Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 2 Al-Baqarah, Ayat 127-129
وَاِذۡ يَرۡفَعُ اِبۡرٰهٖمُ الۡقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الۡبَيۡتِ وَاِسۡمٰعِيۡلُؕ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلۡ مِنَّا ؕ اِنَّكَ اَنۡتَ السَّمِيۡعُ الۡعَلِيۡمُ
﴿2:127﴾
رَبَّنَا وَاجۡعَلۡنَا مُسۡلِمَيۡنِ لَـكَ وَ مِنۡ ذُرِّيَّتِنَآ اُمَّةً مُّسۡلِمَةً لَّكَ وَاَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبۡ عَلَيۡنَا ۚ اِنَّكَ اَنۡتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيۡمُ
﴿2:128﴾
رَبَّنَا وَابۡعَثۡ فِيۡهِمۡ رَسُوۡلًا مِّنۡهُمۡ يَتۡلُوۡا عَلَيۡهِمۡ اٰيٰتِكَ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ الۡكِتٰبَ وَالۡحِكۡمَةَ وَ يُزَكِّيۡهِمۡؕ اِنَّكَ اَنۡتَ الۡعَزِيۡزُ الۡحَكِيۡمُ
﴿2:129﴾
(2:127) Recall when Abraham and Ishmael raised the foundations of the House,
praying: “Our Lord! Accept this from us; You are All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
(2:128) Our Lord! Make us submissive to You and make out of our descendants
a community that submits itself to You, and show us the ways of Your worship,
and turn to us in mercy. You are Much-Relenting, Most Compassionate. (2:129) Our Lord! Raise up in the midst of our offspring a Messenger from
among them who shall recite to them Your verses, and instruct them in the Book
and in Wisdom, and purify their lives.128 Verily, You are the Most
Mighty, the Most Wise.”129
Notes
128. The term 'purification' used here embraces the purification of beliefs
and outlook, morals, habits and customs, and social, cultural and political
life; the purification of man's life in its totality.
129. This has been said in order to indicate that the advent of Muhammad
(peace be on him) was in fact God's response to the prayer of Abraham (peace
be on him).