Surah 14:38

"Our Lord, You know what we hide and what we speak aloud. Nothing is hidden from God (either) on the earth or in the sky."

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Tafsir Ibn Kathir Verses 14:38-41

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Verse 38

رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ تَعۡلَمُ مَا نُخۡفِي وَمَا نُعۡلِنُۗ وَمَا يَخۡفَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مِن شَيۡءٖ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ

Our Lord, You know what we hide and what we speak aloud. Nothing is hidden from God (either) on the earth or in the sky.

Verse 39

ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي وَهَبَ لِي عَلَى ٱلۡكِبَرِ إِسۡمَٰعِيلَ وَإِسۡحَٰقَۚ إِنَّ رَبِّي لَسَمِيعُ ٱلدُّعَآءِ

Praise (be) to God, who has granted me Ishmael and Isaac in (my) old age. Surely my Lord is indeed the Hearer of the call.

Verse 40

رَبِّ ٱجۡعَلۡنِي مُقِيمَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِيۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلۡ دُعَآءِ

My Lord, make me observant of the prayer, and (also) some of my descendants, our Lord, and accept my call.

Verse 41

رَبَّنَا ٱغۡفِرۡ لِي وَلِوَٰلِدَيَّ وَلِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلۡحِسَابُ

Our Lord, forgive me, and my parents, and the believers, on the Day when the reckoning takes place.’

Quoted Scripture

"38. "O our Lord! Certainly, You know what we conceal and what we reveal. Nothing on the earth or in the heaven is hidden from Allah.""

"39. "All praise is due to Allah, Who has given me in old age Isma'il and Ishaq. Verily, my Lord is indeed the All-Hearer of invocations.""

"40. "O my Lord! Make me one who performs Salah, and (also) from my offspring, our Lord! And accept my invocation.""

"41. "Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents, and (all) the believers on the Day when the reckoning will be established.""

Ibn Jarir At-Tabari said, "Allah said that Ibrahim, His Khalil, said,

Quoted Scripture

"O our Lord! Certainly, You know what we conceal and what we reveal."

meaning, 'You know the intention behind my supplication for the people of this town, seeking Your pleasure in sincerity to You. You know all things, apparent and hidden, and nothing escapes Your knowledge on the earth or in heaven.'" He next praised and thanked his Lord the Exalted and Most Honored for granting him offspring after he became old,

Quoted Scripture

"All praise is due to Allah, Who has given me in old age Isma'il (Ishmael) and Ishaq (Isaac). Verily, my Lord is indeed the All-Hearer of invocations."

'He accepts the supplication of those who invoke Him, and has accepted my invocation when I asked Him to grant me offspring.' Ibrahim said next,

{O my Lord! Make me one who performs Salah,}, preserving its obligations and limits,

{and (also) from my offspring,}, make them among those who establish the prayer, as well,

{our Lord! And accept my invocation.}, all of my invocation which I invoked You with herein,

Quoted Scripture

"Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents,"

Ibrahim said this before he declared himself innocent from his father, after he became sure that he was an enemy of Allah,

{and the believers}, all of them.

Quoted Scripture

"on the Day when the reckoning will be established."

on the Day when You will reckon Your servants and recompense or reward them for their deeds - good for good and evil for evil.

About this Source & Scholarly Authority (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.

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