Du’a: #1 – Guidance

In this episode of Du'a, we are learning how to make use of Surah al-Fatihah as du'a rather than the usual way of reading it as Qur'an. And what does guidance mean as we ask Allah for it?

The Posters

Below is the du'a with its translation for your convenience.

The Texts

بِسْمِ ٱللَّـهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ﴿١﴾ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّـهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿٢﴾ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ﴿٣﴾ مَـٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿٤﴾ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴿٥﴾ ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿٦﴾ صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ﴿٧﴾

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. (1) All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Universe; (2) the Beneficent, the Merciful; (3) Owner of the Day of Judgement. (4) You alone we worship, and to You alone we turn for help. (5) Guide us to the straight path: (6) the path of those You have blessed; not of those who have incurred Your wrath, nor of those who have gone astray. (7)

Further Readings

Surah al-Fatihah in Its Simplicity