Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:28 — translation and meaning
الزخرف · Verse 28 / 89 · Page 491
وَجَعَلَهَا كَلِمَةً بَاقِيَةً فِي عَقِبِهِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
Word by Word
وَجَعَلَهَا
waja'alaha
And he made it
كَلِمَةً
kalimatan
a word
بَاقِيَةً
baqiyatan
lasting
فِي
fi
among
عَقِبِهِ
aqibihi
his descendents
لَعَلَّهُمْ
la'allahum
so that they may
يَرْجِعُونَ
yarji'una
return
Transliteration
Wa ja'alahaa Kalimatam baaqiyatan fee 'aqibihee la'al lahum yarji'oon
Translation
And he made it a word remaining among his descendants that they might return [to it].
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
And Abraham made this monotheistic statement of his remain in his progeny after him. There remained among them those who would worship Allah alone and not attribute any partners with Him, in the hope that they turn to Allah having repented from ascribing partners with Him and sins.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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