ONE AYAT A DAY
اِهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيْمَۙ
Ihdinaṣ-ṣirāṭal-mustaqīm(a).
Guide us to the straight path -
The Meaning of Guidance mentioned in the SurahThe guidance mentioned in the Surah implies being directed and guided to success. Allah said,اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ(Guide us to the straight path) meaning guide, direct, lead and grant us the correct guidance. Also,وَهَدَيْنَـهُ النَّجْدَينِ(And shown him the two ways (good and evil)) (90:10), means, `We explained to him the paths of good and evil.' Also, Allah said,اجْتَبَـهُ وَهَدَاهُ إِلَى صِرَطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ(He (Allah) chose him (as an intimate friend) and guided him to a straight path) (16:121), and,فَاهْدُوهُمْ إِلَى صِرَطِ الْجَحِيمِ(And lead them on to the way of flaming Fire (Hell)) (37:23). Similarly, Allah said,وَإِنَّكَ لَتَهْدِى إِلَى صِرَطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ(And verily, you (O Muhammad ) are indeed guiding (mankind) to the straight path) (42:52), and,الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِى هَدَانَا لِهَـذَا(All praise and thanks be to Allah, Who has guided us to this) (7:43), meaning, guided us and directed us and qualified us for this end - Paradise.The Meaning of As-Sirat Al-Mustaqim, the Straight Path.As for the meaning of As-Sirat Al-Mustaqim, Imam Abu Ja`far At-Tabari said, "The Ummah agreed that Sirat Al-Mustaqim, is the clear path without branches, according to the language of the Arabs. For instance, Jarir bin `Atiyah Al-Khatafi said in a poem, `The Leader of the faithful is on a path that will remain straight even t…