Surah Nuh
Paper-cut picture from Surah Nuh: a soft dawn breaking over a quiet sleeping old Arabian village of mud-brick houses and palms, the first warm light touching the rooftops
Nuh 71:8–10

Ask your Lord's forgiveness

ثُمَّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًۭا ٨ ثُمَّ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًۭا ٩ فَقُلْتُ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارًۭا ١٠

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The meaning, simply

Then I called them openly in front of everyone, then I spoke to them sometimes aloud and sometimes in secret, and I said: ask your Lord for forgiveness; He is always ready to forgive whoever repents and returns to Him.

Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 17 October 2026.

Words to understand
جِهَارًۭا
openly
وَأَسْرَرْتُ
spoke to them in private
غَفَّارًۭا
ever-forgiving
Think with me

Say now: Astaghfirullah. When would you like to say it every day?

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