed in makkah
1. surah called al-fatiha.
2.Opener of the book.
3.surah with which prayers are begun.
4.Also called Umm-Al Kitab (the Mother of the book)[according to majority of scholars]
5.Al-Fatihah was called the Salah, because reciting it is a condition for the correctness of Salah - the prayer. Reciting Al-Fatihah is required in Every Rak`ah of the Prayer.
6.Also called Ash-Shifa' (the Cure).
7.The Number of Words and Letters in Al-FatihahThe scholars say that Al-Fatihah consists of twenty-five words, and that it contains one hundred and thirteen letters.
8.All Praise are for Allah ,The Cherisher and the sustainer of the worlds.
9.Most Gracious ,Most Merciful.
10.Its Allah who is the Master of the Day of Judgement.
11.Its Allah only whom we worhip and its only his aide or guidance we Seek.
12.O Allah show us the straight path.
13.The way of those on whom you bestowed thy Grace.
14.The way those whose share or portion is not wrath and who don't deviate from straight path.
15 The way of those on whom You have granted Your grace, not (the way) of those who earned Your anger, nor of those who went astray.
The Reason it is called Umm Al-Kitab.
In the beginning of the Book of Tafsir, in his Sahih, Al-Bukhari said;
1."It is called Umm Al-Kitab, because the Qur'an starts with it and because the prayer is started by reciting it.''
2.It was also said that it is called Umm Al-Kitab, because it contains the meanings of the entire Qur'an.
3. "The Arabs call every comprehensive matter that contains several specific areas an Umm.For instance, they call the skin that surrounds the brain, Umm Ar-Ra's. They also call the flag that gathers the ranks of the army an Umm.'' He also said, "Makkah was called Umm Al-Qura, (the Mother of the Villages) because it is the grandest and the leader of all villages.
15.Also called Ruqyah.(remedy)
16.Also calledAl-Hamd and As-Salah.

P.S.Reference(Yusuf Ali Translation)&Tafsir Ibn Kathir