وَٱسْتَغْفِرْهُ (waʾstaghfirhu)And seek His forgiveness!

 let’s explore the next phrase: وَٱسْتَغْفِرْهُ (waʾstaghfirhu) from Surah An-Naṣr (110:3):

فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْهُ
“So glorify the praise of your Lord and seek His forgiveness…”

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🔍 Word Breakdown: وَٱسْتَغْفِرْهُ

Part	Arabic	Meaning
وَ	Prefix (wa)	And
ٱسْتَغْفِرْ	Command verb	Seek forgiveness!
هُ	Pronoun suffix	Him (i.e., Allah)

👉 So وَٱسْتَغْفِرْهُ means:

“And seek His forgiveness!”

This is a command to the Prophet ﷺ — and to us — to turn to Allah humbly even after achieving success.

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🧬 Root: غ-ف-ر (gh–f–r)

The root غ-ف-ر means:

• To forgive

• To cover up faults

• To shield or protect

Related words:

• مَغْفِرَة (maghfirah) = forgiveness

• غَفُور (Ghafūr) = constantly forgiving

• ٱسْتِغْفَار (istighfār) = the act of seeking forgiveness

The form ٱسْتَغْفِرْ is form 10, which implies seeking something intentionally — in this case, seeking to be forgiven.

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🧠 Meaning in Context

This verse shows a beautiful spiritual lesson:

• Even after success and victory…

• Even though the Prophet ﷺ is free from sin…

• He is commanded to glorify Allah and seek forgiveness.

Why?

🔹 To show humility — we owe everything to Allah.
🔹 To stay pure and close to Him.
🔹 To model for others the importance of repentance, even after good deeds.

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✅ Summary

Word	وَٱسْتَغْفِرْهُ
Root	غ-ف-ر (to forgive, cover)
Meaning	"And seek His forgiveness"
Context	A command to humbly ask Allah for forgiveness after success and blessings

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