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A Muslim asks Allah: “Guide us to the Straight Path.” This is a weighty supplication full of meaning. It has been prescribed for us by none other than our Lord who, in His infinite wisdom, has commanded us to repeat it in every unit of prayer that we offer. It is a verse of the opening chapter of the Qur'ân, and our prayers are not valid if we fail to recite this chapter therein. No other chapter of the Qur'ân can be recited as an alternative. We can be certain that there is great wisdom behind this command.