The Imam starts the first rakah with Takbir Al Tahrimah, followed by six additional Takbirs, raising hands with each one. After the Takbirs, Surah Al Fatihah is recited, followed by another surah.

If we turn to the Holy Quran for this, we find that the Holy Book’s first few verses of its very first chapter – Surah al-Fatihah – speak of Allah the Almighty as the Lord of all the worlds, who is ...