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Quran 1:7

Quran 1:7

 

Arabic Text and Translation

صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

Transliteration: Ṣirāṭa alladhīna an'amta 'alayhim, ghayri l-maghḍūbi 'alayhim wa la ḍ-ḍāllīn
Easy Translation: "The path of those upon whom You have bestowed Your favor, not of those who have earned Your anger, nor of those who are astray."

Easy Word-by-Word Meaning

This verse continues directly from the previous one ("Guide us to the Straight Path") and defines exactly which path we are asking for.

  1. صِرَٰطَ (Ṣirāṭa): "The Path" – This continues the request for the straight road.

  2. ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ (alladhīna an'amta 'alayhim): "Of those upon whom You have bestowed favor." This is the key group we want to follow.

  3. غَيْرِ (ghayri): "Not" – We want to avoid the following two groups.

  4. ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ (l-maghḍūbi 'alayhim): "Those who have earned [Your] anger."

  5. وَلَا (wa la): "And not."

  6. ٱلضَّآلِّينَ (ḍ-ḍāllīn): "Those who are astray."

So, the complete request is: "Allah, guide us to the Straight Path—the specific path of the people You blessed. And save us from being like the two groups of doomed people: those who made You angry, and those who are lost."

Who Are These Three Groups?

From the Quran and Hadith, we learn who these people are:

  1. Those You Have Blessed: This is defined in the Quran (4:69).

    • The Prophets: Like Ibrahim, Musa, Isa, and Muhammad (peace be upon them all).

    • The Truthful (Siddiqeen): Those who believed the prophets immediately and firmly, like Abu Bakr.

    • The Martyrs (Shuhada): Those who gave their lives for the truth.

    • The Righteous (Salihoon): All good people who obeyed Allah.

    • This is the path of KNOWLEDGE and ACTION.

  2. Those Who Earned Anger:

    • This refers to people who knew the truth but deliberately rejected it, disobeyed it, and changed it. Their main flaw is arrogance and disobedience.

    • The primary example from the Quran is some of the Jews at the time of Prophet Musa (peace be upon him), who saw the miracles but still disobeyed. Their problem was not a lack of knowledge, but a refusal to act on it.

    • This is the path of KNOWLEDGE without ACTION.

  3. Those Who Are Astray:

    • This refers to people who are lost in misguidance and do not have the correct knowledge. They are trying to worship Allah, but they are doing it in the wrong way, based on their own desires or false ideas.

    • The primary example from the Quran is the Christians at the time of Prophet Isa (peace be upon him) who, out of love for him, later started worshipping him as God. Their problem was acting without correct knowledge.

    • This is the path of ACTION without KNOWLEDGE.

Relevance in the Past, Present, and Future

1. Past Relevance: A Clear Map for the Early Muslims

For the first Muslim community, this verse was a perfect summary of their situation.

  • They were surrounded by two main groups:

    • The Pagans of Mecca: They knew the truth of Prophet Ibrahim but had corrupted the religion with idols. They were like those who earned anger (knowledge without action).

    • Other Religious Groups: Like Christians and Jews, some of whom had strayed from the original message. They were like those who are astray (action without correct knowledge).

  • This prayer taught the Muslims to seek the middle path—the path of the prophets, which combines pure belief with correct action.

2. Present Relevance: A Warning for Today's Muslims

In our modern world, this prayer is a powerful daily protection.

  • The Danger of "Earned Anger" (Knowledge without Action): This is the risk for people who grow up Muslim. They know Islam is true, they know praying is obligatory, but they choose to ignore it out of laziness, love for this world, or arrogance. They might be a "Muslim" in name but their actions are empty. This verse is a wake-up call: "Don't be the person who knows better but doesn't do better."

  • The Danger of "Being Astray" (Action without Knowledge): This is a huge risk today. It includes:

    • Extremists: People who do violent acts thinking they are serving Islam, but they are deeply lost and have no correct knowledge.

    • Blind Followers: People who follow a culture or a speaker without checking if it aligns with the Quran and Sunnah.

    • Innovators: People who mix Islam with other philosophies or create new rituals that the Prophet (pbuh) never did.

  • The Balanced Path: We ask Allah to save us from both these extremes. We ask to be from those who learn the correct knowledge of the Quran and Sunnah and then sincerely act upon it in the best way.

3. Future Relevance: A Lifelong Prayer for Guidance

This is a prayer for our entire life and our eternal future.

  • A Constant Check-In: We say this at least 17 times a day. This is a daily reminder to check our own state: "Am I moving towards the group of the blessed, or am I slipping towards one of the doomed groups?" It ensures we constantly self-correct.

  • A Prayer for Our Ending: The most important thing for a Muslim is to have a good ending (Husnul Khaitmah)—to die as a believer. We ask Allah to keep us firm on the path of those He blessed, so that we meet Him in a state of pleasure, not anger.

  • The Path to Paradise: The "favor" of Allah mentioned here is not just worldly blessings. Its ultimate form is Jannah (Paradise). By asking to be on the path of the blessed, we are asking for the ultimate success in the Hereafter.

Conclusion: The Summary of the Quran

Surah Al-Fatihah is called the "Mother of the Quran," and this final verse is its powerful conclusion. It teaches us that guidance is not a one-time event, but a continuous journey of:

  1. Seeking the middle path of knowledge and action.

  2. Constantly asking Allah to keep us on it.

  3. Actively avoiding the two extremes that lead to failure.

It is a complete prayer for a successful life and a safe arrival in the Hereafter, wrapping up the entire message of Islam in one powerful, beautiful request to our Lord.