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Qur'an 25:74
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Suraal-Furqan (Qur'an 25)
Verse74
Juz'19
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Place of
Revelation		Mecca
TopicPrayer of 'Ibad al-Rahman for their spouses and children


Qur'an 25:74 highlights two specific supplications made by the special servants of God.[1] In the first prayer, they beseech God to make their spouses and children the comfort of their eyes.[2] Exegetes have interpreted "comfort of the eyes" as attaining success in divine obedience and distancing oneself from sin.[3] In the second prayer, they implore God to make them pioneers in righteous deeds and leaders of the pious.[4] Scholars suggest that this latter supplication reveals one of the most vital characteristics of sincere servants: beyond their personal righteousness, they actively desire the guidance and salvation of others.[5]

According to certain traditions, this verse was revealed in reference to the Ahl al-Bayt (a).[6] Based on a tradition recorded in Tafsir al-Qummi, the term azwaj (spouses) refers specifically to Lady Khadija (a), dhurriyyat (offspring) refers to Lady Fatima al-Zahra (a), and qurrat a'yun (comfort of the eyes) applies to Imam al-Hasan (a) and Imam al-Husayn (a).[7] Nevertheless, while many exegetes view the Ahl al-Bayt (a) as the most perfect manifestation of this verse, they maintain that its meaning broadly extends to all other believers.[8]

The verse's initial supplication demonstrates the profound attention the 'Ibad al-Rahman dedicate to the upbringing of children, the stability of the family unit, and their overarching sense of familial responsibility.[9] Furthermore, this verse is featured in various supplications transmitted from the Imams (a),[10] and its recitation is highly recommended following the night prayer,[11] as well as during the qunut of obligatory daily prayers.[12] Historical accounts indicate that Imam 'Ali (a) recited this prayer frequently.[13] Additionally, Muhammad Taqi Bahjat (d. 2009) advised reciting this verse to facilitate and resolve matters related to marriage.[14]

Exegetes universally understand the phrase qurrat a'yun as an elegant allusion to joy and happiness.[15] Several etymological and conceptual interpretations have been proposed regarding this expression: first, it denotes the cooling of the eyes, signifying the subsiding of the "heat" associated with pain and sorrow; second, it implies eyes becoming cool with tears of immense joy; and third, it describes a state where the eyes attain such profound inner peace and tranquility that they no longer look covetously upon the possessions of others.[16] Various exegetes have incorporated these nuanced meanings into their interpretations.[17]

In analyzing the phrase wa-j'alna li-l-muttaqina imaman ("and make us imams of the pious"), scholars have proposed several views:

  1. It reflects the desire of God's special servants to excel and surpass other pious individuals in spiritual stature.[18]
  2. The term imam is interpreted linguistically as "one who intends" or "one who strives toward." Under this reading, it is a request to seek out the pious and emulate them.[19] This perspective is corroborated by certain traditions[20] that recite this phrase alternatively as wa-j'al lana min al-muttaqina imaman ("make for us an imam from among the pious").[21]
  3. Some scholars argue that the singular form imam—rather than the plural a'imma (imams)—subtly indicates that ultimate leadership within an Islamic society should be consolidated under the responsibility of a single individual.[22]

Notes

  1. ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1374 sh, vol. 15, p. 167.
  2. ↑ Al-Ṭabarsī, Majmaʿ al-bayān, 1372 sh, vol. 7, p. 284; Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1417 q, vol. 15, p. 244.
  3. ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1417 q, vol. 15, p. 244.
  4. ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1417 q, vol. 15, p. 245.
  5. ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1374 sh, vol. 15, p. 168.
  6. ↑ Al-Qummī, Tafsīr al-Qummī, 1404 q, vol. 2, p. 117; Ibn Ḥayyūn, Daʿāʾim al-Islām, 1385 q, vol. 1, p. 24-25.
  7. ↑ Al-Qummī, Tafsīr al-Qummī, 1404 q, vol. 2, p. 117.
  8. ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1374 sh, vol. 15, p. 169.
  9. ↑ Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1374 sh, vol. 15, p. 167.
  10. ↑ Sayyid Ibn Ṭāwūs, al-Iqbāl bi-l-aʿmāl al-ḥasana, 1415 q, vol. 1, p. 403; Al-Kafʿamī, al-Balad al-amīn, 1418 q, p. 351.
  11. ↑ Majlisī, Biḥār al-anwār, 1410 q, vol. 84, p. 241.
  12. ↑ Imām Khumaynī, Taḥrīr al-wasīla, Dār al-ʿIlm, vol. 1, p. 183.
  13. ↑ Ibn Shahrāshūb, al-Manāqib, 1379 q, vol. 3, p. 380.
  14. ↑ Markaz-i Tanẓīm wa Nashr-i Āthār-i Ḥaḍrat Āyatullāh al-ʿUẓmā Bahjat, Bahjat al-duʿāʾ, 1401 sh, p. 401.
  15. ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1417 q, vol. 15, p. 244.
  16. ↑ Rāghib al-Iṣfahānī, Mufradāt alfāẓ al-Qurʾān, 1412 q, p. 663.
  17. ↑ Al-Ṭabarsī, Majmaʿ al-bayān, 1372 sh, vol. 7, p. 282; Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1417 q, vol. 15, p. 244; Makārim Shīrāzī, Tafsīr-i nimūna, 1374 sh, vol. 15, p. 167.
  18. ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1417 q, vol. 15, p. 245.
  19. ↑ Al-Ṭabarsī, Majmaʿ al-bayān, 1372 sh, vol. 7, p. 282, 284.
  20. ↑ Al-Qummī, Tafsīr al-Qummī, 1404 q, vol. 1, p. 10 and vol. 2, p. 117.
  21. ↑ Ṭabāṭabāʾī, al-Mīzān, 1417 q, vol. 15, p. 245.
  22. ↑ Qarāʾatī, Tafsīr-i Nūr, 1383 sh, vol. 8, p. 286.

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