Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Ibrahim, Ayah 35

Ibrahim · Ayah 35 · View Ayah
وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْ هَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدَ ءَامِنًۭا وَٱجْنُبْنِى وَبَنِىَّ أَن نَّعْبُدَ ٱلْأَصْنَامَ
And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this city [Makkah] secure and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(And when Abraham said) after the building of the House: (My Lord!) O my Lord! (Make safe) such that no turmoil takes place and whoever is in fear finds safety in (this territory) Mecca, (and preserve me and my sons from serving idols) from worshipping idols or fire.

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And mention when Abraham said ‘My Lord make this land Mecca secure — God granted him this petition and thus made it Mecca a sanctuary in which no human blood is shed no person is wronged prey is not hunted and one which is never deserted in any of its parts — and turn me and my sons away from serving idols.

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