Transliteration:( Rabbanaa wab'as feehim Rasoolam minhum yatloo 'alaihim aayaatika wa yu'allimuhumul Kitaaba wal Hikmata wa yuzakkeehim; innaka Antal 'Azeezul Hakeem )
"Our Lord! And send among them a Messenger from themselves who will recite to them Your verses [260], teach them the Scripture and wisdom [262], and purify them [263]. Indeed, You are the Most Exalted, the All-Wise."
This verse refers to the du‘ā of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) in which he prayed for:
A Messenger to be raised from among his descendants
Who would recite Allah’s verses to the people
And be from among them (the Arabs)
📌 This du‘ā was accepted and fulfilled in the Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, who is:
The final Messenger
The glad tidings of Hazrat Isa (AS)
And the fulfillment of Hazrat Ibrahim’s prayer
It must be remembered that the Holy Prophet ﷺ was born into the class of true believers.
His forefathers were all monotheists, and protected from:
Idolatry
Infidelity
Adultery
Other such evils
📚 This is a result of Hazrat Ibrahim’s blessed du‘ā, and is elaborated in detail in works like Tafseer Naeemi.
Hazrat Ibrahim’s du‘ā included several distinct requests regarding the Holy Prophet ﷺ, all of which were fulfilled:
He be born in Makkah
Be a Messenger with a revealed Book (Qur’an)
Be blessed with wisdom (interpreted as Hadith)
Be a universal educator, taught by Allah Himself
His companions be pure believers, not sinners or wrongdoers
📌 From this, it is clear that those who accuse the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ of sinfulness or hypocrisy are, in essence, rejecting the accepted du‘ā of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS).
How blessed and fortunate is that Ummah who were purified completely by the most enlightened Messenger ﷺ.
This verse also reminds us that the Holy Ka'bah, where this du‘ā was made, is a place of accepted prayers, and the Prophet’s ﷺ arrival is the greatest manifestation of its acceptance.
The tafsir of Surah Baqarah verse 128 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Baqarah ayat 126 which provides the complete commentary from verse 126 through 128.
(2:129) Our Lord! Raise up in the midst of our offspring a Messenger from among them who shall recite to them Your verses, and instruct them in the Book and in Wisdom, and purify their lives.[128] Verily, You are the Most Mighty, the Most Wise.”[129]
128. The term ‘purification’ used here embraces the purification of beliefs and outlook, morals, habits and customs, and social, cultural and political life; the purification of man’s life in its totality.
129. This has been said in order to indicate that the advent of Muhammad (peace be on him) was in fact God’s response to the prayer of Abraham (peace be on him).
[44]- Honored for absolute power associated with wisdom and justice.
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