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Quran-110:3 Surah An-nasr English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

فَسَبِّحۡ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّكَ وَٱسۡتَغۡفِرۡهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ تَوَّابَۢا

Transliteration:( Fasabbih bihamdi rabbika wastaghfirh, innahoo kaana tawwaaba )

3. Then celebrate the Lord and seek His forgiveness [3]. Surely He is Most Relenting [4] (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(3) Then exalt [Him] with praise of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him. Indeed, He is ever Accepting of Repentance.[2006] (Saheen International Translation)

Surah An-Nasr Ayat 3 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

Reflections on the Holy Prophet's Departure

It means, O My Beloved! When you see these things happening, then immerse yourself in the recitation of Tasbeeh (glorification) of Allah Almighty, Tahleel (verbal declaration) of the Unity of Allah Almighty, and offer prayers of forgiveness for your followers, for your life will soon come to an end. These are signs of the worldly demise of the Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ, as the purpose of his advent has been fulfilled. Why should you remain in this world, which is like a prison? You should be with your Lord, Who loves you dearly.

Points Derived:

  1. As a person ages, they should decrease their attachment to the world and increase their worship of Allah Almighty, immersing themselves in religious practices. One should prepare for the journey of the afterlife before embarking on it.

  2. The Istighfaar (asking for forgiveness) of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ serves either as a lesson for the Ummah or as forgiveness for the sinners among his followers. The Holy Prophet is entirely free from sin.

The Holy Prophet's Supplication and Timeline

  1. After the revelation of this Surah, the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ would recite the following:
    "SUBHANALLAH WA BEHAMDEHI ASTAGHFIRULLAH WA ATOOBOO ILAIHI."

    It is mentioned in some traditions that this Surah was revealed during the Farewell Pilgrimage. After its revelation, the verse "Today I have perfected your religion for you..." (Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:3) was revealed. The Holy Prophet remained in the world for eighty days after its revelation.

  2. Subsequently, the verse "O Beloved Prophet! They ask you for a decree..." (Surah An-Nisa 4:177) was revealed, after which the Holy Prophet lived for another fifty days. Following this, the verse "And fear the Day in which you shall be made to return to Allah..." (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:281) was revealed, and the Holy Prophet lived for seven more days.

In short, the traditions regarding the timeline of the Holy Prophet’s remaining time in this world are varied (Tafseer Khazainul Irfaan).

 

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Nasr verse 3 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Nasr ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 3.


Ala-Maududi

(110:3) then extol the praise[3] of your Lord and pray to Him for forgiveness.[4] For He indeed is ever disposed to accept repentance.


3. Hamd implies praising and hallowing Allah Almighty as well as thanking and paying obeisance to Him; tasbih means to regard Allah as pure and free from every blemish and weakness. The Holy Prophet was enjoined to do hamd and tasbih of Allah when he witnessed this manifestation of His power. Here, hamd means that in respect of his great success he should never entertain even a tinge of the idea that it was the result of any excellence of his own, but he should attribute it to Allah’s favor and mercy, thank Him alone for it, and acknowledge with the heart and tongue that praise and gratitude for the victory and success belonged to Him alone. And tasbih means that he should regard Allah as pure and free from the limitation that exaltation of His word stood in need of his effort and endeavor, or was dependent on it. On the contrary, his heart should be filled with the faith that the success of his effort and struggle was dependent upon Allah’s support and succor. He could take this service from any of His servants He pleased. And this was His favor that He had taken this service from him, and made His religion meet success through him. Besides, there is an aspect of wonder also in pronouncing the tasbih, i.e. Subhan Allah. When a wonderful incident takes place, one exclaims subhan Allah, thereby implying that only by Allah’s power such a wonderful thing had happened; otherwise no power of the world could have caused it to happen.

4. “Pray for His forgiveness”: Pray to your Lord to overlook; and pardon whatever error or weakness you might have shown inadvertently in the performance of the service that He had entrusted to you. This is the etiquette that Islam has taught to man. A man might have performed the highest possible service to Allah’s religion, might have offered countless sacrifices in its cause, and might have exerted himself extremely hard in carrying out the rites of His worship, yet he should never entertain the thought that he has fulfilled the right his Lord had on him wholly. Rather he should always think that he has not been able to fulfill what was required of him, and he should implore Allah, saying: Lord, overlook and forgive whatever weakness I might have shown in rendering Your right, and accept the little service that I have been able to perform. When such an etiquette was taught to the Messenger (peace be upon him), none in the world conceivably has toiled and struggled so hard in the cause of Allah as he did, how can another person regard his work as superb and be involved in the misunderstanding that he has fulfilled the right Allah had imposed on him. Allah’s right, in fact, is so supreme that no creature can ever fulfill and render it truly and fully.

Allah in this command has taught Muslims an eternal lesson: Do not regard any of your worship, devotion or religious service as something superb; even if you have spent your entire life in the cause of Allah, you should always think that you could not do all that was required of you by your Lord. Likewise, when you attain some victory, you should not regard it as a result of some excellence in yourselves but as a result of only Allah’s bounty and favor. Then bowing humbly before your Lord, you should praise and glorify Him, and should repent and beg for His forgiveness instead of boasting and bragging of your success and victory.

(3) Then exalt [Him] with praise of your Lord and ask forgiveness of Him. Indeed, He is ever Accepting of Repentance.[2006]

[2006]- Refer to footnote of 2:37.

Surah An-Nasr All Ayat (Verses)

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