Al-Fatiha, "The Opening", is the first chapter of the Koran. Its seven verses are a prayer for Allah's guidance, and stress its lordship and mercy. This chapter has an essential role in salaatu allah (prayer of God). Muslims recite the Surah Al-Fatiha at least seventeen times a day, at the start of each unit of prayer. The border of the page is made from real gold dust and powdered lapis lazuli, a semi-precious blue stone.