لطفا منتظر باشید ...
all praise is due to god
we know that during prayer (salat) we must recite two suras (chapters) from
the qur'an. the first sura is:
"bis millahir rahmanir rahim. al hamdulillahi rabbil 'ala min. ar rahmanir
rahim. maliki yawmiddin. iyya ka na'bu du wa eiya ka nasta'in. ihdinassiratal
mustaqim. siratalladhina an'amta 'alayhim, ghayril magh dhubi 'alayhim wa
la ddalln."
the meaning of this is:
"in the name of the most merciful, kind god. it is god who deserves all praise.
he is the lord of the universe, he is kind and merciful. he is the only master
at the day of judgement.
god, we worship you alone and we ask for help from you alone.
guide us to the right path; the path of those upon whom you have granted
your blessings, those who are not subject to your anger (wrath) nor have
gone astray."
this sura is called the sura of "hamd." from the sura of hamd, we find that:
all blessings are from god who has created everything. we must praise and
thank him. the reward and punishment of people is in the hands of god.
we worship only god and we ask him to guide us to the right path. we should
try to memorize the sura of hamd'.
after saying the sura of hamd' in our prayers we must say another sura.
usually it is the sura of tauheed' which is said, because of its significant
theme.
"bis millahir rahmanir rahim. qul huwallahu ahad allahussamad. lam yalid
wa lam yulad wa lam yakun la hu kufwan ahad.
"in the name of the most merciful, kind god.
o muhammad, say, " he, allah is one. allah is is independent (of all things).
he does have any children and is not borm by anyone. there is no one as his
equal."
questions
1. what must we recite in a prayer?2. what the first sura we recite in prayer is called?
3. there are three main ideas in this sura:
(a) thanks to and praise of allah,
(b) worshipping and asking help from allah,
(c) asking guidance from allah.
4. which part is praise and thanks?
5. which part is worship and help?
6. which part is for guidance?
7. what must we recite in prayer after this sura?
