Tafheem ul Quran

Surah 37. As-Saffat

وَ قَالَAnd he saidاِنِّیْIndeed I amذَاهِبٌgoingاِلٰیtoرَبِّیْmy Lordسَیَهْدِیْنِ He will guide me

Translation

(37:99) Abraham said:54 “I am going to my Lord;55 He will guide me.

Notes

54. After being delivered from the fire, Abraham decided to bid adieu to his homeland. He uttered the words, "I am going to my Lord" at the time of his departure.

55. Abraham's words, "I am going to my Lord", mean that he was leaving his hearth and home in God's cause. His people had turned against him on account of his exclusive devotion and allegiance to God. Also, there was no particular place to which Abraham could go. Hence, he was setting out for God's sake, and in so doing, his trust was entirely in Him. He was ready to go wherever God wanted to take him.