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[1:1-7] – Al-Fatiha – Guidance To The Straight Path
Sūrah al-Fātiḥah; The most powerful and comprehensive Du’ā
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ. ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ.
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ
ٱلرَّحِيمِ. مَٰلِكِ يَوۡمِ ٱلدِّينِ. إِيَّاكَ نَعۡبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسۡتَعِينُ.
ٱهۡدِنَا
ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ. صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ غَيۡرِ
ٱلۡمَغۡضُوبِ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ.
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. [All] praise
is [due]
to Allah, Lord of the worlds - The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,
Sovereign of
the Day of Recompense. It is You we worship and You we ask for help. Guide us to the
straight path - The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those
who have
earned [Your] anger or of those who are astray.
Bi-smi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmi. Alḥamdu-lillāhi Rabbi-l-ʿālamīn,
ar-Raḥmāni-r-Raḥīm, Māliki
yawmi-d-dīn, iyyāka naʿbudu wa iyyāka nastaʿīn, ihdina-ṣ-Ṣirāṭa-l-Mustaqīm,
ṣirāṭa-lladhīna
anʿamta ʿalayhim ghayri-l-maghḍūbi ʿālayhim wa la-ḍ-ḍāllīn.
"It is You we worship identifies the objective, and it is You we seek for help
states
the means of achieving that objective. Allah is the means of worshipping Allah. The
beginning is from Allah and the end is to Allah.” The Straight Path in this context
is not
just Islam as a whole; it is the path to knowing what is right and following it in
every
aspect of our lives. Because adherence to the Straight Path is an arduous task,
Allah has
commanded that we supplicate and ask Him to guide us to it a minimum of 17 times a
day. -Ibn
Taymiyah and Mukhtasar Minhaaj al-Qasideen.
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[2:127] – For The Acceptance of Acts of Worship
رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلۡ مِنَّآۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ.
Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.
Rabbana taqabbal minna innaka Anta-s-Samiu-l-Alim.
Although Prophets Ibraheem and Isma’eel were carrying out Allah’s command by raising
the
foundations of the Ka’bah, they were still concerned that Allah might not accept
this deed
from them. This is a direct result of the humility and humbleness with which they
worshipped
Allah, and so they supplicated in earnest hope that Allah would accept this
magnificent act
of worship and that it would bring benefit to nations and generations to come. -
Tafseer
As-Sa’di.
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[2:128] – General, For Guidance, Forgiveness and For the Guidance of One’s
Children
رَبَّنَا وَٱجۡعَلۡنَا مُسۡلِمَيۡنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَآ أُمَّةٗ
مُّسۡلِمَةٗ
لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبۡ عَلَيۡنَآۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ
ٱلرَّحِيمُ.
Our Lord, and make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a
Muslim
nation [in submission] to You. And show us our rites and accept our repentance.
Indeed, You
are the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.
Rabbana wajalna muslimayni laka wamin dhurriyyatina ummatan muslimatan laka waarina
manasikana watub alayna innaka anta ttawwabu rrahim.
Prophets Ibraheem and Isma’eel ask Allah to raise from their descendants a people
who would
submit themselves, in both heart and body, to His Will. They ask Allah that He
teaches these
descendants different acts of worship—both specific to the rites of Pilgrimage and
those
more general than that. This admirable supplication is essentially a request that
Allah
bless them with sincerity and the ability to do righteous deeds. Regardless of a
servant’s
virtue, sincerity, or devotion to their Lord, shortcomings in one’s duty to Allah
are
inevitable. For this reason, they both ask Allah to forgive them for such
shortcomings and
to accept their repentance. -Tafseer As-Sa’di.
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[2:201] – General, For Contentment and Safety In This Life And In The
Hereafter
رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا حَسَنَةٗ وَفِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ حَسَنَةٗ
وَقِنَا
عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ.
Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that
which is]
good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Rabbana atina fiddunya hasanah wa filakhirati hasanah wa qina adhabanNar.
This supplication brings together the good of this life and the good of the
Hereafter, just
as it is a supplication for safety against evil in both worlds. The good of this
life
includes things like wellness, a comfortable home, a righteous spouse, generous
provision,
beneficial knowledge, the practice of righteous deeds, a comfortable means of
transport, an
honorable reputation among one’s peers, and other blessings. Good in the Hereafter
includes
entering Paradise and attaining its luxury and security, remaining steadfast when
questioned
about one’s deeds, and attaining safety and security in every other situation.
Protection
against the punishment of Hellfire necessitates that one is granted protection
against its
preconditions in this life. Hence, this is also a supplication that Allah safeguards
us
against falling into what is prohibited as well as any doubtful matters that may
lead to
sin. -Ibn Katheer.
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