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Al-Baqarah 128

Ayah 128 of 286 · Medinan

رَبَّنَا وَٱجۡعَلۡنَا مُسۡلِمَيۡنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَآ أُمَّةٗ مُّسۡلِمَةٗ لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبۡ عَلَيۡنَآۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٢٨

Our Lord, and make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You. And show us our rites [of worship] and accept our repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. رَبَّنَاOur Lordrabbanā
  2. وَٱجۡعَلۡنَا[and] Make uswa-ij'ʿalnā
  3. مُسۡلِمَيۡنِboth submissivemus'limayni
  4. لَكَto Youlaka
  5. وَمِنAnd fromwamin
  6. ذُرِّيَّتِنَآour offspringdhurriyyatinā
  7. أُمَّةٗa communityummatan
  8. مُّسۡلِمَةٗsubmissivemus'limatan
  9. لَّكَto Youlaka
  10. وَأَرِنَاAnd show uswa-arinā
  11. مَنَاسِكَنَاour ways of worshipmanāsikanā
  12. وَتُبۡand turnwatub
  13. عَلَيۡنَآۖto usʿalaynā
  14. إِنَّكَIndeed Youinnaka
  15. أَنتَ[You] (are)anta
  16. ٱلتَّوَّابُthe Oft-returningl-tawābu
  17. ٱلرَّحِيمُthe Most Mercifull-raḥīmu

Tafsir

They asked Allah to make them surrender in devotion to His command, humble towards Him, not worshipping anyone besides Him; and to make their children and their descendants a nation who also surrendered in devotion to Him. They also asked Allah to teach them how to worship Him, to forgive them for their faults and shortcomings in doing what He instructed them. He turns to those who ask for forgiveness and is compassionate towards His creation.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran