1:6
Guide us to the straight path
ٱهۡدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ
Surah 1 — Al-Fatiha · The Opening · Verses 1:6–1:7
1:7
The path of those You have blessed, not of those who incur anger nor of those who go astray
صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ غَيۡرِ ٱلۡمَغۡضُوبِ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
Comment
The straight path is not abstract. It is embodied in the lives of those who received Heaven's grace and responded rightly. Divine Principle often presents history as providential history, where central figures either aligned with God's will or failed their responsibility. This verse fits that pattern. There is a blessed course, and there is also the sorrowful history of deviation and rejection.
The verse is significant because it frames restoration historically and morally. Human beings do not merely need sincerity. They need to walk the path that Heaven has opened, avoiding rebellion, resentment, and spiritual blindness. It is a prayer to inherit a victorious tradition rather than repeat the failures of the past.
Comment
This is the cry of fallen humanity. Divine Principle teaches that people lost the original way through the Fall and have wandered through confusion, contradiction, and ignorance. Therefore guidance is not optional. It is central to restoration. The straight path is the path where mind and body become aligned, where love returns to God's order, and where life is lived according to Heaven's purpose.
Rev. Moon consistently taught that truth is given not merely for speculation but to guide human beings back to the original homeland. This verse is therefore deeply significant: it is the prayer of a child asking the Parent of Heaven to lead humanity out of deviation and back into right relationship.