وَإِذۡ
يَرۡفَعُ
إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمُ
ٱلۡقَوَاعِدَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡبَيۡتِ
وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلُ
رَبَّنَا
تَقَبَّلۡ
مِنَّآۖ
إِنَّكَ
أَنتَ
ٱلسَّمِيعُ
ٱلۡعَلِيمُ
١٢٧
And ˹remember˺ when Abraham raised the foundation of the House with Ishmael, ˹both praying,˺ “Our Lord! Accept ˹this˺ from us. You are indeed the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
And [mention] when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House and [with him] Ishmael, [saying], "Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing,1 the Knowing.2
— Saheeh International
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Command to purify the House
Al-Hasan Al-Basri said that,
وَعَهِدْنَآ إِلَى إِبْرَهِيمَ وَإِسْمَعِيلَ
(And We gave Our 'Ahd (command) to Ibrahim and Isma`il) means, "Allah ordered them to purify it from all filth and impurities, of which none should ever touch it." Also, Ibn Jurayj said, "I said to
…The Command to purify the House
Al-Hasan Al-Basri said that,
وَعَهِدْنَآ إِلَى إِبْرَهِيمَ وَإِسْمَعِيلَ
(And We gave Our 'Ahd (command) to Ibrahim and I
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