The Connection Between Al Fatiha (Quran 1:1-7) and Al-Baqarah verses 1-5 (Quran 2:1-5)

Al Fatiha (Quran 1:1-7)
1:1 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
1:2 All praise is due to God, the Lord of the Universe
1:3 the Beneficent, the Merciful
1:4 Lord of the Day of Judgement
1:5 You alone we worship, and to You alone we turn for help
1:6 Guide us to the straight path
1:7 the path of those You have blessed; not of those who have incurred Your wrath, nor of those who have gone astray

Al-Baqarah verses 1-5 (Quran 2:1-5)
2:1 Alif Lam Mim
2:2 This is the Book; there is no doubt in it. It is a guide for those who are mindful of God
2:3 who believe in the unseen, and are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what We have provided them with
2:4 those who believe in the revelation sent down to you and in what was sent before you, and firmly believe in the life to com
2:5 they are the people who are rightly following their Lord and it is they who shall be successful

Their Connection
Aesthetically, when one opens a mushaf, these two portions are the first of God’s revelation that a reader will set their eyes on. Yet there maybe an even more significant connection. Some have seen these verses as an answer to Al-Fatiha’s plea for guidance. This seems quite plausible as the last part of the opening surah is a passionate plea for guidance and as we repeat in our prayers no less than seventeen times a day, God hears those that call upon him. Indeed it is frequently remarked in tafsirs and commentaries that these verses touch on many of the cornerstones of Muslim belief and practice. These include, but are not limited to: belief in the revelation, the Prophet (saw), the previous prophets (as), belief in the unseen, such God, angels, jinn, planes of existence, and acts such as the daily prayer and giving to charity.

(The Manuscript Pictured: This Splendour Coran is part of the collection of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg. It was produced in Tabriz and contains a Tughra of the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III. The museum acquired it in 1893 by Kelekian Art Dealers in Paris.)

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