Al-Baqara • EN-TAFSIR-AL-TUSTARI
﴿ رَبَّنَا وَٱجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَآ أُمَّةًۭ مُّسْلِمَةًۭ لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴾
“"O our Sustainer! Make us surrender ourselves unto Thee, and make out of our offspring a community that shall surrender itself unto Thee, and show us our ways of worship, and accept our repentance: for, verily, Thou alone art the Acceptor of Repentance, the Dispenser of Grace!”
�and of our progeny, a community submissive to You��A community� (umma) refers to a group of people, and �submissive� (muslima) means they submit to Your commandments and prohibitions, thereby attaining Your good pleasure and acceptance.He was asked about His words: