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Surah Nooh (71) — Ayah 28

Noah · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 571

رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِىَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًۢا ﴿28﴾
"My Lord! Forgive me, and my parents, and him who enters my home as a believer, and all the believing men and women. And to the Zâlimûn (polytheists, wrong-doers, and disbelievers) grant You no increase but destruction!"
رَّبِّ rabbi My Lord
ٱغْفِرْ igh'fir Forgive
لِى me
وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ waliwālidayya and my parents
وَلِمَن waliman and whoever
دَخَلَ dakhala enters
بَيْتِىَ baytiya my house
مُؤْمِنًۭا mu'minan a believer
وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ walil'mu'minīna and the believing men
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ wal-mu'mināti and the believing women
وَلَا walā And (do) not
تَزِدِ tazidi increase
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers
إِلَّا illā except
تَبَارًۢا tabāran (in) destruction

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(Ayah 28) {رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِيْ وَ لِوَالِدَيَّ … :} In this verse, there is mention of the supplication for forgiveness made by Nuh (peace be upon him) for himself, for his parents, and for those believers who, believing in the prophecy of punishment, gathered at his house to be saved from it and to board the ark. Along with this, he first prayed for forgiveness for all believing men and women, and supplicated for further destruction for the disbelievers. From this, it is also understood that the parents of Nuh (peace be upon him) were monotheists.

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28. 1 He invoked a curse against the disbelievers and supplicated for forgiveness for the believers.
28. 2 This curse is for the oppressors until the Day of Judgment, just as the mentioned supplication is for all believing men and all believing women.

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O my Lord! Forgive me, my parents, and whoever enters my house as a believer [17], and all believing men and women, and increase the destruction for the wrongdoers.

[17]
The Curse of Sayyiduna Nuh Against the Disbelievers:

The first part of the supplication of Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him) was regarding the disbelievers, about whom he said, based on his own experience, that they are such immoral people that even from their offspring, only shameless, immoral, disobedient, and ungrateful people to Allah will be born. Not only will they themselves not believe, but they will also try to mislead others.

Supplication of Goodness for Himself and the Believers:

The second part of this supplication, which is for himself and all the believers, contains considerable gentleness, flexibility, and broad-heartedness. That is, first of all, he prayed for forgiveness of his own shortcomings, then for his parents, then for those who, by believing, enter his house, mosque, or ark. Then also for those believing men and women who will believe after this supplication or after him. After this supplication, he once again emphatically said that there should be no leniency in the destruction of this unjust nation.