Transliteration:( Wallazeena yaqooloona Rabbanaa hab lanaa min azwaajinaa wa zurriyaatinaa qurrata a'yuninw waj 'alnaa lilmuttaqeena Imaamaa )
74. And those who say, 'Our Lord, grant us from our wives and offspring the joy of our eyes [128] and make us leaders of the righteous [129].
The tafsir of Surah Furqan verse 74 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Furqan ayat 72 which provides the complete commentary from verse 72 through 74.
(25:74) who are prone to pray: “Our Lord! Grant us that our spouses and our offspring be a joy to our eyes,[92] and do make us the leaders of the God-fearing.”[93]
92. The most distinctive characteristic of the true servants is their eagerness for prayer to Allah. In (Surah Al-Furqan, ayat 65) their prayer for their own salvation and in (Surah Al-Furqan, ayat 74) their prayer for their wives and children have been cited: Our Lord, make our wives and children true believers so that they should practice righteousness and become a source of comfort for us. Their prayer shows that the true servants of Allah are more concerned about the salvation of their beloved ones in the Hereafter than the enjoyment of the world.
It should be noted that this characteristic has been cited here to show that the true servants had sincerely believed in the message. That is why they were so concerned about the faith of their beloved ones. It should also be kept in mind that many of the near and dear ones of the believers had not as yet embraced Islam. If a husband had embraced Islam, the wife was still an unbeliever, and if a youth had accepted Islam, his parents and brothers and sisters were still involved in disbelief, and vice versa. Therefore, the true servants wept and prayed for them, whenever the picture of their horrible state in Hell came before their eyes.
93. That is, we should excel in piety, righteousness and good works; nay, we should become the leaders of the pious people so that we may lead them in the propagation of virtue and piety in the world. Incidentally, this characteristic of the true servants was in great contrast to that of the disbelievers, who strove in competition and rivalry with one another for superiority in worldly power and wealth. But it is a pity that some people in our time have misinterpreted this verse as containing sanction for seeking candidature for political leadership. According to them, the verse means: Our Lord, make us rulers over the pious people.
[1038]- i.e., a source of happiness due to their righteousness.
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