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Surah Ibrahim, Ayah 37 (14:37)

إِبْرَاهِيم

رَّبَّنَآ إِنِّىٓ أَسْكَنتُ مِن ذُرِّيَّتِى بِوَادٍ غَيْرِ ذِى زَرْعٍ عِندَ بَيْتِكَ ٱلْمُحَرَّمِ رَبَّنَا …

Quran 14:37 is ayah 37 of Surah Ibrahim (“Abraham”), a Meccan surah of 52 ayahs. It is in Juz 13, on page 260 of the Madani Mushaf.

14:37
رَّبَّنَآإِنِّىٓأَسْكَنتُمِنذُرِّيَّتِىبِوَادٍغَيْرِذِىزَرْعٍعِندَبَيْتِكَٱلْمُحَرَّمِرَبَّنَالِيُقِيمُوا۟ٱلصَّلَوٰةَفَٱجْعَلْأَفِْٔدَةًمِّنَٱلنَّاسِتَهْوِىٓإِلَيْهِمْوَٱرْزُقْهُممِّنَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِلَعَلَّهُمْيَشْكُرُونَ٣٧
rabbanā innī askantu min dhurriyyatī biwādin ghayri dhī zarʿin ʿinda baytika l-muḥarami rabbanā liyuqīmū l-ṣalata fa-ij'ʿal afidatan mina l-nāsi tahwī ilayhim wa-ur'zuq'hum mina l-thamarāti laʿallahum yashkurūna

Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated valley near Your sacred House, our Lord, that they may establish prayer. So make hearts among the people incline toward them and provide for them from the fruits that they might be grateful.(37)

Word by word

  1. رَّبَّنَآrabbanāOur Lord
  2. إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
  3. أَسْكَنتُaskantu[I] have settled
  4. مِنmin(some) of
  5. ذُرِّيَّتِىdhurriyyatīmy offsprings
  6. بِوَادٍbiwādinin a valley
  7. غَيْرِghayrinot
  8. ذِىdhīwith
  9. زَرْعٍzarʿincultivation
  10. عِندَʿindanear
  11. بَيْتِكَbaytikaYour Sacred House
  12. ٱلْمُحَرَّمِl-muḥaramiYour Sacred House
  13. رَبَّنَاrabbanāour Lord
  14. لِيُقِيمُوا۟liyuqīmūThat they may establish
  15. ٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe prayers
  16. فَٱجْعَلْfa-ij'ʿalSo make
  17. أَفِْٔدَةًafidatanhearts
  18. مِّنَminaof
  19. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe men
  20. تَهْوِىٓtahwīincline
  21. إِلَيْهِمْilayhimtowards them
  22. وَٱرْزُقْهُمwa-ur'zuq'humand provide them
  23. مِّنَminawith
  24. ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِl-thamarātithe fruits
  25. لَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahumso that they may
  26. يَشْكُرُونَyashkurūnabe grateful

Tafsir (commentary) of 14:37

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عِندَ بَيْتِكَ الْمُحَرَّمِ

(by Your Sacred House...) then he,

رَبَّنَا لِيُقِيمُواْ الصَّلوةَ

(O our Lord, that they may perform Salah.) Ibn Jarir At-Tabari commented that this, "Refers to his earlier statement,

الْمُحَرَّمِ

(the Sacred...)," meaning, `You have made this House Sacred so that people establish the prayer next to it,'

فَاجْعَلْ أَفْئِدَةً مَّنَ النَّاسِ تَهْوِى إِلَيْهِمْ

(So fill some hearts among men with love towards them,) Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and Sa'id bin Jubayr said, "Had Ibrahim said, `The hearts of mankind', Persians, Romans, the Jews, the Christians and all other people would have gathered around it." However, Ibrahim said,

مِنَ النَّاسِ

(among men), thus making it exclusive to Muslims only. He said next,

وَارْزُقْهُمْ مِّنَ الثَّمَرَتِ

(and (O Allah) provide them with fruits) in order that they may be helped in obeying You, and because this is a barren valley; bring to them fruits that they might eat. Allah accepted Ibrahim's supplication,

أَوَلَمْ نُمَكِّن لَّهُمْ حَرَماً ءَامِناً يُجْبَى إِلَيْهِ ثَمَرَاتُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ رِّزْقاً مِّن لَّدُنَّا

(Have We not established for them a secure sanctuary (Makkah), to which are brought fruits of all kinds, a provision from Ourselves.) 28:57 This only indicates Allah's compassion, kindness, mercy and blessing, in that there are no fruit producing trees in the Sacred City, Makkah, yet all kinds of fruits are being brought to it from all around; this is how Allah accepted the supplication of the Khalil - Allah's intimate friend, Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him.

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