Sura al-Fati­ha and the Mis­sion­ary’s Straight Path”

Some Chris­t­ian mis­sion­ar­ies have the inher­ent fan­ta­sy that Sura’ al-Fati­hah (the first Sura’ of the Qur’an) some­how sup­ports their false pagan doc­trine of the Trin­i­ty. They will first cite the whole ayaat and then twist this inter­pre­ta­tion to suit their false doc­trine. Let us now deal with this lat­est polemic in the fol­low­ing paragraphs.

How Tafsir is Performed ?

If you ask what is the best method of tafsir, the answer is that the best way is to explain the Qur’an through the Qur’an. For, what the Qur’an alludes to at one place is explained at the oth­er, and what it says in brief on one occa­sion is elab­o­rat­ed upon at the oth­er. But if this does not help you, you should turn to the Sun­nah, because the Sun­nah explains and elu­ci­dates the Qur’an. Imam Abu Abd Allah Muham­mad ibn Idris al-Shafi‘i has said : All that the Prophet, peace be upon him, has said is what he has derived from the Qur’an.”