The meanings assigned to the Six Ayahs of the Surah Fatiha
of the Glorious Qur’an had been narrated by Amir al Momineen Imam Ali (a.s.) as
communicated to him by the Messenger of Islam (s.a.w.a.s.) as mentioned in the
famous Tafsir al-Mizan by Ayatullah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai’:
The Apostle of Allah saying, Allah
the Mighty and Great has said, “I have divided the Opening of the Book (Surah
Fatiha) between Myself and My servants; so that half is for Me and the (other) half
is for My servant. And My servant shall get what he asks for. “When the servant
says: In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful, Great is His Glory, says: “My servant has started
with My name, and it is incumbent upon Me that I should complete his works and
bless him in his affairs. And when he says: All praise is due
to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, Allah, Great is His Glory, says:
My servant has praised Me, and he knows that the bounties that are with him are
from Me, and that the misfortunes that have been averted from him were so
averted by My grace; (O My angels!) I appoint you as My witness that I shall
add for him the favors of the next world to those of this world and will avert
from him the calamities of this world.” And when he says, the Beneficent, the Merciful,
Allah, Great is His Glory, says: My servant bore witness for Me that I am the
Beneficent, the Merciful; I make you My
witness that I will most surely augment his share in My mercy, and I will most
certainly increase his portion in My bounties. And when he says, the Master of the Day of Judgement,
Allah, the High says: “I make you My witness that as he has acknowledged that I
am the Master of the Day of Judgement, I will most certainly make his reckoning
easier (for him) on the Day of Reckoning, and I will most certainly accept his
good deeds, and look over his sins.” And when he says: Thee do we worship, Allah,
the Mighty and Great is he says: ‘My servant is telling truth, he worships Me
only. Be My witness that I will most surely give him for his worship a reward
that will be the (object of) envy to all who opposed him while he worshipped
Me.” And when he says, and Thee we
beseech for help, Allah, the High says: “From Me has My servant sought
help, and in Me has he taken refuge. Be My witness that I will most certainly
help him in his affairs, and will aid him in his difficulties, and will take
his hand in his calamities. And when he says, guide
us to the right path, Allah, the Mighty and Great is he, says: “This (part)
is for My servant, and My servant shall have what he asks for; and I have answered
(the prayer of) My servant, and have given him what he hopes for.
Source:
Tafsir al-Mizan by Ayatullah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai
