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English Translation: Page 1
Sûrat Al-Fâtihah
(The Opening) I
1.
In the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most
Merciful
2.
All the praises and thanks be to Allâh, the Lord[1]
of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists).[2]
3.
The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
4.
The Only Owner (and the Only Ruling Judge) of the Day of
Recompense
(i.e. the Day of Resurrection)
5.
You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help
(for each and
everything).
6.
Guide us to the Straight Way.[3]
7.
The Way of those on whom You have bestowed Your
Grace[4]
,
not (the way) of those who earned Your Anger
[5]
(i.e. those who knew the Truth, but did not follow it)
nor of those who went astray (i.e. those who did not follow the Truth out of
ignorance and error).
[6],
[7]
[1]
(V.1:2) Lord: The actual word used in the Qur’ân is
Rabb There is no
proper equivalent for Rabb in English language. It means the
One and the
Only Lord for all the universe, its Creator, Owner, Organizer, Provider,
Master,
Planner, Sustainer, Cherisher, and Giver of security. Rabb is
also one of
the Names of Allâh. We have used the word "Lord" as the nearest
to Rabb
. All occurrences of "Lord" in the interpretation of the meanings
of the Noble Qur’ân actually mean Rabb and
should be understood as
such.
[2]
(V.1:2). Narrated Abu Sa‘îd bin Al-Mu‘alla: While I was
praying in the
mosque, Allâh’s Messenger صلى
الله
عليه وسلم
called me but I did
not respond to him. Later I said, "O Allâh’s Messenger, I
was
praying." He said, "Didn’t Allâh say - Answer Allâh
(by obeying
Him) and His Messenger when he صلى
الله عليه
وسلم calls you." (V.8:24). He then said to
me,
"I will teach you a Sûrah which is the greatest Sû
rah 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
Rabbil-‘âlamîn
[i.e. all the praises and thanks be to Allâh, the Lord of the
‘Âlamîn
(mankind, jinn and all that exists)], Sûrat Al-Fâtihah which is As-Sab‘
Al-Mathâni (i.e. the seven repeatedly recited Verses) and the
Grand Qur’ân
which has been given to me." (Sahih Al-Bukhâri, Vol.6, Hadîth No.
1).
[3]
(V.1:6) Guidance is of two kinds:
a) Guidance of Taufîq i.e., totally from Allâh, i.e.
Allâh opens
one’s heart to receive the truth (from disbelief to Belief in
Islâmic
Monotheism).
b) Guidance of Irshâd i.e. through preaching by
Allâh’s Messengers
and the pious preachers who preach the truth i.e. Islâmic
Monotheism.
[4]
(V.1:7) i.e. the way of the Prophets, the Siddîqûn (i.e. those
followers of the Prophet, who were first and foremost to believe in him,
like
Abu Bakr As-Siddîq), the martyrs and the righteous, [as Allâh
عز
وجل said: "And whoso obeys Allâh and the
Messenger
(Muhammad صلى
الله
عليه وسلم),
then they will be in
the company of those on whom Allâh has bestowed His Grace, of
the Prophets, the
Siddîqûn, the martyrs, and the righteous. And how
excellent these
companions are!" (V.4:69)].
[5]
(V.1:7) Narrated ‘Adi bin Hâtim رضي
الله عنه: I asked
Allâh’s Messenger
صلى الله
عليه
وسلم , about the Statement of Allâh:
1. "
غير
المغضوب
عليهم Ghairil-maghdûbi
‘alaihim (not the
way of those who earned Your Anger)," he صلى
الله عليه
وسلم replied "They are the Jews". And 2.
ولا
الضالين Walad dâllîn (nor of those who went astray)," he
صلى
الله عليه
وسلم replied: "The Christians, and they are
the
ones who went astray" [This Hadith is quoted by At-Tirmidhi
and Musnad Abu Dâwûd ].
[6]
(V.1:7): Narrated ‘Ubâdah bin As-Sâmit
رضي
الله عنه
Allâh’s Messenger
صلى الله
عليه
وسلم said, "Whoever does not recite
Sûrat Al-Fâtihah
in his prayer, his prayer is invalid. (Sahih Al-Bukhâri,
Vol.1, Hadîth
No. 723).
[7]
(V.1:7): Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي
الله عنه : Allâ
h’s Messenger
صلى الله
عليه
وسلم said, "When the Imâm
says: Ghairi
l-maghdûbi ‘alaihim Walad-dâllîn [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-Bukhâri,
Vol.6, Hadîth No. 2).
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