Abū Jaʿfar said: God described it as straight only because it is correct with no error in it. And some ignorant people claimed that He called it straight because of its leading its people straight to Paradise. That is an interpretation contrary to the interpretation of all the scholars of Tafsir, and the consensus of all of them against it is sufficient proof of its error.
The discourse regarding the interpretation of His statement: {The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor}.
And His statement, (The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor), is a clarification of the straight path: which path is it? Since every way among the ways of truth is a straight path. So it was said to Muḥammad, peace and blessings of God be upon him: Say, O Muḥammad: Guide us, O our Lord, to the straight path, the path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor through obedience to You and worship of You—among Your angels, Your prophets, the truthful ones, the martyrs, and the righteous.
And that is similar to what our Lord, magnificent is His praise, said in His Revelation: {And if they had done what they were instructed, it would have been better for them and a firmer confirmation. And then We would have given them from Us a great reward. And We would have guided them
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