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Ibrahim (Abraham)

Verse 36of 52

رَبِّ إِنَّهُنَّ أَضْلَلْنَ كَثِيرًۭا مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ ۖ فَمَن تَبِعَنِى فَإِنَّهُۥ مِنِّى ۖ وَمَنْ عَصَانِى فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ﴿٣٦

Translation (Sahih International)

My Lord, indeed they have led astray many among the people. So whoever follows me - then he is of me; and whoever disobeys me - indeed, You are [yet] Forgiving and Merciful.

Word-by-word meaning

رَبِّrabbiMy Lord
إِنَّهُنَّinnahunnaIndeed, they
أَضْلَلْنَaḍlalnahave led astray
كَثِيرًۭاkathīranmany
مِّنَminaamong
ٱلنَّاسِ ۖl-nāsithe mankind
فَمَنfamanSo whoever
تَبِعَنِىtabiʿanīfollows me
فَإِنَّهُۥfa-innahuthen indeed, he
مِنِّى ۖminnī(is) of me
وَمَنْwamanand whoever
عَصَانِىʿaṣānīdisobeys me
فَإِنَّكَfa-innakathen indeed, You
غَفُورٌۭghafūrun(are) Oft-Forgiving
رَّحِيمٌۭraḥīmunMost Merciful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

brahim's Supplication to Allah when He brought Isma`il to MakkahAllah mentions here, while bringing forth more evidences against Arab polytheists, that the Sacred House in Makkah was established on the worship of Allah alone, without partners.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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