Quran

Make Me and My Offspring Establish Prayer

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Ibrahim 14:40

رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ

Transliteration

Rabbi-j‘alni muqimas-salati wa min dhurriyyati rabbana wa taqabbal du‘a’

Translation

My Lord, make me one who establishes prayer, and also from my offspring. Our Lord, accept my supplication.

Meaning and benefit

It encourages a believer to ask not only for personal devotion but for generations of worshippers, tying family success to consistent, heartfelt prayer.

Background

Ibrahim continues his supplications by asking Allah to make him and some of his descendants people who establish the prayer properly, then asking that his dua be accepted. This verse shows the priority Ibrahim gave to ṣalāh for himself and his family, even after his immense sacrifices and achievements. It reminds parents that the spiritual future of their children is a major concern of the prophets.

When to recite

Family dua · After prayer

Source note

Classification: Quranic

This is a Qur’anic supplication from Ibrāhīm (14:40). Caution: Some might think establishing prayer is achieved by words alone; this dua should be paired with teaching, example, and effort, not used as a substitute for action.

Quran references

Ibrahim 14:40

Sources

Quran source — Ibrahim 14:40