The name of this first sūra means “opening” or “beginning.” The sūra’s path of the blessed on the one hand and the path of those who go astray on the other resembles the dichotomy in Psalm 1, and indeed Sūra 1 seems to serve a function similar to Psalm 1 as the introduction to a collection of texts. 1.2—Praise (be) to God, Lord of the worlds The Quran begins with a prayer addressed to Allah. This short prayer is one of the best-known parts of the Quran to Muslims and non-Muslims