Sufi Qur'an Commentary of Khwajah 'Ubayd Allah AhrarQur'an 1:6, Guide us on the straight pathShow us the straight path, namely, enoble usby bestowing upon us the love of Your Essence, so that we will become freed from paying attention to our selves and other than You; then we will become completely preoccupied with You, knowing none but You and seeing none but You. Or, [another understanding is] show us
(Quoted by Kamal al-Din Husayn
Kashifi,
Mavahib-e 'aliya, Tafsir-e
Husayni,
Tehran: Iqbal, 1317/1938, p.
2--trans. A. Godlasİ1998)
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