The Holy Quran 37:107 — Surah As-Saffat

Arabic text

وَفَدَيْنَـٰهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ

Translation

And We ransomed (saved) him (Ismaa'eel عليه الصلاة والسلام) with a grand (mighty) sacrifice (a ram from Jannah, which Ibraheem عليه الصلاة والسلام then slaughtered in the place of Ismaa'eel عليه الصلاة والسلام).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The arrival of the ram for the sacrifice: that is, [an animal] of high rank which came from Paradise, or else very precious, fat and sturdy. Then [Allah] established this very rite of sacrifice for ever as a magnificent commemoration of Isma'il ﵇.

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