The Holy Quran 19:47 — Surah Maryam

Arabic text

قَالَ سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَيْكَ ۖ سَأَسْتَغْفِرُ لَكَ رَبِّىٓ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِى حَفِيًّا

Translation

(Greeting his father as he left,) Ibraheem said, "Peace be on you. (Because Ibraheem عليه الصلاة والسلام thought that Allaah would still guide his father, he added,) I shall shortly seek forgiveness from my Rabb on your behalf. He has always been compassionate (kind) towards me."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The parting of Ibrahim ﵇ from his father: this is a salam of farewell, or of breaking off, just as in our idiom on such an occasion people say: “If that is how things are, then here is our salam to you.

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