(2) the Compassionate, [Arabic: ar-raḥmāni r-raḥīm (2)] the Merciful (3) King of the Day [Arabic: māliki yawmi d-dīn (3)] of Reckoning (= day of judgment.) II. .II (1) Thee only do we [Arabic: ʾiyyāka naʿbudu (1)] worship, (2) and Thee only do [Arabic: wa-ʾiyyāka nastaʿīn (2)] we ask for aid. (3) Guide us in the [Arabic: ihdinā ṣ-ṣirāṭa l-mustaqīm (3)] right Path (that is) III. the Path of those [Arabic: ṣirāṭa llaḏīna] .III (1) to whom Thou [Arabic: ʾanʿamta ʿalayhim (1)] art gracious, (2) who are not objects [Arabic: ġayri l-maġḍūbi ʿalayhim (2)] of wrath, (3) and who go not [Arabic: wa-lā ḍ-ḍāllīn (3)] astray. _Amen_[12] [Arabic: āmīn] The whole Sura divides itself into three parts and each part into three divisions thus:-- Part I.--_Nature of God_. Three principal attributes of God:-- (1) Creator or Nourisher [Arabic: Rab] (2) Protector [Arabic: raḥmāni wa r-raḥīm] (3) Adjuster [Arabic: māliki yawmi d-dīn] Part II.--_Man's duty to God_ lies in, (1) Worship [Arabic: ʿibādat] (2) Seeking His Protection [Arabic: Isti'anāt] (3) Seeking His Guidance [Arabic: Istihdā] Part III.--_The Straight Path_ [Arabic: islām = madhab] _for Man_ being:-- (1) the path of Grace (= path of those who obtain Grace) (2) not the Path of Sin (=path of those who deliberately go wrong). (3) nor the Path of Error (=path of those who by mistake go astray). Observe:-- (_a_) Each of the three duties in the second part corresponds with the three attributes mentioned in the first part. (_b_) The third part, the Path of Grace, _i.e._, the straight path, is _the mean between two extremes_--the path of deliberate sinners on the one hand and the path of unwitting stragglers on the other. (_c_) The Islamic prayer is simpler than the Christian prayer. I do not say the one is good and the other is bad. No; _both_ are _very_ good indeed, but the one _seems simpler_ than the other. Compare them. _The Christian Prayer._ _The Muslim Prayer._ THE LORD'S PRAYER. THE FATIHA. _Adoration._ _Adoration._ (_a_) Our Father which art in (_a_) Praise be to God, Lord heaven, Hallowed be thy of the worlds, the compassionate, name. Thy Kingdom the merciful, King of the day come. of reckoning. _Submission._ _Submission._ (_b_) Thy will be done in earth (_b_) Thee only do we worship and as it is in heaven. of Thee only do we ask aid. _Supplication._ _Supplication._