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"Show us the straight path." [1/al-Fatiha/6]
Note: Divine guidance primarily benefits those who cherish it. Just like when you are looking for the answer to a question and you earnestly search for answer, or when you are lost and you search for direction, or when you are hungry and you look for food, the same is true about divine guidance. Until one feels the earnestness in seeking guidance, quite often the guidance is treated as an imposition and our minds tend to resist it. Islam is a Deen (way of life) based on Fitra (innate nature). Thus, our relationship with divine guidance becomes natural when there is the same natural earnestness that we generally have when "we" want, desire, cherish something. The absence of this natural relationship is the primary reason why so many people find following any divine guidance difficult or onerous. As the natural state of mind vis-a-vis the divine guidance grows, our resistance to divine guidance melts away. Then, just like after seeking water you find it, quench your thirst and then exclaim 'aaaaaaahhhhhh', the feeling reverberates regarding divine guidance. Surah al-Fatiha is very special as part of the revelations from God. In a way in this Surah God is revealing our own natural state of mind and echoing our true inner state: "Show us the straight path." Surah al-Fatiha is more than a revelation, it is the reflection of our earnestness in seeking guidance. It is our innermost prayer to which the rest of the Qur'an is the response of God: his guidance. If you have not understood Surah al-Fatiha this way before, then go ahead and try once more pouring your heart into your supplication to God: "Show us the Straight Path."
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