بسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿1﴾ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿٢﴾

Tafsir:
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. 2- All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. Abu Basir says: I inquired from Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a) about the exegesis of: بسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿١} In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. (Surah Fatiha 1:1) He replied: "Arabic letter "Ba(ب) is brilliance and goodness of God. Seen (س) is for effulgence and loftiness of Almighty Lord. Meem' (م) is for 'Mulk': that is kingdom of Almighty God. 'Allah' is the deity of everything. 'Ar-Rahman' is a common trait: that is the kind one and the sustainer of all the creatures in the world. 'Ar-Raheem' is a special quality that is reserved only for the believers. Ibne Uzniyyah says that Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a) said: بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ "In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful." (Surah Fatiha 1:1)Abu Basir says: Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a) said: الحمد الله : )Al hamdu lillaah) implies thanks is for Almighty Allah. رب العالمين : )Rabbil Aalameen) implies that Almighty Allah has created the creatures.

Ref:Biharul Anwar, Vol. 89, Pg. 228; Tauheed, Pg. 230; Al-Mahasin, Vol. 1, Pg. 238, Maaniul Akhbar, Pg. 3; Al-Kafi, Vol. 1, Pg. 59, Tafsir Ayyashi, Vol. 1, Pg. 22.

الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿٣ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ ﴿٤

Tafsir:
3- The Beneficent, the Merciful. 4- Master of the Day of Judgment.

Ref:Biharul Anwar, Vol. 89, Pg. 228.

إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ .(۵)

Tafsir:
(5)Thee do we serve and Thee do we beseech for help. It is addressed to Allah, the Mighty and Sublime: that is O God: we worship You alone and seek help only from You.

Ref:. Biharul Anwar, Vol. 89, Pg. 229; Tafsir Burhan, Vol. 1, Pg. 110.

اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿٦

Tafsir:
(6)Keep us on the right path. That is: Keep us on the path and cognition of Imam (a).' Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a) says: 'The right path' implies Amirul Momineen (a) and cognition of His Eminence. Its proof is the statement of Almighty Allah: Ja'far (Hafas) bin Ghiyath says: Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a) explained 'the path/siraat )الصراط as follows and said: "It is inclined up for a thousand years, coming down for a thousand years and plain and level for thousand years.""

Ref:Tafsir Burhan, Vol. 1, Pg. 111; Biharul Anwar, Vol. 24, Pg. 11 & Vol. 89, Pg. 228; Maaniul Akhbaar, Pg. 32.

اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿٦

Tafsir:
(6)Keep us on the right path. That is: Keep us on the path and cognition of Imam (a).' Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a) says: 'The right path' implies Amirul Momineen (a) and cognition of His Eminence. Its proof is the statement of Almighty Allah: Ja'far (Hafas) bin Ghiyath says: Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a) explained 'the path/siraat )الصراط as follows and said: "It is inclined up for a thousand years, coming down for a thousand years and plain and level for thousand years.""

Ref:Tafsir Burhan, Vol. 1, Pg. 111; Biharul Anwar, Vol. 24, Pg. 11 & Vol. 89, Pg. 228; Maaniul Akhbaar, Pg. 32.

صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ ﴿٧

Tafsir:
The path of those upon whom Thou hast bestowed favors. Not (the path) of those upon whom Thy wrath is brought down, nor of those who go astray. Huraiz says that Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a) recited the verse in the following manner: اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ صِرَاطِ مِن أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ "Keep us on the right path; path of those upon whom Thou hast bestowed favors. Not (the path) of those upon whom Thy wrath is brought down, nor of those who go astray." And he said: الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ "Upon whom Thy wrath is brought down." "...implies the idols" and: الضَّالِّينَ "...those who go astray." "...are the Jews and Christians." Ibne Uzina narrates from Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a) that he said: الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ "Those upon whom Thy wrath is brought down." ...implies the idols and: "...those who go astray." الضَّالِّينَ ...implies those, who doubt. That is those, who do not recognize their Imam."2 Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a) says: "Iblis screamed in shock on two occasions: first when Messenger of Allah (s) was appointed to prophethood and secondly when Surah Hamd was revealed."

Ref:Biharul Anwar, Vol. 24, Pg. 20, Vol. 89, Pg. 230; Tafsir Nurus Thaqlain, Vol. 1, Pg. 24. Biharul Anwar, Vol. 24, Pg. 20, Vol. 89, Pg. 230. Biharul Anwar, Vol. 18, Pg. 179; Vol. 89, Pg. 230.