Quran Chapter
1-5 (Pt-1 Stg-1)(L–9)-درس قرآن
The Guidance
Surah ‘Al-Faatihah (The Opening) – Surah –1)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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5. Show us the Straight Path.
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5. ‘IhdiNas-Siraatal-Musta-qiim.
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Lesson
We admitted that God Almighty is our Lord, our Master and
Beneficent, and we promised that we shall obey the commandments of Allah
Almighty and worship Him only. We shall ask Him only every time for help. Now
we wish to acquire guidance from our Lord so that we may not err erroneously
which may cause His anger. So we need such guidance, with which; we may attain
His happiness and pleasure, and which may take us towards Him directly.
‘Ihdi –
show, instruct, admonish. Hidaayah is a very collective word of Arabic language. There are many
things, included in its meanings, for instance:
· To show the (straight) path,
· To carry towards the straight path,
· To deliver unto the intended destination.
That is to say, it is the supplication that if we do not
know the way, show us that, and those who know about the Path, give them
strength to go on this way, and when they are going straightway, then keep them
firm on it, so that we may find our destination and do not remain away from the
destination.
We cannot discover this Path with our knowledge and wisdom.
Because our knowledge is limited and wisdom is conch and detective. Therefore,
we ask only Him (Allah Almighty) to show us such Path as per His Knowledge, in
which, there is no crookedness, no ups and downs, and no fear of stumbling.
There should be a complete Code of life, each corner and section of life must
have an accomplished base for guidance.
We supplicate it in plural tense so that personal
relationship of every individual must remain connected with the entire nation.
When we worship, worship all, and when we ask for help, ask all, if we beg to
show us the Right Path, beg all. Such teachings of living together as a unity,
cannot be found anywhere except Islam.
How much this prayer is perfect? “O Allah! Show us the
Straight Path”. There is no such time when the mankind does not need to know
about the straight path and correct manners. Eating, drinking, writing,
reading, buying, selling, performing the jobs to establish the
government/state, decision making on the law-suits, it means that there is no
such problem for which, a person does not have to get sound guidance. It is the
reason that God Almighty has fixed these supplications to be recited in all
prayers, so that every person may supplicate for getting guidance and power to
act.
Every religion has instructed its followers to supplicate
for blessings, some people ask for food; some ask for power, some beg for light
of the heart, some pray that their sins be forgotten. Our Lord has taught us a
perfect supplication in which, we have been guided for every field of life.
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