Understanding Salat — Page 81
Qiyam 81 for help. Guide us along the right path - the path of those whom Thou hast favoured. That is the party of the Prophets, the Faithful Ones, the Martyrs and the Righteous. In this prayer the grace and bounty bestowed on all these groups is pleaded for. The sup- plication proceeds: Save us from the way of those who incurred Thy wrath and who went astray. ( Tafs ī r Hadrat Mas ī h Mau’ ū d, vol. 1, pp. 22, Commentary on the Holy Quran, Vol. I— S u rah F a ti h ah, pp. 22) Giving a summary of S ū rah al-F ā ti h ah ’s subject matter, Hadrat Mu s le h Mau’ ū d ra said, The topics mentioned in S ū rah al-F ā ti h ah , as is apparent from its name, serve as an introduction to the Holy Qur’an. The subjects of the Holy Qur’an have been covered in a concise manner within this chapter. From the very outset of the Qur’an, the reader is able to understand the summary of its top- ics that are to be covered in the subsequent chapters. The Holy Qur’an begins with bismill ā h [in the name of Allah], which clearly shows that a Muslim: 1. Possesses firm faith in God Almighty as the words used are bismill ā h 2. Possesses firm faith that God Almighty is not only the First Cause of the universe, as is