"From Guidance to Protection: Why the Qur'an Begins with Al-Fatihah and Ends with An-Nas "
" SURAH AL FATIHAH "
Surah Al Fatihah is the key which will open that door to the journey.
Al Fatihah comes from the Arabic root fā tā hā that literally means ‘He opened’.
From the same comes miftah or key.
Al Fatihah, from the same root means ‘The Opener’.
🗃 It is called Umm Al-Kitab, because it lays the foundation to the entire Qur'an as Qur'an starts with it and also prayer is started by reciting it.
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ هِيَ أُمُّ الْقُرْآنِ، وَأُمُّ الْكِتَابِ، وَالسَّبْعُ الْمَثَانِي
Hazrat Abu Hurayrah (R.A) said that the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.) said:
“Al-Hamdulillah is Umm Al-Qur'an and Umm Al-Kitab (the mother of the Book) and the seven oft-repeated.”
(Jami` at-Tirmidhi, 3124 Abi Dawud, 1457)
📁 Ibn Qayyim (d. 1350 CE) wrote three volumes of Madarij Salikin merely to explain this ( Al Fatihah) verse since Allah mentioned there the main concept of “worships” with its broad meaning.
Whereas the sixth verse teaches us to be humble even when we are the straight path because we may deviate outside from it and likewise tells us the most important thing to be asked in our Dua:
“Please guide us to the straight path.”
👉 It seems that all muslims are reminded regularly from time to time with the digest of this ultimate guidebook of life.
📁 A great Tabi’i, Al-Hasan Al-Basri (d. 728 CE), once said,
مَنْ عَلِمَ تَفْسِيرَ الْفَاتِحَةِ فَهُوَ كَمَنْ عَلِمَ تَفْسِيرَ جَمِيعِ كُتُبِ اللَّهِ
“Whoever masters the meaning of surah Al-Fatihah is like the one who masters all Allah’s holy scriptures.”
[Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi]
Surah Al Fatiha is our gateway to the realm of divine guidance, while the rest of the Quran gives us the roadmap to that journey.
Its study, memorisation, and vocalisation are mandatory upon every Muslim.
" SURAH AN-NAS "
Surah An Nas (Arabic: سورة الناس ), is the last surah in the Holy Quran and its number is 114. An Nas surah is one of the surahs that talks about the attributes of Allah Almighty.
👉Surah is a symbol of peace in the daily lives of Muslims.
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ خُبَيْبٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ
خَرَجْنَا فِي لَيْلَةٍ مَطِيرَةٍ وَظُلْمَةٍ شَدِيدَةٍ نَطْلُبُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِيُصَلِّيَ لَنَا، فَأَدْرَكْنَاهُ فَقَالَ «قُلْ» قُلْتُ: مَا أَقُولُ؟ قَالَ
قُلْ: ﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ﴾ وَالْمُعَوِّذَتَيْنِ حِينَ تُمْسِي وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، تَكْفِيكَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
📁 Abdullah ibn Khubayb reported:
The Messenger of Allah, peace, and blessings be upon him, said, “Speak.”
I said, “What should I say?”
The Prophet said, “Say: He is Allah, the One, (112:1) and the two chapters of refuge, al-Falaq, and al-Nas, every evening and morning three times.They will be enough for you against everything.”
عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ
أَلَمْ تَرَ آيَاتٍ أُنْزِلَتِ اللَّيْلَةَ، لَمْ يُرَ مِثْلُهُنَّ قَطُّ؟
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ وَقُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ
📁 Imam Muslim recorded on the authority of Uqbah ibn Amir that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) said :
“ Do you not see that there have been verses revealed to me tonight the like of which has never been seen before.They are :
( Say: I seek refuge with the Rabb of the daybreak “ Surat Al- Falaq “, and say: I seek refuge with the Rabb of mankind “ Surat An- Nas ) “
(Sahih Muslim, Hadith 814)
🗃 So the Prophet Muhammad ( peace and blessings be upon him ) was commanded to tell the people:
“I seek refuge with the Rabb of the dawn, from the evil of everything that He has created, and from the evil of the darkness of night and from the evil of magicians, men, and women, and from the evil of the envious”,and to tell them:
“I seek refuge with the Rabb of mankind, the King of mankind, and the Deity of mankind, from the evil of the whisperer, who returns over and over again, who whispers (evil) into the hearts of men, whether he be from among the jinn or mankind.”
Surah An Nas warns us against the secret whispers of evil inside our hearts and warns us also against the evil that may come from other men or invisible spirits.
As long as we put ourselves in Allah’s protection and we should trust in Allah, so evil will not be able to affect us.
🌷 Further conclusion of these Noble Surahs..
Shaikh Al 'Allamah Hammad Al Anshori states that:
" Allah opens His Book with Surah Al Fatihah which contains the message of monotheism ( Tawheed) and closes it with Surah An Naas which also contains the message of monotheism ( Tawheed)
The lesson is, O all humans, as you live above monotheism ( Tawheed ), then you must die above monotheism ( Tawheed)
(Al Majmu' Fi Tarjamah Muhaddits Hammad Al Anshori 2/531)
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