Tafsir the opening great soura or verses in Quran
[1:1]
In the Name
of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful:
[1:2]
Praise be
to God, is a predicate of a nominal clause, the content of which is intended to
extol God [by
stating that]: He possesses the praise of all
creatures,or that He [alone] deserves their praise. God is a proper noun for
the One truly worthy of worship; Lord of all Worlds, that is, [He is] the One
Who owns all of creation: humans, jinn, angels, animals and othersas well, each
of which may be referred to as a‘world’; one says ‘the world of men’, or ‘world
of the jinn’ etc. This plural form with the yā’ and the nūn [sc. ‘ālamīn] is
used to denote, predominantly, cognizant beings (ūlū‘ilm). The expression
[‘ālamīn] relates to [the term] ‘sign’ (‘alāma), since it is an indication of
the One that created it.
[1:3]
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.
[1:4]
Master of
the Day of Judgement: that is, [the day of] requite, the Day of Resurrection.
The reason for
the
specific mention [of the Day of Judgement] is thatthe mastery of none shall
appear on that Day
except that of God, may He be exalted, as is indicated
by [God’s words] ‘Whose is the Kingdom today?’ ‘God’s’ [Q. 40:16] (if one reads
it mālik [as opposed to malik], then this signifies that He has possession of
the entire affair on the Day of Resurrection, or elsethat He is ever described
by this [expression], in the same way as [He is described as] ‘Forgiver of sin’
(ghāfir al-dhanb). Thus, one can validly take it as an adjective of a definite
noun).
[1:5]
You [alone]
we worship, and You [alone] we ask for help: that is tosay, we reserve worship
for You
[alone] by
way of acknowledging Your Oneness (tawhīd) and so on, and we ask for [Your]
assistance in worship and in other things.
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We can say coran is like this soura “ Al Fatiha
– Opening “ and this soura like is this verse “You [alone] we worship, and You
[alone] we ask for help “
[1:6]
Guide us to
the straight path: that is, ‘show us the way to it’. This is substituted by:
[1:7]
the path of
those whom You have favoured, with guidance (from alladhīna together with its
relative
clause is
substituted by [ghayri l-maghdūbi ‘alayhim]) not [the path] of those against
whom there is
wrath,
namely, the Jews, and nor of those who are astray, namely, the Christians. The
subtle meaning
implied by
this substitution is that the guided ones are neither the Jews nor the
Christians. But God
knows best
what is right, and to Him is the Return and the [final] Resort. May God bless
our master
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Muhammad (s), his Family and Companions and
grant them everlasting peace. Sufficient is God for us;
an
excellent Guardian is He. There is no power and no strength save in God, the
High, the Tremendous.
Read the Opening with arabic language for learning by heart or memorization
Read the Opening with arabic language for learning by heart or memorization
the Prophet (ﷺ), who said:
A prayer performed by someone who has not recited the Essence of the
Quran (1) during it is deficient (and he repeated the word three times),
incomplete. Someone said to Abu Hurayrah: [Even though] we are behind
the imam? (2) He said: Recite it to yourself, for I have heard the
Prophet (may the blessings and peace of Allah be up on him) say: Allah
(mighty and sublime be He), had said: I have divided prayer between
Myself and My servant into two halves, and My servant shall have what he
has asked for. When the servant says: Al-hamdu lillahi rabbi l-alamin
(3), Allah (mighty and sublime be He) says: My servant has praised Me.
And when he says: Ar-rahmani r-rahim (4), Allah (mighty and sublime be
He) says: My servant has extolled Me, and when he says: Maliki yawmi
d-din (5), Allah says: My servant has glorified Me - and on one occasion
He said: My servant has submitted to My power. And when he says: Iyyaka
na budu wa iyyaka nasta in (6), He says: This is between Me and My
servant, and My servant shall have what he has asked for. And when he
says: Ihdina s-sirata l- mustaqim, siratal ladhina an amta alayhim
ghayril-maghdubi alayhim wa la d-dallin (7), He says: This is for My
servant, and My servant shall have what he has asked for.
(1) Surat al-Fatihah, the first surah (chapter) of the Qur'an.
(2) i.e. standing behind the imam (leader) listening to him reciting
al-Fatihah.
(3) "Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds."
(4) "The Merciful, the Compassionate".
(5) "Master of the Day of Judgement".
(6) "It is You we worship and it is You we ask for help".
(7) "Guide us to the straight path, the path of those upon whom You have
bestowed favors, not of those against whom You are angry, nor of those
who are astray"
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