A2noun
صِرَاطٌ
ṣirāṭ
path / way
Example
اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
ihdinā aṣ-ṣirāṭa al-mustaqīm
Guide us to the straight path (1:6)
Grammar
Masculine noun. Synonym of سَبِيلٌ and طَرِيقٌ but used specifically in the Quran for the divinely guided path. Almost always modified by مُسْتَقِيم (straight).
Culture
The 'straight path' (aṣ-ṣirāṭ al-mustaqīm) is the most important concept of guidance in Islam. It also refers to the bridge over Hellfire on the Day of Judgment.