Prayer For The Muslim Nation (Ummah)

 

Supplication for Muslim Nation (L-154)

وَإِذ يَرفَعُ إِبراهيمُ القَواعِدَ مِنَ البَيتِ وَإِسماعيلُ رَبَّنا تَقَبَّل مِنّا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّميعُ العَليمُ127.  رَبَّنا وَاجعَلنا مُسلِمَينِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنا أُمَّةً مُسلِمَةً لَكَ وَأَرِنا مَناسِكَنا وَتُب عَلَينا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ التَّوّابُ الرَّحيمُ128.

127.  Wa ‘iz yarfa-‘u ‘Ibraa-hiimul-qawaa-‘ida minal-Bayti wa ‘Ismaa-‘iil.  Rabbanaa ta-qabbal minnaa ‘InnaKa ‘An-tas-Samii-‘ul-‘Aliim. 128.  Rabbanaa waj-‘alnaa Muslimayni laKa wa min-zur-riyyatinaaa    ‘Ummatam-Mus-limatal-laK; wa ‘arinaa ma-naasikanaa wa tub ‘alaynaa ‘InnaKa ‘Antat-Tawwaabur-Rahiim.

127.  As Abraham raises the foundations of the House, together with Ishmael, “Our Lord, accept it from us, You are the Hearer, the Knower. 128.  Our Lord, and make us submissive to You, and from our descendants a community submissive to You. And show us our rites, and accept our repentance. You are the Acceptor of Repentance, the Merciful.

Prophets Abraham and Ishmael (Peace be upon them) were already Muslims at that time. Aim of this prayer was “Increase our obedience and keep us steadfast!”. Its singular is Muslim. Islam is also from its origin. The literal meanings of Muslim are ‘well wisher, security provider, submissive and obedient.

Ma-naasikanaa – (our ways of worship for performing Pilgrimage), it means “the religious ways particularly of performing Hajj”. These are also called the customs of Hajj (Pilgrimage).

When Prophets Abraham and Ishmael (Peace be upon them) were raising the foundations of Ka’-bah, alongside they were praying, “Our Lord! Accept from us (this duty), only You, are the Hearer, the Knower. Our Lord! And make us submissive to You and of our seed a nation submissive to You, and show us our ways of worship, and relent toward us. You, only You, are the Relenting, the Merciful”. https://youtu.be/CsGUvQ7INJc