Safety for Makkah and protection from idolatry
Arabic, transliteration, meaning, and source.
وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْ هَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدَ ءَامِنًۭا وَٱجْنُبْنِى وَبَنِىَّ أَن نَّعْبُدَ ٱلْأَصْنَامَ
wa-idh qāla ib'rāhīmu rabbi ij'ʿal hādhā l-balada āminan wa-uj'nub'nī wabaniyya an naʿbuda l-aṣnāma
Meaning
And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this city [Makkah] secure and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols
Word by word
- وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
- قَالَqālasaid
- إِبْرَٰهِيمُib'rāhīmuIbrahim
- رَبِّrabbiMy Lord
- ٱجْعَلْij'ʿalMake
- هَـٰذَاhādhāthis
- ٱلْبَلَدَl-baladacity
- ءَامِنًۭاāminansafe
- وَٱجْنُبْنِىwa-uj'nub'nīand keep me away
- وَبَنِىَّwabaniyyaand my sons
- أَنanthat
- نَّعْبُدَnaʿbudawe worship
- ٱلْأَصْنَامَl-aṣnāmathe idols
Reference
Source: Quran 14:35.
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