سُوْرَةُ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ
Surah Ibrahim (14) — Ayah 37
رَّبَّنَآ إِنِّىٓ أَسْكَنتُ مِن ذُرِّيَّتِى بِوَادٍ غَيْرِ ذِى زَرْعٍ عِندَ بَيْتِكَ ٱلْمُحَرَّمِ رَبَّنَا لِيُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَٱجْعَلْ أَفْـِٔدَةً مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ تَهْوِىٓ إِلَيْهِمْ وَٱرْزُقْهُم مِّنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْكُرُونَ ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in an uncultivable valley by Your Sacred House (the Ka‘bah at Makkah) in order, O our Lord, that they may perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât). So fill some hearts among men with love towards them, and (O Allâh) provide them with fruits so that they may give thanks.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
رَّبَّنَآ
rabbanā
Our Lord
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed, I
أَسْكَنتُ
askantu
[I] have settled
مِن
min
(some) of
ذُرِّيَّتِى
dhurriyyatī
my offsprings
بِوَادٍ
biwādin
in a valley
غَيْرِ
ghayri
not
ذِى
dhī
with
زَرْعٍ
zarʿin
cultivation
عِندَ
ʿinda
near
بَيْتِكَ
baytika
Your Sacred House
ٱلْمُحَرَّمِ
l-muḥarami
Your Sacred House
رَبَّنَا
rabbanā
our Lord
لِيُقِيمُوا۟
liyuqīmū
That they may establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayers
فَٱجْعَلْ
fa-ij'ʿal
So make
أَفْـِٔدَةًۭ
afidatan
hearts
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
the men
تَهْوِىٓ
tahwī
incline
إِلَيْهِمْ
ilayhim
towards them
وَٱرْزُقْهُم
wa-ur'zuq'hum
and provide them
مِّنَ
mina
with
ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ
l-thamarāti
the fruits
لَعَلَّهُمْ
laʿallahum
so that they may
يَشْكُرُونَ
yashkurūna
be grateful
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
37. 1 مِنْ ذُرِّیَّتِیْ here مِن is for offspring. That is, some say that Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) had eight biological sons, among whom only Prophet Ismail (peace be upon him) was settled here (Fath al-Qadeer).
37. 2 In worship, only prayer is mentioned, which highlights the importance of prayer.
37. 3 Here too, it is for offspring. That some people, meaning Muslims, are intended by this. Just see how Muslims from all over the world gather in Makkah Mukarramah, and apart from Hajj, this continues throughout the year. If Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) had said أَفْئِدَۃَ النَّاسِ (the hearts of the people), then Christians, Jews, Magians, and all other people would have reached Makkah. The مِنْ in مِنَ النَّاسِ has limited this supplication to Muslims (Ibn Kathir).
37. 4 The effect of this supplication can also be seen, that in a barren land like Makkah where there is no fruit-bearing tree, fruits and produce from all over the world are abundantly available, even during Hajj when millions more people arrive there, there is no decrease in the abundance of fruits. It is said that this supplication was made after the construction of the Ka'bah. Whereas the first supplication was made when he left his wife and infant son Ismail there by Allah's command (Ibn Kathir).
37. 2 In worship, only prayer is mentioned, which highlights the importance of prayer.
37. 3 Here too, it is for offspring. That some people, meaning Muslims, are intended by this. Just see how Muslims from all over the world gather in Makkah Mukarramah, and apart from Hajj, this continues throughout the year. If Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) had said أَفْئِدَۃَ النَّاسِ (the hearts of the people), then Christians, Jews, Magians, and all other people would have reached Makkah. The مِنْ in مِنَ النَّاسِ has limited this supplication to Muslims (Ibn Kathir).
37. 4 The effect of this supplication can also be seen, that in a barren land like Makkah where there is no fruit-bearing tree, fruits and produce from all over the world are abundantly available, even during Hajj when millions more people arrive there, there is no decrease in the abundance of fruits. It is said that this supplication was made after the construction of the Ka'bah. Whereas the first supplication was made when he left his wife and infant son Ismail there by Allah's command (Ibn Kathir).
