وَٱخۡفِضۡ
لَهُمَا
جَنَاحَ
ٱلذُّلِّ
مِنَ
ٱلرَّحۡمَةِ
وَقُل
رَّبِّ
ٱرۡحَمۡهُمَا
كَمَا
رَبَّيَانِي
صَغِيرٗا
٢٤
And lower unto them the wing of submission through mercy, and say: My Lord! Have mercy on them both as they did care for me when I was little.
— M. Pickthall
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."
— Saheeh International
And, out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, and say: "My Lord! bestow on them thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood."
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Command to Worship Allah Alone and to be Dutiful to One's Parents
Allah 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 that
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(And He has Qada) means enjoined. This is also how Ubayy bin
…The Command to Worship Allah Alone and to be Dutiful to One's Parents
Allah commands us to worship Him alone, with no partner or associate. The word Qa
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