Suratul Fatiha - Hujjat Workshop

In the same way, if we don’t know what we want in life thenwe will move with the wind. In our mind we should have a‘micro-picture’ and a ‘macro-picture’ of what we want toachieve and a further picture of want you want to ultimatelywant. So for example, in my mind I picture a house in Janna. Inorder to attain that house, I have to lay foundations, which aremy deeds in this world.Anecdote:There was once a carpenter who was retiring. His employerasked him to build one last house before he retired. As hisheart was not in his work, he didn’t put much effort in buildingthe house and thus did a shoddy job of it. When his employercame to inspect the completed house, he gave the carpenterthe keys saying, “This is your.” At that moment he wished thathe could turn back the time and build a stronger house.Similarly, we build our lives not putting our best into it. Theresult will be a house in Janna which will be lacking a lot ofthings. If we don’t design our own life plan, chances are wewill fall into someone else’s plan – and guess what they haveplanned for us – NOT MUCH.Ash-Shifaa - The Healer;As-Sab'a Mathani -The seven verses (repeated-revealedtwice);Al-Hamd - Sura of Praise;Al-Fatiha - The Opening;This sura is also known as Suratul Fatihatul Kitaab (theopening of the book). The very title proves that there was abook. It is the understanding of some Sunni scholars that theQur’an was not compiled in the lifetime of Rasulullah (S.A.W.)however this title disproves that theory.When one ponders over this sura, it opens so much within thenafs.www.qfatima.com Page 4