Surah Fatiha
Surah Fatiha
Ayahs: | 1-7 |
AlHamdu Lillaahi Rabbil Aalameen
Ar Rahmanir Raheem
Maliki Yawmid deen 123
About Allah
, In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
2
Ehdinas siratal Mustaqeem56
Siratal Lazeena An amta alaihim Gairil Magdubi alaihim walad
daaleen , ,
Iyaaka nabudu wa iyaaka nastaeen 4
About UsConnector7
123++
It is the introduction of Allah. Describes the Greatness of
Allah. 56+
It is our prayer to Allah for guiding us to the right path4
This is the connector between above two sections. First part of
Ayah 4 is like the conclusion of first section which is like our
submission to Allah after having his introduction. Second part of
ayah 4 is the introduction of second section which is our prayer to
Allah for showing us the right path (And Allah guided us throughout
the Quran) 7+
AlHamdu Lillaahi Rabbil Aalameen Al 'Hamd; [ Hamd praise and
thanks ]Lillaah; [ Lillaah Li + Allah To (Preposition Li) +
AllahNote that the two words were fused together, thus middle "A"
is cancelled]Rabb; [Rabb Lord]
Al 'Aalameen; [ Al'Aalameen the universe] Praise be to Allah,
Lord of the universe1
Al 'Hamd; [ Hamd praise and thanks ]
Hamd is from ha-meem-daal and it is to mention the good
attribute of a person. Hamd is based on mahabbah (love) and tadheem
(greatness).
The al before hamd is called istighraaq in Arabic, and when al
comes before this phrase its means that entire praise, all kinds of
praise and all the time, hamd is due to Allah(like the in english).
The li (lillah, meaning To Allah) implies limitation which is known
as ikhtisaas in Arabic and it means that Allah is the only One who
deserves the hamd.
Praise VS ThanksAl Hamd means that both praise and thanks be to
Allah.
Praise: When we see something so beautiful or amazing, we praise
but dont thank. (i.e. when we see an new iPad pro)
Thank: We thank to someone only when we get something and being
pleased. (i.e. when we receive gift from someone).
Verb VS NounThis ayah doesnt say We praise Allah because then
Hamd will be like a verb. And a verb is dependent on two things :
Subject or doer and time or tense. Instead this ayah say Praise
belongs to Allah, then Hamd is like a noun. Meaning that either
anyone praise or not all praise belongs to Allah regardless the
time.
Ar Rahmanir RaheemBoth are names of Allah and been mentioned in
the Quran many times. Interestingly RAHMAAN has been mentioned 57
times and RAHEEM 114 times [114 is double of 57]The word RAHMAAN
and RAHEEM comes from the word RAHAM. RAHAM in the Arabic language
(does not mean mercy) is the womb of the woman when she is
pregnant.
Rahmanir;Al Rahman General term used to describe Allahs mercy to
all of his creatures whether muslims or non-muslims
Raheem;Al-Raheem denotes specific mercy for the believers alone.
Allah says: And he is merciful (raheem) to the believers. [Srah
al-Ahzb: 43] Most Gracious, Most Merciful2
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Maliki Yawmid deenMaalik; [ Maalik master ]Yawm; [ Yawm day ]Al
Deen; [ Deen recompense, the day of recompense refers to the day of
judgment ] Master of the Day of Judgment3
Iyaaka nabudu wa iyaaka nastaeenIyyaak; [ Iyaak is a composite
pronoun that emphasizes the word "You alone ]
Na'ubud; [ Na'ubud N + Abudu We (Preposition Na or N means We
when added before a verb)+ verb Abudu derived from Aabada which
means to worship ] Wa; [ Wa the vowel "Waaw" is a preposition that
means "And ]
Nasta'een; [ Nasta'een N + Astaeen We (Preposition N means We
when added before a verb) + verb Astaeen derived from "Ista'aan"
which means to seek help ]
[ Note that the verb endings change when adding different
pronouns to it ] We worship only to you and We ask for help only to
you4
Ehdinas siratal MustaqeemEhdina; [ Ehdina Ehd + Na Ehd ( Guide,
a request ) + Us (Postposition Na or N means Us when added after a
verb) ] [ Note that Arabic pronouns added before the verb to denote
a subject or are added after the verb to denote an object]Al
Siraat; [ Siraat Path ]
Al Mustaqeem;[ Mustaqeem an adjective that means straight or
right ] Guide us to the right path;5
Siratal Lazeena An amta alaihimAl Siraat; [ Siraat Path ]
Allazeena;[ Allazeena a pronoun meaning "those who", male
plural][Note that different pronouns are used for two male/female
and many male/female] , The path of those whom You blessed;6An'amt;
[ An'amt An'ama + T Blessed + You (Postposition T means You when
added after verb][ It is a composite of the verb "An'ama, he
blessed, or he granted and the pronoun "T" denoting a subject
"You.
Alayhim;[Alayhim Alaa + Him Upon or on (Alaa) + Them (him is a
pronoun means "them)
Gairil Magdubi alaihim walad daaleen
Ghayr;[ Ghayr Not ]
Al Ma'ghdoub;[ Al'Ma'ghdoub adjective that means "who deserved
anger or wrath ]
Alayhim;[Alayhim Upon or on (Alaa) + Then (him is a pronoun that
means "them)
, Not of those who have deserved wrath, nor of the
strayers7Wala; [ Wala Wa + laa and( "Waaw" is a preposition that
means "And) + not (laa) The whole word Wala means "Nor ]
Al Daaleen; [ Daaleen Strayers ]
AlHamdu Lillaahi Rabbil Aalameen
Hossain Md ShakhawatResearcher, Tokyo Institute of
Technology
