Forgiveness and mercy
Quranic supplication excerpt · Al-Mu’minun · 23:118
Arabic with meaning.
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Meaning in English
My Lord, grant forgiveness and mercy. You are the best of those who are merciful.
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رَبِّ
My Lord
اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ
Grant forgiveness and mercy
وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
And You are the best of those who are merciful
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Rabbi-ghfir warḥam wa anta khayru-r-rāḥimīn
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Quran · Al-Mu’minun · 23:118Full passage, context, and a named published translationIslamQA · Powerful Dua for Forgiveness in IslamSupporting explanation from IslamQA; not a review of this entryLife With Allah · Quranic duasOrganisation reference and further readingThe displayed words are a supplication passage from the cited verses. Open the source for its full context. Halaqa’s wording, transliteration, and reflection require human review.
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