Mūsā عليه السلام · after being angry with a sibling
Forgive me and my brother
- Source
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Sūrat Al-A'raaf
7:151 - Extent
- Excerpt within the āyah, shown in full ink against dimmed framing.
- Text
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قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِأَخِى وَأَدْخِلْنَا فِى رَحْمَتِكَ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ
Rabbi ighfir lī wa-liʾakhī wa-ʾadkhilnā fī raḥmatika wa-ʾanta ʾarḥamu ar-rāḥimīna
English · Marmaduke Pickthall He said: My Lord! Have mercy on me and on my brother; bring us into Thy mercy, Thou the Most Merciful of all who show mercy.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Musa dedi ki: "Ey Rabbim! Beni ve kardeşimi bağışla! Bizi rahmetinin içine al. Sen merhametlilerin en merhametlisisin."
When and why it was said
In the Qur’an (7:151), Musa asks forgiveness for himself and his brother and seeks Allah’s mercy.
Qurʾān 7:151
Commentary — Tafsīr al-Jalālayn
He said ‘My Lord forgive me what I have done to my brother and my brother he includes him in the supplication in order to reconcile him and to fend off any gloating over his misfortune and admit us into Your mercy for You are the Most Merciful of the merciful’.
Tafsīr al-Jalālayn, al-Maḥallī and al-Suyūṭī. Translated by Feras Hamza. altafsir.com
Reflection
Ask Allah’s mercy for yourself and those you love.