سورة یسٓ
Surah Yâ Sîn 36:4
O Perfect Man! · Verse 4 of 83
عَلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ
Abdul Mannan Omar
(Standing) on the right and straight path.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
On a Straight Way.
Ahmed Ali
On a path that is straight, --
12 more translations
Ali Unal
Upon a straight path.
Daryabadi
upon the straight path.
Faridul Haque
On the Straight Path.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
On a right way.
Maulvi Sher Ali
On the right path.
Muhammad Asad
pursuing a straight way
Muhammad Musin Khan
On a Straight Path (i.e. on Allah's religion of Islamic Monotheism).
Muhammad Pickthall
On a straight path,
Muhammad Sarwar
and that you follow the right path.
Muhammed ali Shakir
On a right way.
Rashad Khalifa
On a straight path.
Shabbir Ahmed
On a straight path.
Commentary 36:4 The path shown by the Holy Prophet (pbuh) is the straightest (cf.1:6), and therefore shortest straight path (صِرَاطٍمُّسْتَقِيمٍ) leading to the Exalted…
عَلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
36:4 The path shown by the Holy Prophet (pbuh) is the straightest (cf.1:6), and therefore shortest straight path (صِرَاطٍمُّسْتَقِيمٍ) leading to the Exalted Almighty Being. This illuminated path, free from crookedness, extremes and flaws, is the path that protects us from falling into pits of difficulties and darkness. It enables us to attain spiritual heights in the shortest possible time, as we are guided directly through this Divine Revelation (الْقُرْآنِ). This verse marks the distinction between a Prophet and a philosopher. The philosopher’s quest for the truth is time-consuming, and he wanders through a labyrinth of abstract ideas and logic, and often gets lost in the quest, as his conclusions are faulty when his assumptions are erroneous. A Prophet of Allâh receives his knowledge directly through the Divine Revelation, without the need for abstraction and intricate and possibly flawed, logical deductions.