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Al-hamdu lillaahi rabbil-\u201baalameen<\/em> \u201cPraise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.\u201d (1:2): I extol Allah with all His attributes, acts and apparent and hidden blessings, with due love and reverence. Rabb (translated here \u2018Lord\u2019) refers to Almighty Allah, the Creator, Owner, Provider and Disposer of all affairs. The \u2018worlds\u2019 refers to anything apart from Allah \ufdfb and includes, among other things, the world of human beings, that of the jinn, that of the angels and that of animals.<\/p>\n

Ar-Rahmaan-ir-Raheem<\/em> \u201cThe Beneficent, the Merciful.\u201d (1:3): Ar-Rahmaan (Most Beneficent) and Raheem (Most Merciful) are two of Allah\u2019s names. Ar-Rahmaan is more intensive, in that Allah\u2019s mercy includes in its objects the believers and the unbelievers, while Ar-Raheem has for its peculiar object the believers only.<\/p>\n

Maaliki yawmid-Deen<\/em> \u201cMaster of the Day of Judgement.\u201d (1:4): He is the only Judge on the Day of Judgement. This statement reminds the believers of the Last Day and prompts them to do righteous deeds.<\/p>\n

Iyyaaka na\u201bbudu wa iyyaaka nasta\u201been<\/em> \u201cYou alone we worship. You alone we ask for help.\u201d (1:5): We worship none but You, and we do not associate anyone with You in worship. We also seek only Your assistance and support in all our affairs, for the power of decision rests with you alone.<\/p>\n

Ihdinassiraat-al-mustaqeem<\/em> \u201cGuide us on the Straight Path.\u201d (1:6): Show us to the Straight Path and help us adhere to it until we meet You. The Straight Path (as-siraat al-mustaqeem) is nothing but Islam, the clear religion that leads to Allah\u2019s good pleasure and Paradise. It was Muhammad r, the Seal of Prophets, who guided us to it, and man\u2019s happiness entirely depends on adhering to it.<\/p>\n

Siraatalladheena an\u201bamta \u201balayhim<\/em> \u201cThe path of those You have blessed;\u201d (1:7): That is, the path to which You have guided to, the prophets, the righteous people who know the truth and follow it.<\/p>\n

Ghayril maghdoobi \u201balayhim waladh-daalleen<\/em> \u201cnot of those who have incurred Your wrath, nor of those who have gone astray.\u201d (1:7): Keep us away from the path of those with whom You are angry because they know the truth but have chosen not to follow it, namely the Jews and their likes; also keep us away from the path of those who have not been guided to the truth due to their ignorance, namely the Christians and their likes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What Should a Person Who Does not Know Soorat Al-Faatihah and the Post-Obligatory Prayer Supplications by Heart Do?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A new Muslim who does not know Soorat Al-Faatihah and the post-obligatory prayer supplications by heart must do the following:<\/p>\n