Quran Chapter 2- 127 & 128 (Pt-1, Stg-1) (L-154) - درس قرآن
Supplication for Muslim Ummah
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
BisMillaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَٰهِۦمُ ٱلْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ ٱلْبَيْتِوَإِسْمَٰعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّآ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ (127
رَبَّنَا وَٱجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَآ أُمَّةً مُّسْلِمَةً لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَاوَتُبْ عَلَيْنَآ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ (128
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127.
And when Abraham and Ishmael were raising the foundations of the House,
(Abraham and Ishmael prayed): Our Lord! Accept from us (this duty) Lo! Thou,
only Thou, art the Hearer, the Knower.
128.
Our Lord! And make us submissive unto Thee and of our seed a nation
submissive unto Thee, and show us our ways of worship, and relent toward us.
Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Relenting, the Merciful.
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127. Wa ‘iz yarfa-‘u ‘Ibraa-hiimul-qawaa-‘ida
minal-Bayti wa ‘Ismaa-‘iil. Rabbanaa ta-qabbal minnaa ‘InnaKa
‘An-tas-Samii-‘ul-‘Aliim.
128. Rabbanaa waj-‘alnaa Muslimayni laKa wa
min-zur-riyyatinaaa ‘Ummatam-Mus-limatal-laK; wa ‘arinaa
ma-naasikanaa wa tub ‘alaynaa ‘InnaKa ‘Antat-Tawwaabur-Rahiim.
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Commentary
Yarfa-‘u – (were raising),
foundation of the Building of Ka
Muslimayni – (the Obedient, submissive), it
aims towards two meanings.
·
The
Believers of the Oneness of God Almighty.
·
Those
people, who remain bound in the common instructions and orders of Islam.
Prophets Abraham and Ishmael (peace be upon Them) were
already Muslims at that time. Aim of this prayer was “increase our obedience
and keep us steadfast”. Its singular is Muslim. Islam is also from its origin.
The literal meanings of Muslim are ‘well wisher, security provider, submissive
and obedient.
‘Ummatam-Mus-limatan – (Submissive group/class),
‘Ummah means group and
class. Mus-limah means submissive, obedient. It may be
applied fully and only on the nation of Last Messenger of God Almighty (glory,
grace, blessings and peace be upon Him).
Ma-naasikanaa – (our ways of worship for
performing Pilgrimage), it means “the religious methods particularly of performing
Hajj”. These are also called the customs of Hajj (Pilgrimage).
When Prophets Abraham and Ishmael (peace be upon Them)
were raising the foundations of Ka’-bah,
alongside they were praying, “Our Lord! Accept from us (this duty) Lo! Thou,
only Thou, art the Hearer, the Knower. Our Lord! And make us submissive unto
Thee and of our seed a nation submissive unto Thee, and show us our ways of
worship, and relent toward us. Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Relenting, the
Merciful”.
