Chapter 338
Remembrance 4 from Chapter 338
Arabic
Context
I say that similar to this is the saying of Allah 
in Sūrat Ibrāhīm: “[Remember] when Ibrāhīm said, ‘Lord, make this city a place of security, and protect my sons and me from worshipping idols.” [6].
References
[6] Qur’ān 14:35. He means that this long du‘ā’ does not exceed seven requests. “When Ibrāhīm said, ‘My Lord, make this land a place of safety and keep me and my sons from worshipping idols. My Lord, they have misguided many of mankind. If anyone follows me, he is with me; but if anyone disobeys me, You are Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. Our Lord, I have settled some of my offspring by Your Sacred House in an uncultivated valley. Our Lord, let them establish ṣalāh . Make the hearts of mankind incline towards them and provide them with fruits, so that perhaps they may be thankful. Our Lord, You know what we keep hidden and what we divulge. Nothing is hidden from Allah either on the earth or in heaven. Praise be to Allah Who, despite my old age, has given me Ismā‘īl and Isḥāq. My Lord is the Hearer of Prayer. My Lord, make me and my descendants people who establish ṣalāh . My Lord, accept my prayer. Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day the Reckoning takes place.’”