What is the difference in connotation between "al-ṣirāṭ" (the path/way) and "al-ṭarīq" (the road/way), and what did the word "al-ṣirāṭ" convey that the word "al-ṭarīq" did not in His, the Almighty's, saying: "Guide us to the straight path"?
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The 'Sirat' (path) and 'Tariq' (road) have the same meaning, but some scholars differentiated between them, stating that the Sirat is the paved, submissive, easy path.
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