The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam — Page 115
109 depicts before us the picture of spiritual zeal is the one that God, the Beneficent, has taught us in the opening chapter of the Holy Quran. It is as follows: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَلَمِينَ 0 150 All worthiness of praise belongs to Allah alone Who is the Creator and Sustainer of all the worlds. الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ 0 151 He provides for us out of His mercy before any action proceeds from us, and after we have acted He rewards our action out of His 152 mercy. مُلِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ He alone is the Master of the Day of Judgement and has not committed that Day to anyone else. اِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ 0 153 O Thou Who dost comprehend all these attributes, we worship Thee alone and seek Thy help in all our affairs. The use of the plural pronoun in this context indicates that all our faculties are occupied in His worship and are prostrate at His threshold. Every 150. In the name of Allāh, the Gracious, the Merciful. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds, (The Holy Quran, al-Fatihah 1:1-2) 151. The Gracious, the Merciful, (The Holy Quran, al-Fātiḥah 1:3) 152. Master of the Day of Judgment. (The Holy Quran, al-Fatihah 1:4) 153. You alone do we worship and You alone do we implore for help. (The Holy Quran, al-Fātiḥah 1:5)