![]() You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help (for each and everything). (1:5) "You (Alone) we worship" After reading what is stated in the above verse, and after realizing the details of this chapter, suratul faithah, from verse 1-4, we realize who our provider is, Allah, and that he is the lord of the a'alamin (mankind, jinn, and all that exists), and how he provides us from the functions of our brain, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, eating, feeling, status, wealth, enjoyments, ect. to the entire universe. Regardless of our behavior during our lifetime, and with all our sins committed on a daily basis against the will of Allah, however Allah is so merciful that he ignores, and continues to bless us with his favors during our lifetimes and our bodies continues to function and it is maintained accurately. And the realization of how Allah is the owner of the day of judgment, and how every individual will have to pay the price of the deeds committed during our lifetimes. After realizing what is stated above, then we say in the verse (1:5), that we worship Allah alone. No one is worthy to be worshipped, except Allah, because Allah is our creator, provider, and sustainer, and Allah is the most merciful and the most gracious. When it comes to worship, no material, or no
human being, or anything can come close to the Creator, Allah. Even noble
Prophets such as Moses, Jesus, and Muhammed
"and You (Alone) we ask for help (for each and everything)" In today's busy life, we continuously request favors from each other, while forgetting about our Creator. And if one would be asked to help us, we would be answered in what currency, dollars, pounds, or euros. We never realize that lets say there is a beggar, who was suffering from hunger for a few days, and we offer him an amount of $10 Million dollars to take out his eyes, hands, legs ect., the beggar will laugh at us in return, and tell us to get out! Allah the one who never asks us a cent for using the parts we assume we got granted. And it is only Allah, who continuously runs our brains accurately, and provides light to our eyes, in order for us to see, or oxygen for us to breath, or any other body part we can think of. While we are getting these bounties from him free of charge, can we get anything from this world, even a candy, for free? One can take any example, from light to any other luxury, we do not get these bounties free of charge, however it is possible to survive without these materialistic luxuries, but we cannot live without the bounties of Allah. If anyone is unable to pay his or hers' bills at the right time, we would be out of the luxuries we currently use. Out luxuries are maintained as long as we are paying our bills, and we will be able to pay our bills as long as our brain is working in right manner, and the brain only works by the mercy and will of Allah. So realize who Allah is, and we realize that he is only source for everything. So we worship and seek help only from Allah, because everything's function depends only on the will and mercy of Allah. |