Re: Come And Lets Read The ‘Holy Qur’an’
Iyyaka na’budu - This is formed from grammar as “Na’buduka” - the term Iyya allows the ka to be brought forward before the verb and hence makes the term specific - “It is ONLY you … we worship, and so on”
IhdinaSiraatalMustaqeem = This is the heart of the Surah
In this verse the actual “supplication” is being made … It teaches us the manner in which we should ask from Allah (SWT) … First to invoke His Attributes in Praise, then to state your relationship to Him, then to make the plea … and then to provide declaration your separation from those who are not like you want to be like.
Ihdina is a fi’l al amr - It’s an instruction in the grammatical sense … Although we do not instruct Allah (SWT) - but we do plea - a plea is like an instruction, but with humility and the subordinate mood. Another reason for instructing is that it would be highly inappropriate to ask Allah like this “Oh, can you do this for me?” - it can be confused for being a statement of “possibility” - to avoid that and reflect the true level of conviction we ask from Allah (SWT) directly and without questioning His ability.
There is a riwaya saying that Allah (SWT) grants the wisher his du’a to the level he believes Allah (SWT) is going to grant it … So if our hearts question Allah (SWT) in our du’as this is a weakness and should be avoided.