The wise person is he who reckons himself and works for his life after death. That Day shall you be brought to Judgement, not a secret of yours will be hidden This is the perfect form of obedience and the entire religion is implied by these two ideas. The first part is a declaration of innocence from Shirk polytheism , while the second negates having any power or strength, displaying the recognition that all affairs are controlled by Allah alone.

So worship Him O Muhammad and put your trust in Him. And your Lord is not unaware of what you people do. He alone is the Lord of the east and the west; La ilaha illa Huwa none has the right to be worshipped but He.

We should mention that in this Ayah, the type of speech here changes from the third person to direct speech by using the Kaf in the statement Iyyaka You. This is because after the servant praised and thanked Allah, he stands before Him, addressing Him directly;.

Hence, the prayer is not valid unless one recites Al-Fatihah, if he is able. My servant shall have what he asks for. All praise and thanks be to Allah, the Lord of all that exists. Guide us to the straight path. And You we ask for help from , to obey you and in all of our affairs. Certainly, one first takes care of the most important aspects and then what is less important, and Allah knows best. Allah also recommended that His Prophet resort to acts of worship during times when he felt distressed because of the disbelievers who defied and denied him.

Indeed, We know that your breast is straitened at what they say. So glorify the praises of your Lord and be of those who prostrate themselves to Him. And worship your Lord until there comes unto you the certainty i.

Since the praise of Allah, Who is being sought for help, was mentioned, it was appropriate that one follows the praise by asking for his need. We stated that Allah said,. This method is more appropriate and efficient in bringing about a positive answer to the pleas, and this is why Allah recommended this better method. Asking for help may take the form of conveying the condition of the person who is seeking help.

For instance, the Prophet Moses said,. Also, one may first mention the attributes of whoever is being asked, such as what Dhun-Nun said,. Truly, I have been of the wrongdoers Guide us to the straight path meaning guide, direct, lead and grant us the correct guidance. All praise and thanks be to Allah, Who has guided us to this , meaning, guided us and directed us and qualified us for this end — Paradise.

Hence the Arabs would describe the honest person as being straight and the wicked person as being crooked. Allah has set an example: a Sirat straight path that is surrounded by two walls on both sides, with several open doors within the walls covered with curtains. Stay on the path and do not deviate from it. Do not open it, for if you open it you will pass through. The answer to these questions is that if it were not a fact that the believer needs to keep asking for guidance day and night, Allah would not have directed him to invoke Him to acquire the guidance.

The servant needs Allah the Exalted every hour of his life to help him remain firm on the path of guidance and to make him even more firm and persistent on it. Therefore, Allah directed the servant to invoke Him constantly, so that He provides him with His aid and with firmness and success. Indeed, the happy person is he whom Allah guides to ask of Him. Therefore, in this Ayah Allah commanded the believers to believe, and this command is not redundant since what is sought here is firmness and continuity of performing the deeds that help one remain on the path of faith.

Also, Allah commanded His believing servants to proclaim,. Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate from the truth after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Truly, You are the Bestower. The way of those upon whom You have bestowed Your grace defines the path. And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger Muhammad , then they will be in the company of those on whom Allah has bestowed His grace, the Prophets, the Siddiqin the truly faithful , the martyrs, and the righteous.

And how excellent these companions are! Such is the bounty from Allah, and Allah is sufficient to know Not the way of those who earned Your anger, nor of those who went astray meaning guide us to the straight path, the path of those upon whom you have bestowed Your grace, that is, the people of guidance, sincerity and obedience to Allah and His Messengers. But, help us to avoid the path of those whom Allah is angry with, whose intentions are corrupt, who know the truth, yet deviate from it.

Also, help us avoid the path of those who were led astray, who lost the true knowledge and, as a result, are wandering in misguidance, unable to find the correct path. These two paths are the paths of the Christians and Jews, a fact that the believer should beware of so that he avoids them. The path of the believers is knowledge of the truth and abiding by it. In comparison, the Jews abandoned practicing the religion, while the Christians lost the true knowledge.

Those who know, but avoid implementing the truth, deserve the anger, unlike those who are ignorant. The Christians want to seek the true knowledge, but are unable to find it because they did not seek it from its proper resources. This is why they were led astray. We should also mention that both the Christians and the Jews have earned the anger and are led astray, but the anger is one of the attributes more particular of the Jews. Allah said about the Jews,. The attribute that the Christians deserve most is that of being led astray, just as Allah said about them,.

Who went astray before and who misled many, and strayed themselves from the right path There are several Hadiths and reports from the Salaf on this subject. When they brought them to the Messenger of Allah , they were made to stand in line before him.

The supporter is far away, the offspring have stopped coming and I am an old woman, unable to serve. Grant me your favor, may Allah grant you His favor. So and-so person came to him and he granted him his favor, and so-and-so came to him and he granted him his favor. Those who have earned the anger are the Jews and those who are led astray are the Christians. He became neither a Jew, nor Christian. As for his companions, they became Christians because they found it more pure than Judaism.

Waraqah bin Nawfal was among these people until Allah guided him by the hand of His Prophet, when he was sent as Prophet, and Waraqah believed in the revelation that was sent to the Prophet may Allah be pleased with him.

It also calls to the sincerity of the worship of Allah alone, singling Him out in His divinity, believing in His perfection, being free from the need of any partners, having no rivals nor equals. Al-Fatihah directs the believers to invoke Allah to guide them to the straight path, which is the true religion, and to help them remain on that path in this life, and to pass over the actual Sirat bridge over hell that everyone must pass over on the Day of Judgment.

On that Day, the believers will be directed to the gardens of comfort in the company of the Prophets, the truthful ones, the martyrs and the righteous. Al-Fatihah also encourages performing good deeds, so that the believers will be in the company of the good-doers on the Day of Resurrection. The Surah also warns against following the paths of misguidance, so that one does not end up being gathered with those who indulge in sin, on the Day of Resurrection, including those who have earned the anger and those who were led astray.

The way of those upon whom you have bestowed Your grace , when He mentioned His favor. On mentioning anger, Allah said,.

Not that of those who earned Your anger , without mentioning the subject, although it is He Who has sent down the anger on them, just as Allah stated in another Ayah,. Have you O Muhammad not seen those hypocrites who take as friends a people upon whom is the wrath of Allah i.

Jews He whom Allah guides, he is the rightly-guided; but he whom He sends astray, for him you will find no Wali guiding friend to lead him to the right path Whomsoever Allah sends astray, none can guide him; and He lets them wander blindly in their transgression These and several other Ayat testify to the fact that Allah alone is the One Who guides and misguides, contrary to the belief of the Qadariyyah sect, who claimed that the servants choose and create their own destiny.

They rely on some unclear Ayat avoiding what is clear and contradicts their desires. Theirs, is the method of the people who follow their lust, desire and wickedness. An authentic Hadith narrated,. Hence, avoid them. So as for those in whose hearts there is a deviation from the truth they follow that which is not entirely clear thereof, seeking Al-Fitnah polytheism and trials , and seeking for its hidden meanings It is recommended to say Amin after finishing the recitation of Al-Fatihah.

Accept our invocation. Also, Abu Hurayrah narrated that whenever the Messenger of Allah would recite,. Not the way of those who earned Your anger, nor of those who went astray , He would say Amin until those who were behind him in the first line could hear him.

Do not finish saying Amin before I can join you. Saying Amin is recommended for those who are not praying when reciting Al-Fatihah and is strongly recommended for those who are praying, whether alone or behind the Imam.

The Two Sahihs recorded that the Messenger of Allah said,. It was said that the Hadith talks about both the angels and the Muslims saying Amin at the same time. The Hadith also refers to when the Amins said by the angels and the Muslims are equally sincere thus bringing about forgiveness. The Jews have never envied you more than for your saying the Salam Islamic greeting and for saying Amin. This principle, if consciously and earnestly followed, will necessarily yield three beneficial results.

Second, if a man pronounces the name of God before starting good and legitimate tasks, this act will ensue that both his starting point and his mental orientation are sound. For whenever man turns to God, God turns to him as well. As we have already explained, the character of this surah is that of a prayer.

The prayer begins with praise of the One to whom our prayer is addressed. This indicates that whenever one prays one ought to pray in a dignified manner. It does not become a cultivated person to blurt out his petition. Refinement demands that our requests should be preceded by a wholehearted acknowledgement of the unique position, infinite benevolence and unmatched excellence of the One to Whom we pray.

Whenever we praise someone, we do so for two reasons. First, because excellence calls for praise, irrespective of whether that excellence has any direct relevance to us or not.

Second, we praise one who, we consider to be our benefactor; when this is the case our praise arises from a deep feeling of gratitude. God is worthy of praise on both counts. It is incumbent on us to praise Him not only in recognition of His infinite excellence but also because of our feeling of gratitude to Him, arising from our awareness of the blessings He has lavished upon us.

It is important to note that what is said here is not merely that praise be to God, but that all praise be to God alone.

Whenever there is any beauty, any excellence, any perfection-in whatever thing or in whatever shape it may manifest itself- its ultimate source is none other than God Himself. No human beings, angels, Demigods, heavenly bodies-in short, no created beings-are possessed of an innate excellence; where excellence exists, it is a gift from God.

Thus, if there is anyone at all whom we ought to adore and worship, to whom we ought to feel indebted and grateful, towards whom we should remain humble and obedient, it is the creator of excellence, rather than its possessor.

God is the Rabb of the universe in all three meanings of the term. Surah Fatiha 2. And Allah knows best! Assalamualaikum why are there different verse counts? The link doesn't work. It takes me to the site instead of the Fatwa. Afiq I've said the post not anything linked. I've updated the fatwa link the fatwa is only giving some general information.

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Related Sites Quranaudio. If it's recited times a day , the sins of fifty years will be wiped out. It is recommended that Surat al-ikhlas be read with Surah al Fatihah so Allah can give protection from evil spirits and evil doers. Surah Fatihah - the greatest Surat in the Quran. According to a Hadith -a piece of speech or writing narrated from Prophet Muhammad or one of his rightful successors- which I heard and is not necessarily authentic but content-wise can be helpful, chapter 2 Surah al-Baqara is the most important Surah , because it contains "the verse of the throne" or Ayat al-Kursi.

Originally Answered: Which prophet's name is mentioned in the Quran more? The last full surah to be revealed was Surah an-Nasr. When comes the help of God, and victory, 1 and thou seest men entering God's religion in crowds, 2 then proclaim the praise of thy Lord, and seek His forgiveness; for He turns again unto men.

Number of unique surface forms i. A Hizb is a part of the Quran which is half the length of a Juz. Each Hizb is made up of four quarters, known as Rubu3. There are 60 Hizb in the Quran. An Ayat is a verse or sign of the Quran. There are some verses in the Quran including Bismillah at the beginning of each Surah. How many verses are there in Surah Fatiha?