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Al-Isra (The Night Journey)

Verse 24of 111

وَٱخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِى صَغِيرًۭا﴿٢٤

Translation (Sahih International)

And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say, "My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small."

Word-by-word meaning

وَٱخْفِضْwa-ikh'fiḍAnd lower
لَهُمَاlahumāto them
جَنَاحَjanāḥa(the) wing
ٱلذُّلِّl-dhuli(of) humility
مِنَmina(out) of
ٱلرَّحْمَةِl-raḥmati[the] mercy
وَقُلwaquland say
رَّبِّrabbiMy Lord
ٱرْحَمْهُمَاir'ḥamhumāHave mercy on both of them
كَمَاkamāas
رَبَّيَانِىrabbayānīthey brought me up
صَغِيرًۭاṣaghīran(when I was) small

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Command to Worship Allah Alone and to be Dutiful to One's ParentsAllah commands us to worship Him alone, with no partner or associate. The word Qada normally having the meaning of decree here means "commanded". Mujahid said thatوَقُضِىَ(And He has Qada) means enjoined. This is also how Ubayy bin Ka`b, Ibn Mas`ud and Ad-Dahhak bin Muzahim recited the Ayah as:«وَوَصَّى رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاه»"And your Lord has Wassa enjoined that you worship none but Him.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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