Nūḥ عليه السلام · moving house
A blessed landing place
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Sūrat Al-Muminoon
23:29 - Extent
- Excerpt within the āyah, shown in full ink against dimmed framing.
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وَقُل رَّبِّ أَنزِلْنِى مُنزَلًۭا مُّبَارَكًۭا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْمُنزِلِينَ
Rabbi ʾanzilnī munzalan mubārakan wa-ʾanta khayru al-munzilīna
English · Marmaduke Pickthall And say: My Lord! Cause me to land at a blessed landing-place, for Thou art Best of all who bring to land.
Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Ve de ki: "Rabbim! Beni mübarek bir yere indir. Sen, konuklatanların en hayırlısısın."
When and why it was said
In the Qur’an (23:29), Nuh asks for a blessed landing after being saved.
Qurʾān 23:29
Commentary — Tafsīr al-Jalālayn
And say upon disembarking from the ship “My Lord cause me to land with a landing read munzalan as the verbal noun as well as the noun of place for ‘landing’; or manzilan as meaning the site of the landing blessed being that landing or place for You are the best of all who bring to land” ’ that which has been mentioned.
Tafsīr al-Jalālayn, al-Maḥallī and al-Suyūṭī. Translated by Feras Hamza. altafsir.com
Reflection
Ask Allah’s blessing when entering a new phase or place.