The Holy Quran 2:126 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْ هَـٰذَا بَلَدًا ءَامِنًا وَٱرْزُقْ أَهْلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ مِنْهُم بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ ۖ قَالَ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَأُمَتِّعُهُۥ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ أَضْطَرُّهُۥٓ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

Translation

(Remember) When Ibraheem said, "O my Rabb! Make this (city of Makkah) a city of safety (of peace) and feed with fruit those inhabitants who believe in Allaah and the Last Day." (Allaah accepted this prayer and made Makkah a place where no killing should take place, no plants should be uprooted and no animal hunted. Allaah also saw to it that Makkah receives food and products from the entire world.) Allaah said, "As for him who carries out kufr, I shall grant him enjoyment for a while, after which I will drive (compel) him into the punishment of the Fire (in the Aakhirah). It is the worst of places to be."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The supplication of Ibrahim ﵇: at the time of building the Kaaba, Ibrahim ﵇ prayed that this open ground would become an inhabited and secure city — and so it came to pass. That is, provide those of its inhabitants who are believers with fruits as sustenance; he did not pray for the disbelievers, so that the place would remain free of the taint of disbelief.

Preview. The full text opens with JavaScript enabled.