| protecting us against our frailties and weaknesses, and granting us the honor of being in Paradise | '' Then it will be said: "O Ibrahim! This supplication also asks Allah not to disgrace or disfavor us on the Day of Judgment, since this is a Day in which:• This is a continuation of the previous Ayah and it refers to the Day of Judgment, a day when all persons are on equal footing in their rights before Allah and have to account for their deeds, intentions, behavior, and work during their earthly life |
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| But you may say how can a Prophet pray for the welfare of a pagan or even someone who associates others with Allah?! Nay, their wishes won't come true, but Allah's promise will, and He has warned people, but they did not heed | Somali - Abduh : Igana yeel kuwa Dhaxli Janada Naciimo• The Day when neither wealth nor offspring will be of any avail |
except for him who came to Allah with a sincere heart.
| The answer is that Prophet Ibrahim had promised his father sometime before that he would pray for him | The important aspect that helps distinguish the good from the bad, the saved from the doomed, will be the quality of their work for Allah during their lifetime and the sincerity of their effort in that regard |
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| and favor me with honorable mention among the posterity, Prophet Ibrahim asked Allah's help in later generations too, so that those generations will keep carrying on the Message of Allah which Ibrahim brought to the world, and to abide by it | Bestow Hukm on me, and join me with the righteous |
Even his father was one of them, continuing his pagan religion and worshiping idols.
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