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THE PROPHETS' PRAYERS
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RELATED IN THE QUR'AN

Justest of Judges."
He [Allah] said, "Nuh, he is definitely not of your family. He is
someone whose action was not righteous. Do not, therefore,

ask Me for something about which you have no knowledge. I
admonish you lest you should be among the ignorant." (Surah
Hud: 45-46)
While the Prophet Nuh (as) had called on Allah for the destruc-
tion of his people, he also wanted Him to protect the believers.
However, his son was not a believer. Recognizing his mistake, the
Prophet Nuh (as) felt regret and turned to Allah for His forgiveness:

He said, "My Lord, I seek refuge with You from asking You for
anything about which I have no knowledge. If You do not for-
give me and have mercy on me, I will be among the lost."
(Surah Hud: 47)

The Prophet Ibrahim's (as) Prayers

The Prophet Ibrahim (as), who built the Ka'ba where millions of
Muslims today go on Hajj (pilgrimage), is mentioned in the Qur'an
as "a community in himself." (Surat an-Nahl: 120) In compliance
with Allah's commands, together with the Prophet Isma'il (as), his

son, the Prophet Ibrahim (as) built a house so that believers could
congregate at certain times of the year and remember Allah. The
Qur'an refers to this house as the Ka'ba. These two noble men built
this house as an act of worship and meanwhile called on Allah as
follows:
And [mention] when Ibrahim built the foundations of the

House with Isma'il [saying]: "Our Lord, accept this from us! You
are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing." (Surat al-Baqara: 127)