surah alfatiha verse# 2

الْحَمْدُ للّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿1:2
(1:2) Praise *2 be to Allah, the Lord *3 of the entire universe.
*2 as we have already explained the character of this Surah is that of a prayer.The prayer begins with praise of the whom our prayer is addressed. This indicates that whenever one prays one ought to pray in a dignified manner. It does not become a cultivated person to blurt out his petition. Refinement demands that our requests should be preceded by a wholehearted acknowledgement of the unique position, infinite benevolence and unmatched excellence of the One to Whom we pray. Whenever we praise someone, we do so for two reasons. First, because excellence calls for praise, irrespective of whether that excellence has any direct relevance to us or not. Second, we praise one who, we consider to be our benefactor; when this is the case our praise arises from a deep feeling of gratitude.
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