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Question

Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu!

I need to know the tajweed about sura AL FATIHA, please help me!

Inshallah khair.

WASSALAM

Answer

Wa alaikum assalaam wa rahmatu Allahi wa barakatuh,

It is an amazing thing that surah al-Faatihah has very few tajweed rules.  The letters, of course have to be pronounced properly, but that you should learn from a teacher who can correct you when you read.  The most prominent rule is in the six count lengthening in the last word of the surah .  There are some of the letter   that merge into the next letter, and therefore are not pronounced, such as in: ,  and . 

If you have specific questions about surah Al-Faatihah or certain words, please feel free to send another question.

Wa assalaam.