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As-Saffat 103

Ayah 103 of 182 · Meccan

فَلَمَّآ أَسۡلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلۡجَبِينِ ١٠٣

And when they had both submitted1 and he put him down upon his forehead,

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 To the command of Allāh.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَلَمَّآThen whenfalammā
  2. أَسۡلَمَاboth of them had submittedaslamā
  3. وَتَلَّهُۥand he put him downwatallahu
  4. لِلۡجَبِينِupon his foreheadlil'jabīni

Tafsir

So when they submitted to Allah and obeyed him, Abraham laid his son down on his forehead, to carry out the order given to him to slaughter his son.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran