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PRAYERS 26 Our Lord, bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and provide for us right guidance in our affair. 58. Prayer for Virtuous Children Hadrat Ibr a h i m as (Abraham) prayed for virtuous children who could continue his mission. God gave him glad tidings of a forebearing son. ِّ ْرَب ِْﻫَﺐ َيل ّٰﻣِﻦ َْ اﻟﺼ ﻠِﺤِني. (A s - Sa ff a t 37:101) My Lord, grant me a righteous son. 59. Prayer for Obedient and Worshipping Children Hadrat Ibr a h i m as (Abraham) offered this prayer while re-building the Ka‘bah with Hadrat Ism a ‘ i l as (Ishmael). رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ِْوَاﺟْﻌَﻠْﻨَﺎ َﻣُﺴْﻠِﻤَني ْﻟَﻚ وَﻣِﻦ ًذُرِّﻳZَِّﻨَﺎ ُّأُﻣَّﺔ ً ﻣ َّﺴْﻠِﻤَﺔ َ ﻟ ﻚ وَأَرِﻧَﺎ ْﻣَﻨَﺎﺳِﻜَﻨَﺎ وَﺗُﺐ 2ََﻠَ[ْﻨَﺎ َإِﻧَّﻚ ُأَﻧْﺖ ْاﻟﺘَّﻮَّاب ُ اﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴ ﻢ. (Al-Baqarah 2:129) Our Lord, make us submissive to You and make of our offspring a people submissive to You. And show us our ways of worship, and turn to us with mercy; for You are Oft-Returning with compassion and are Merciful. 60. Prayer for Steadfastness in Worship for Oneself, One's Children and Forgiveness for Parents and Believers Hadrat Ibne Juraij ra used to say that the followers of Hadrat Ibr a h i m as (Abraham) were always steadfast in worshipping God. ‘All a mah Sha‘b i ra said that the prayer which Hadrat N uh as (Noah) and Hadrat Ibr a h i m as (Abraham) offered for the forgiveness of believing men and believing women, gave me so much pleasure that even the wealth of the whole world would not have been equal to it. 28