The Majestic Quran

themselves a little, then drive them towards the punishment of Fire. What a terrible destination!” A ’ 127 Remember when Abraham and Ismael were raising the foundations of The House, they prayed: “Our Lord, accept this from us. You are the Listener, the Knower. 128 Our Lord, keep us committed to You, 23 and make our children a community that submits to You, and teach us our rites, and be relenting towards us: indeed. You accept repentance, the Kind. 129 Our Lord, send them a messenger from their people, who will teach your signs, the Book, the wisdom, and purify them. You are the Almighty, the Wise”. A ’ 130 Only a fool can turn away from the religion of Abraham; We chose him in this world, and in the next life he will be among the Righteous. 131 Remember when His Lord said to him: “Submit”, and he replied: “I submit myself to the Lord of the Universe”. 132 He advised his children to submit , and later Jacob also did the same, saying: “My children, God has chosen your religion for you, so till you die remain as true Muslims”. J ’ 133 Were you witness when death came to Jacob? Remember when he asked his children: “What will you worship after me?” And they replied: “We will worship Your God and the God of our forefathers, Abraham, Ismael and Isaac, the One God, and we submit to Him”. 134 That community has passed away; they will reap the reward of what they did, and so will you, and you will not be asked about what they did. M 135 They say to you : “Become Jews…”, or: “Become Christians and you will be guided”. Tell them: “In fact our religion is the religion of Abraham, who was a true Hanif , 24 and was not an idolater” . 25 136 Say: “We believe in God and in what is revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, Ismael, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to all the prophets from their Lord: we make no distinction between any one of them, we submit to Him”. T G ’