The Holy Quran 14:36 — Surah Ibrahim

Arabic text

رَبِّ إِنَّهُنَّ أَضْلَلْنَ كَثِيرًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ ۖ فَمَن تَبِعَنِى فَإِنَّهُۥ مِنِّى ۖ وَمَنْ عَصَانِى فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

Translation

"O my Rabb! Indeed these idols have misled many people. So whoever will follow me (by believing in Towheed), then he is certainly from me (from among the adherents of my religion). And whoever will disobey me, then (I pray that you give him the ability to obey me because) surely You are Most Forgiving, Most Merciful."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, these stone idols became the cause of the misguidance of many people. that is, whoever adopted the path of pure tawhid (the absolute oneness of Allah) and heeded my word belongs to my community. And whoever did not heed it and turned away from our path — You, by Your forgiveness and mercy, can grant him tawfiq (divine enabling) to repent.

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