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Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 127
وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ ٱلْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ ٱلْبَيْتِ وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ﴿127﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when Ibrâhîm (Abraham) and (his son) Ismâ‘îl (Ishmael) were raising the foundations of the House (the Ka‘bah at Makkah), (saying), "Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us. Verily! You are the All-Hearer, the All-Knower."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
يَرْفَعُ
yarfaʿu
(was) raising
إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ
ib'rāhīmu
Ibrahim
ٱلْقَوَاعِدَ
l-qawāʿida
the foundations
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْبَيْتِ
l-bayti
the House
وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلُ
wa-is'māʿīlu
and Ishmael
رَبَّنَا
rabbanā
(saying), "Our Lord
تَقَبَّلْ
taqabbal
Accept
مِنَّآ ۖ
minnā
from us
إِنَّكَ
innaka
Indeed You
أَنتَ
anta
[You] (are)
ٱلسَّمِيعُ
l-samīʿu
the All-Hearing
ٱلْعَلِيمُ
l-ʿalīmu
the All-Knowing
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127. And when Abraham ؑ and Ishmael ؑ were raising the foundations of the House (the Ka‘bah) [156], they prayed, "Our Lord, accept this from us. Surely, You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing."
[156]
The Construction of the Ka'bah in Different Eras:
Qastallani (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the Ka'bah was constructed ten times. The first time, it was built by the angels. The second time by Adam (peace be upon him) (his age was a thousand years). The third time by Sheeth (peace be upon him) (the son of Adam), and this construction was destroyed in the flood of Nuh (peace be upon him). The fourth time by Ibrahim (peace be upon him), the fifth time by the people of 'Amaliqah, the sixth time by the tribe of Jurhum, the seventh time by Qusayy bin Kilab (who is the ancestor of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ), the eighth time by the Quraysh (before his Prophethood, when the area of Hatim was left out), the ninth time by Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) (during his caliphate), and the tenth time by Hajjaj bin Yusuf. And after that, up to this day, Muslims have continued to have control over this area, and many kings have taken an active part in its construction, repair, and expansion, and this process continues to this day. In this regard, the services of the House of Saud are invaluable and worthy of praise.
[156]
The Construction of the Ka'bah in Different Eras:
Qastallani (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the Ka'bah was constructed ten times. The first time, it was built by the angels. The second time by Adam (peace be upon him) (his age was a thousand years). The third time by Sheeth (peace be upon him) (the son of Adam), and this construction was destroyed in the flood of Nuh (peace be upon him). The fourth time by Ibrahim (peace be upon him), the fifth time by the people of 'Amaliqah, the sixth time by the tribe of Jurhum, the seventh time by Qusayy bin Kilab (who is the ancestor of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ), the eighth time by the Quraysh (before his Prophethood, when the area of Hatim was left out), the ninth time by Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) (during his caliphate), and the tenth time by Hajjaj bin Yusuf. And after that, up to this day, Muslims have continued to have control over this area, and many kings have taken an active part in its construction, repair, and expansion, and this process continues to this day. In this regard, the services of the House of Saud are invaluable and worthy of praise.
