Al-Fatihah 1:7
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The Right Path
صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ غَيۡرِ ٱلۡمَغۡضُوبِ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ٧
The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
The path asked for is the path of those Allah has blessed, not the path of those who earn His anger or of those who go astray.
Insight
Elmalılı says the anger attributed to Allah is not the opposite of mercy: anger towards the oppressor is mercy for the oppressed. Not every pain is a punishment either; some pains herald blessings to come, for every matter is judged by its outcome.
Reflect
Try seeing a difficulty you are going through as the possible beginning of a blessing.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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