The Opening Chapter

A young boy once asked me while in a Masjid:

why do we recite Surah al-Fatiha so many

times? He made me think. We do recite it

quite often. As we take short breaks fives time

a day from our busy lives, school, or job, or put

the TV on mute or that video game, we

connect with our Creator Who asks us to do

that. We think of Him, Lord of the Universe,

the Merciful, the Mercy-giving. We talk to Him

in our prayers: we worship none but You and it

is You we ask for everything. We then beg Him,

please guide us to the right path.

In each short break, we ask Him to guide us to

the right path. To the right path. To the right

path... We keep asking Him.

We make decisions all day long and therefore

we ask Him to guide us in each short break we

take for prayer.

And at the end of our short prayer breaks we

also, ask Him to give us the best of this world

and the best of everlasting life.

When we ask anything from Him, He expects

us to strive for it.

So if we ask for the best of this world, we have

to work on it. If we ask Him for the best of

both worlds, as we do, we have to strive to

achieve that. Plan for everything you pray for. May Allah accept our every good deed.