There are many surahs in the Holy Quran and Surah Fatihah is one of them. It is called as the most excellent and noble part of the Quran in the hadith. It is very important to know the detailed meaning and benefits of all the surahs of Quran and thus, in today’s blog we focused Surah Fatihah – benefits, meaning and translation so that you all can learn more about this surah and increase your knowledge.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ○الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ○ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ○ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ○ اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ○صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem. Alhamdu lillaahi Rabbil ‘aalameen. Ar-Rahmaanir-Raheem. Maaliki Yawmid-Deen. Iyyaaka na’budu wa lyyaaka nasta’een. Ihdinas-Siraatal-Mustaqeem. Siraatal-lazeena an’amta ‘alaihim ghayril-maghdoobi ‘alaihim wa lad-daaalleen.
“In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds; Most Gracious, Most Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgment. Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek. Show us the straight way, The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.”
Muslims are given teaching of starting tasks with the name of Allah. This Surah starts with the name of Allah and His praise. Allah is Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds. He is Most Gracious and Most Merciful. Allah is the Master of the final day of judgement when creations of Allah will be gathered for their consequences. We worship Allah alone and obey Him. We follow the will of Allah and love Him.
We ask for help from Allah alone as He is the Master of the entire world Who can only fulfil our needs. It is asked from Allah to show us the straight path so we can be guided and lead the life as per Allah’s orders. This straight path is the path followed by those who have received Allah’s favours and blessings and not the path of those people who have earned Allah’s wrath and have remained indulged in wrong acts and gone astray.
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) stated:
“Allah, the Glorious and Exalted said, “I have divided the prayer between Myself and my servant equally and My servant shall be granted what he asked for.” Therefore, when the servant says, ‘All praises and thanks are due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds’, Allah says, ‘My servant has praised Me.’ When he says, ’The All-Merciful, the Most Merciful, ‘Allah says, ‘My servant has extolled Me.’ When he says, ‘Master of the Day of Judgment,’ Allah says, ‘My servant has glorified Me.’ When he says, ‘You Alone we worship and Your aid Alone do we seek,’ Allah says, ‘this is between Me and My servant and My servant shall have what he requested.’ When he says, ‘Guide us to the Straight Path, the Path of those whom You have favoured, not [the path] of those who have earned [Your] anger, nor of those who have gone astray,’ Allah says, ‘this is for My servant and My servant shall have what he asked for.’” (Sahih Muslim)
Thus, Surah Fatihah – benefits, meaning and translation must have helped you to gain great knowledge about this surah. As Muslims, we all should learn this surah and know its meanings. It is very important for us to know the meanings of the surahs of Quran because in this way we can clearly understand the message of Allah. Also, we can gain the pleasure of Allah and rewards from Him by learning and understanding these surahs and then taking guidance from them plus following the orders of Allah.
