Tafsir for verse: 12:101
۞ رَبِّ قَدۡ ءَاتَيۡتَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُلۡكِ وَعَلَّمۡتَنِي مِن تَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِۚ فَاطِرَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ أَنتَ وَلِيِّۦ فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۖ تَوَفَّنِي مُسۡلِمٗا وَأَلۡحِقۡنِي بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ١٠١ ﴿101
101“My Lord, You have given me power to rule and the knowledge of interpreting events. O Creator of the heavens and the Earth, You are my guardian in this world and the Hereafter. Make me die a Muslim and make me join the righteous.”
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Commentary

'From' in 'from the kingdom' and 'from the interpretation of the hadiths' is for partitive meaning. This is because he was given only a portion of the kingdom of this world, or a portion of the kingdom of Egypt. And part of the interpretation is: 'You are my guardian; you are the one who takes care of me with blessings in both abodes.' And he connects the transient kingdom with the everlasting kingdom. 'Cause me to die as a Muslim' is a request for death in a state of Islam, and for him to be sealed with goodness and the best outcome, as Jacob said to his sons: 'And do not die except while you are Muslims.' It may also be a wish for death, as it was said: 'And join me with the righteous from my forefathers,' or in general. And regarding Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz: Maimun ibn Mehran spent the night with him and saw him crying a lot and asking for death. He said to him: 'Allah has done much good through you: you have revived the Sunnah and abolished innovations, and in your life there is goodness and comfort for the Muslims.' He replied: 'Should I not be like the righteous servant when Allah made his eyes rejoice and gathered his affairs for him? He said: 'Cause me to die as a Muslim and join me with the righteous.' If you ask: 'What is the reason for the establishment of 'Creator of the heavens'?' I say it is a description of His saying 'Lord,' like saying 'the brother of Zayd is handsome in face,' or it is for calling.

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