As-Sirât Al-Mustaqîm - الصراط المستقيم

Literal Meaning: A broad path or highway (sirât) that is straight, upright and direct (mustaqîm), deviating neither to the right nor to the left.

As a Qur’anic Term: The right, unbroken path determined by Allah — the path of haqq, tawhîd and complete submission to His decrees. It is the path of Islam, the boundaries of which are set by the Sharî‘ah and the Sunnah as-Saniyyah. The path of justice and iqtisâd (the lightest, shortest and easiest way of balance and righteousness in every part of life), by following which the rights of every living and lifeless being — including one’s own self — are preserved and protected, whereas any deviation from it constitutes a direct transgression against the rights of creation and one’s own self. The luminous, easiest, safest and most direct highway of the Qur’an — in stark contrast to the grueling, perilous paths of dhalâlah and denial — trodden by the Prophets, awliyâ, siddîqîn and salîhîn.

اِهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ

"Guide us to as-sirât al-mustaqîm.” (Al-Fâtiha 1:6)

اِنِّي تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمْ مَا مِنْ دَابَّةٍ إِلَّا هُوَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا إِنَّ رَبِّي عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ

"Indeed, I do tawakkul in Allah, my Rabb and your Rabb. There is no moving creature but that He holds it by its forelock [control it completely]. Indeed, my Rabb is on as-sirât al-mustaqîm." (Hûd 11:56)

وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ رَبِّي وَرَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُوهُ هَذَا صِرَاطٌ مُسْتَقِيمٌ

"And indeed, Allah is my Rabb and your Rabb, so perform ‘ibâdah to Him. That is as-sirât al-mustaqîm." (Maryam 19:36)

وَأَنِ اعْبُدُونِي هَذَا صِرَاطٌ مُسْتَقِيمٌ

"And that you perform ‘ibâdah to Me. That is as-sirât al-mustaqîm." (Yâsîn 36:61 )

(Please refer to the Compilation on As-Sirât Al-Mustaqîm.)