The Meaning of Guidance mentioned in the Surah The guidance mentioned in the Surah implies being directed and guided to success. Allah said, اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ (Guide us to the straight path) meaning guide, direct, lead and grant us the correct guidance. Also, وَهَدَيْنَـهُ النَّجْدَينِ (And shown him the two ways (good and evil)) (90:10), […]
We mentioned the Hadith in which the servant proclaims, اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ (Guide us to the straight way) and Allah says, “This is for My servant, and My servant shall acquire what he asks for.” Allah’s statement. صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ (The way of those upon whom You have bestowed Your grace) defines the path. […]
Allah said next, الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ (Ar-Rahman (the Most Gracious), Ar-Rahim (the Most Merciful)) We explained these Names in the Basmalah. Al-Qurtubi said, “Allah has described Himself by `Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim’ after saying `the Lord of the Alamin’, so His statement here includes a warning, and then an encouragement. Similarly, Allah said, نَبِّىءْ عِبَادِى أَنِّى أَنَا الْغَفُورُ […]
Indicating Sovereignty on the Day of Judgment Allah mentioned His sovereignty of the Day of Resurrection, but this does not negate His sovereignty over all other things. For Allah mentioned that He is the Lord of existence, including this earthly life and the Hereafter. Allah only mentioned the Day of Recompense here because on that […]
The Linguistic and Religious Meaning of `Ibadah Linguistically, `Ibadah means subdued. For instance, a road is described as Mu`abbadah, meaning, `paved’. In religious terminology, `Ibadah implies the utmost love, humility and fear. The Merit of stating the Object of the Action before the Doer of the Act, and the Merit of these Negations “You…”, means, […]
The Meaning of Al-Hamd Abu Ja`far bin Jarir said, “The meaning of الْحَمْدُ للَّهِ (Al-Hamdu Lillah) (all praise and thanks be to Allah) is: all thanks are due purely to Allah, alone, not any of the objects that are being worshipped instead of Him, nor any of His creation. These thanks are due to Allah’s […]
Introduction to Fatihah Which was revealed in Makkah The Meaning of Al-Fatihah and its Various Names This Surah is called – Al-Fatihah, that is, the Opener of the Book, the Surah with which prayers are begun. – It is also called, Umm Al-Kitab (the Mother of the Book), according to the majority of the scholars. […]
In the Name of God the Compassionate the Merciful
In the Name of God the name of a thing is that by which it can be known. The Names of God exalted be He are the archetypal forms ṣuwar nawʿiyya whose specificities and ipseities hūwiyya indicate the attributes of God and His essence and which indicate by their very existence His countenance and by […]
The Compassionate the Merciful that is to say the One who possesses ‘mercy’ which means to want what is good for those who deserve it.