Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 14 Ibrahim, Ayat 37-37
رَبَّنَاۤ اِنِّىۡۤ اَسۡكَنۡتُ مِنۡ ذُرِّيَّتِىۡ بِوَادٍ غَيۡرِ ذِىۡ زَرۡعٍ عِنۡدَ بَيۡتِكَ الۡمُحَرَّمِۙ رَبَّنَا لِيُقِيۡمُوۡا الصَّلٰوةَ فَاجۡعَلۡ اَ فۡـئِدَةً مِّنَ النَّاسِ تَهۡوِىۡۤ اِلَيۡهِمۡ وَارۡزُقۡهُمۡ مِّنَ الثَّمَرٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَشۡكُرُوۡنَ
﴿14:37﴾
(14:37) "Our Lord! I have made some of my offspring settle in a barren valley
near Your Sacred House! Our Lord! I did so that they may establish Prayer. So
make the hearts of people affectionately inclined to them, and provide them
with fruits for their sustenance50 that they may give thanks.
Notes
50. Allah granted this prayer of Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him). That
was why people from the whole of Arabia used to come there for Hajj and Umrah
at the time of the revelation of this Surah, and now people gather there from
all over the world.
Besides this, there is plenty of food and fruit in all seasons of the year,
though the valley is absolutely barren and no vegetation grows in it even for
animals.