﴿ عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍۢ مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ ﴾

“pursuing a straight way”

on a ‘alā is semantically connected to the preceding statement straight path that is you follow the way of the prophets before you enjoining the affirmation of God’s Oneness and guidance the emphasis expressed by the oath in ‘by the definitive Qur’ān’ and the remainder of the statement is a response to the disbelievers’ saying to him ‘You have not been sent by God!’ Q. 1343.