سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 193
رَّبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِى لِلْإِيمَـٰنِ أَنْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَـَٔامَنَّا ۚ رَبَّنَا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّـَٔاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ ﴿193﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Our Lord! Verily, we have heard the call of one (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) calling to Faith: ‘Believe in your Lord,’ and we have believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and expiate from us our evil deeds, and make us die (in the state of righteousness) along with Al-Abrâr (the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
رَّبَّنَآ
rabbanā
Our Lord
إِنَّنَا
innanā
indeed we
سَمِعْنَا
samiʿ'nā
[we] heard
مُنَادِيًۭا
munādiyan
a caller
يُنَادِى
yunādī
calling
لِلْإِيمَـٰنِ
lil'īmāni
to the faith
أَنْ
an
that
ءَامِنُوا۟
āminū
Believe
بِرَبِّكُمْ
birabbikum
in your Lord
فَـَٔامَنَّا ۚ
faāmannā
so we have believed
رَبَّنَا
rabbanā
Our Lord
فَٱغْفِرْ
fa-igh'fir
so forgive
لَنَا
lanā
for us
ذُنُوبَنَا
dhunūbanā
our sins
وَكَفِّرْ
wakaffir
and remove
عَنَّا
ʿannā
from us
سَيِّـَٔاتِنَا
sayyiātinā
our evil deeds
وَتَوَفَّنَا
watawaffanā
and cause us to die
مَعَ
maʿa
with
ٱلْأَبْرَارِ
l-abrāri
the righteous
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
"Our Lord! We have heard a caller calling to faith [193], saying, 'Believe in your Lord,' so we have believed. Our Lord, forgive us our sins, remove our misdeeds from us, and cause us to die with the righteous."
The Solution to the Mystery of the Universe and the Place of Man Within It:
The caller refers to the Messenger of Allah, who guides mankind in the light of divine revelation. This is a special favor from Allah that He did not leave this mystery solely to human intellect, but rather, by sending His messengers and revealing scriptures, He Himself explained the solution to this mystery. Man has been informed that his true position in the universe is that he is the noblest of all creatures. Nothing in the universe can harm or benefit him . All his benefit and harm is in the hands of the Creator and Master who is the Creator of this entire universe. Then, it is through the messengers and the scriptures that man has been told the purpose of his life: that he should worship only Allah and live in this world in such a way that he attains salvation in the Hereafter. Along with this, he has also been told not to rely solely on his good deeds, but to continue seeking forgiveness for his sins from Allah and to keep praying for goodness.
The Solution to the Mystery of the Universe and the Place of Man Within It:
The caller refers to the Messenger of Allah, who guides mankind in the light of divine revelation. This is a special favor from Allah that He did not leave this mystery solely to human intellect, but rather, by sending His messengers and revealing scriptures, He Himself explained the solution to this mystery. Man has been informed that his true position in the universe is that he is the noblest of all creatures. Nothing in the universe can harm or benefit him . All his benefit and harm is in the hands of the Creator and Master who is the Creator of this entire universe. Then, it is through the messengers and the scriptures that man has been told the purpose of his life: that he should worship only Allah and live in this world in such a way that he attains salvation in the Hereafter. Along with this, he has also been told not to rely solely on his good deeds, but to continue seeking forgiveness for his sins from Allah and to keep praying for goodness.
