The Quran

سورة البَقَرَة

Surah Al-Baqarah 2:127

The Cow · Verse 127 of 286

وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And when Abraham raised the foundations of the House and Ismâîl (with him, and they were praying), `Our Lord! accept (this service) from us, You, indeed, You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And remember Abraham and Isma'il raised the foundations of the House (With this prayer): "Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us: For Thou art the All-Hearing, the All-knowing.

Ali Unal

And when Abraham, and Ishmael with him, raised the foundations of the House (they were praying): "Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us. Surely You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

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Daryabadi

And recall what time Ibrahim was raising the foundation of the House and also Ismai´l, praying: our Lord! accept of us; verily Thou! Thou art the Hearer, the Knower!

Faridul Haque

And (remember) when Ibrahim was raising the foundations of the House, along with Ismail; (saying), "Our Lord! Accept it from us; indeed You only are the All Hearing, the All Knowing."

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when Abraham and Ishmael raised the foundations of the House: Our Lord, accept from us; surely Thou art the Hearing, the Knowing.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And remember the time when Abraham and Ishmael raised the foundations of the house, praying, `Our Lord, accept this from us; for thou art the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing;

Muhammad Asad

And when Abraham and Ishmael were raising the foundations of the Temple, [they prayed:] "O our Sustainer! Accept Thou this from us: for, verily, Thou alone art all-hearing, all-knowing!

Muhammad Musin Khan

And (remember) when Ibrahim (Abraham) and (his son) Isma'il (Ishmael) were raising the foundations of the House (the Ka'bah at Makkah), (saying), "Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us. Verily! You are the All-Hearer, the All- Knower."

Muhammad Pickthall

And when Abraham and Ishmael were raising the foundations of the House, (Abraham prayed): Our Lord! Accept from us (this duty). Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Hearer, the Knower.

Muhammad Sarwar

While Abraham and Ishmael were raising the foundation of the house, they prayed, "Lord, accept our labor. You are All-hearing and All-knowing.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And when Ibrahim and Ismail raised the foundations of the House: Our Lord! accept from us; surely Thou art the Hearing, the Knowing:

Rashad Khalifa

As Abraham raised the foundations of the shrine, together with Ismail (they prayed): "Our Lord, accept this from us. You are the Hearer, the Omniscient.

Shabbir Ahmed

As Abraham raised the foundations of the House together with Ishmael, they prayed earnestly, “Our Lord! Accept this (service) from us. You are the Hearer, Knower.”

Commentary 2:127 Abraham was not the founder, but only the rebuilder of the House he raised on the existing foundation. These words inform us that a previous structure…

و وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ الْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

2:127 Abraham was not the founder, but only the rebuilder of the House he raised on the existing foundation. These words inform us that a previous structure existed already. The Holy Qur’ân tells us of Abrahams Prayer in the following words: “O our Lord! I have made some of my offspring to dwell in a valley without cultivation, by the sacred House” (14:37). From this verse, it also becomes evident that a “sacred House” existed before Abraham arrived. Elsewhere the Holy Qur’ân speaks of the House as the first House founded for the good and worship of humankind (3:96). Diodorus Siculus Sisley (60 BC) speaking of the region now known as Hijâz says that this place was “specially honoured by the natives,” and adds, “an altar is there, built of hard stone and very old in years to which the neighbouring peoples throng from all sides.” These words surely refer to the Holy House at Makkah. Ibn ‘Abbâs says it was a ruin of stones, the floodwaters passed from its right and from its left (Bukhârî).