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اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
“Guide us to the straight path.”
Why these verses?
The essential prayer for guidance.
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اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
Guide us to the straight path.
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وَلَقَدْ ذَرَأْنَا لِجَهَنَّمَ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنسِ لَهُمْ قُلُوبٌ لَّا يَفْقَهُونَ بِهَا
And We have certainly created for Hell many of the jinn and mankind. They have hearts with which they do not understand.
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أَفَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُ هَوَاهُ
Have you seen he who has taken as his god his own desire?
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ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
“This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah.”
Why these verses?
Quran is guidance for the mindful.
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إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ
“Indeed, you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills.”
Why these verses?
Guidance is from Allah alone.
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مَن يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ الْمُهْتَدِ وَمَن يُضْلِلْ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُ وَلِيًّا مُّرْشِدًا
“Whoever Allah guides—he is the guided; and whoever He leaves astray—you will never find for him a guiding protector.”
Why these verses?
Allah's guidance is essential.
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فَمَن يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَن يَهْدِيَهُ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ
“So whoever Allah wants to guide—He expands his chest for Islam.”
Why these verses?
Allah opens hearts to guidance.
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وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا
“And those who strive for Us—We will surely guide them to Our ways.”
Why these verses?
Striving leads to guidance.