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Look up Q-W-M (قوم). You will learn the root means to stand/establish. Mustaqeem becomes "the continuously established path."

By: Islamic Heritage Research Desk

Find a word in Surah Al-Fatiha or Al-Baqarah that confuses you. For example: Mustaqeem (مستقيم). A translation says "straight." But Al-Isfahani explains it implies the path with no deviation, no curvature, and uprightness like a spear.