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In
the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. ----------------------------------------------------------- |
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2.  Al'hamdu lil'lahi rab'bil Aa'lameen |
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All
the praises and thanks be to Allâh, the Lord of the 'Alamîn
(mankind, jinns and all that exists). ----------------------------------------------------------- |
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3.  Ar'rahmaan'ir ra'heem |
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The
Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. ----------------------------------------------------------- |
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4.  Maliki yawm'id deen |
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The
Only Owner (and the Only Ruling Judge) of the Day of Recompense
(i.e. the Day of Resurrection) ----------------------------------------------------------- |
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5.  Iyya ka'nabudu wa-iyya ka'nasta'een |
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You
(Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help (for each and
everything). ----------------------------------------------------------- |
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6.  Ih'dinas sira'tal musta'qeem |
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Guide
us to the Straight Way ----------------------------------------------------------- |
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7.  Siratal la'theena an'amta a'layhim ghay'ril magh'doobi a'layhim walad dha'leen |
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The
Way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace [3], not (the
way) of those who earned Your Anger (such as the Jews), nor of those
who went astray (such as the Christians). ----------------------------------------------------------- |
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1] (V.1:2) Narrated Abû Sa'îd bin Al-Mu'alla: While
I was praying in the mosque, Allah's Messenger called me but I did not
respond to him. Later I said, "O Allah's Messenger, I was praying."
He said, "Didn't Allah say -- Answer Allah (by obeying Him) and
His Messenger when he calls you." The Qur'ân (8:24).
He then said to me, "I will teach you a Sûrah which is the
greatest Sûrah in the Qur'ân, before you leave the mosque."
Then he got hold of my hand, and when he intended to leave (the mosque),
I said to him, "Didn't you say to me: I will teach you a Sûrah
which is the greatest Sûrah in the Qur'an?" He said, "Al-Hamdu-Lillahi
Rabbi-l 'Alamîn [i.e. all the praises and thanks be to Allah,
the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns, and all that exists)",]
Surat Al-Fatiha which is the As-Sabâ Al-Mathâni (i.e. seven
repeatedly recited Verses) and the Grand Qur'an which has been given
to me." (Sahih Al-Bukharî, Vol. 6, Hadîth No. 1).
[2] (V.1:6) Guidance is of two kinds:-
a) Guidance of Taufiq i.e. totally from Allah, i.e. Allah opens one's
heart to receive the truth (from disbelief to Belief in Islâmic
Monotheism).
b) Guidance of Irshâd i.e. through preaching by Allah's Messengers
and pious preachers who preach the truth i.e. Islâmic Monotheism.
[3] (V.1:7). [{i.e. the way of the Prophets, the Siddiqûn (i.e. those followers of the Prophet, who were first and foremost to believe in them, like Abû Bakr As-Siddiq), the martyrs and the righteous, [as Allah SWT said: "And whoso obeys Allah and the Messenger (Muhammad ), then they will be in the company of those on whom Allah has bestowed His Grace, of the Prophets, the Siddiqûn, the martyrs, and the righteous. And how excellent these companions are!"] [The Qur'ân (4:69)].
[4] (V.1:7): Narrated 'Ubâda bin As-Sâmit : Allah's Messenger said, "Whoever does not recite Sûrat Al-Fâtiha in his prayer, his prayer is invalid." (Sahih Al-Bukharî, Vol. 1, Hadîth No. 723).
[5] (V.1:7): Narrated Abû Huraira : Allah's Messenger said, "When the Imâm says: Ghair-il-Maghdûbi Alaihim Walad-Dâlli'n. [i.e. not the way of those who earned Your Anger, nor the way of those who went astray (1:7)], then you must say, 'Amîn, for if one's utterance of Amîn coincides with that of the angels, then his past sins will be forgiven. (Sahih Al-Bukharî, Vol. 6, Hadîth No. 2).
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