Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 125·Madanī

125

وَإِذْ مِن إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ إِلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ أَن ﴿١٢٥﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And [mention] when We made the House a place of return for the people and [a place of] security. And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer. And We charged Abraham and Ishmael, [saying], "Purify My House for those who perform Tawaf and those who are staying [there] for worship and those who bow and prostrate [in prayer]."

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

محل بازگشست مردم و مرکز امن و امان

«منابة» از مادةٌ «نوب» به معنای بازگشت چیزی به حالت نخستین است و چون خانةٌ خدا مرکزی بوده که موحدان همه‌ساله به سوی آن رو می‌آوردند ونه تنما از نظر جسمانی» بلکه از نظر روحانی نیز به توحید و فطرت نخستین بازگشت می‌کردند.ء از این رو بدان «مثابة» گفته شده است. مقام ابراهیم» محلی در نزدیکی خانةٌ کعبه است که حجاج بعد از انجام طواف به نزدیکی آن می‌روند و در انجا نماز طواف به جامی اورند. در روایات امده که مقام ابراهیم جایی است که حضرت ابراهیم(ع) بر ان ایستاد و جای پای ایشان بر سنگ باقی ماند. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۱- المیزان» ج۰ ص ۲۶۲ ۲ اقتباس از المیزان» ج۰۱ء ص ۲۶۲ و نمونهء ج۰۱ ص ۴۳۶ > ۳ تفسیر موضوعی,» ج۳» ص ۲۲۱ ۴ اقتباس از تفسیر نمونهء ج۱ء ص ۴۴۷ و اطیب‌البیان» ج۲» ص ۱۸۷ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, al-Mīzān, Aṭyab al-Bayān, Tafsīr-i Mawḍūʿī.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 14 roots in 15 of 22 words

Rarest here: ع-ك-ف 9× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 34 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī15
  • Lām qamariyyah4
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)5
  • Ghunnah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Qalqalah3
  • Heavy rāʾ4

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

22 words · 111 letters · 3 proper nouns · āyah 125 of 286

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • وَإِذْ بَوَّأْنَا لِإِبْرَٰهِيمَ مَكَانَ ٱلْبَيْتِ أَن لَّا تُشْرِكْ بِى شَيْـًٔا وَطَهِّرْ بَيْتِىَ لِلطَّآئِفِينَ وَٱلْقَآئِمِينَ وَٱلرُّكَّعِ ٱلسُّجُودِ

    And [mention, O Muhammad], when We designated for Abraham the site of the House, [saying], "Do not associate anything with Me and purify My House for those who perform Tawaf and…

  • وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَأَخِيهِ أَن تَبَوَّءَا لِقَوْمِكُمَا بِمِصْرَ بُيُوتًا وَٱجْعَلُوا۟ بُيُوتَكُمْ قِبْلَةً وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    And We inspired to Moses and his brother, "Settle your people in Egypt in houses and make your houses [facing the] qiblah and establish prayer and give good tidings to the…

  • وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْ هَٰذَا ٱلْبَلَدَ ءَامِنًا وَٱجْنُبْنِى وَبَنِىَّ أَن نَّعْبُدَ ٱلْأَصْنَامَ

    And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said, "My Lord, make this city [Makkah] secure and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols.

  • إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِى بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًا وَهُدًى لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah - blessed and a guidance for the worlds.

  • إِۦلَٰفِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ ٱلشِّتَآءِ وَٱلصَّيْفِ

    Their accustomed security [in] the caravan of winter and summer -

  • فَأَخْرَجْنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

    So We brought out whoever was in the cities of the believers.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Hajj 22:265 shared roots

    وَإِذْ بَوَّأْنَا لِإِبْرَٰهِيمَ مَكَانَ ٱلْبَيْتِ أَن لَّا تُشْرِكْ بِى شَيْـًٔا وَطَهِّرْ بَيْتِىَ لِلطَّآئِفِينَ وَٱلْقَآئِمِينَ وَٱلرُّكَّعِ ٱلسُّجُودِ

    ر-ك-عط-ه-رط-و-فب-ي-تس-ج-د

  • Al-Muddaththir 74:42 shared roots

    وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ

    ث-و-بط-ه-ر

  • Al-Baqara 2:433 shared roots

    وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱرْكَعُوا۟ مَعَ ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ

    ر-ك-عص-ل-وق-و-م

  • Al-Furqaan 25:643 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ يَبِيتُونَ لِرَبِّهِمْ سُجَّدًا وَقِيَٰمًا

    ب-ي-تس-ج-دق-و-م

  • Al-Maaida 5:554 shared roots

    إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُمْ رَٰكِعُونَ

    ر-ك-عص-ل-وق-و-مأ-م-ن

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:432 shared roots

    يَٰمَرْيَمُ ٱقْنُتِى لِرَبِّكِ وَٱسْجُدِى وَٱرْكَعِى مَعَ ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ

    ر-ك-عس-ج-د

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:125?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:125 include Quran 22:26 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 10:87 (Surah Yunus), Quran 14:35 (Surah Ibrahim), and Quran 3:96 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 22:26 reads: “And [mention, O Muhammad], when We designated for Abraham the site of the House, [saying], "Do not associate anything with Me and purify My House for those who perform Tawaf and…” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 2:125 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:125 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “And [mention] when We made the House a place of return for the people and [a place of] security. And take, [O believers], from the standing place of Abraham a place of prayer. And We charged Abraham and Ishmael, [saying], "Purify My House for those who…”

Which surah is verse 2:125 in?

Quran 2:125 is āyah 125 of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), chapter 2 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 286 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 2:125?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 2:125 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:125?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:125 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.