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Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 84

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إِذْ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ ﴿84﴾
When he came to his Lord with a pure heart [attached to Allâh Alone and none else, worshipping none but Allâh Alone - true Islâmic Monotheism, pure from the filth of polytheism].
إِذْ idh When
جَآءَ jāa he came
رَبَّهُۥ rabbahu (to) his Lord
بِقَلْبٍۢ biqalbin with a heart
سَلِيمٍ salīmin sound

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(Ayah 84){ اِذْ جَآءَ رَبَّهٗ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيْمٍ :} When, like Nuh (Noah) عليه السلام, he turned to his Lord with a heart purified from shirk (associating partners), doubt, hypocrisy, envy, malice, rebellion, and every ailment, with utmost sincerity and humility.

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84. When he came to his Lord with a pure [48] heart.

[48] That is, he completely detached himself from the beliefs and customs of his society, his environment, his family, and all kinds of people, and surrendered himself to his Lord, so that whatever guidance or command came from You, he would accept it without any objection and bow my head in submission.