55. So be patient (O Prophet)! Allah’s promise is indeed true. And seek (Allah’s) forgiveness for the sins of your (community).* And glorify the praise of your Lord (every) morning and evening.
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In the word: ‘li-dhanbi-ka’, the co-related noun Umma is omitted. On this basis, the verse ‘wa-staghfir li-dhanbi-ka’ denotes the sins committed by the Umma. Many leading scholars have drawn the same meaning. For references, see the following:
1. ‘Wa-staghfir li-dhanbi-ka’ means ‘li-dhanbi Ummati-ka’, that
is ‘the sins of your community.’ (al-Nasafi, Madarik al-Tanzil wa Haqa’iq al-Ta’wil,
4:359.)
2. ‘Wa’staghfir li-dhanbi-ka’ means ‘li-dhanbi Ummati-ka’. Hudhifa
al-mudaf wa uqima al-mudaf ilayh maqama-hu. It is stated that it implies the sins
of the Umma (the Community). The co-related noun has been omitted in the
given phrase and is represented by the noun co-related to. (al-Qurtubi, al-Jami‘
li-Ahkam al-Qur’an, 15:324.)
3. ‘Wa qila li-dhanbi Ummati-ka fi haqqi-ka’. It is also said that li-dhanbi-ka
means for the misdeeds committed by the Umma concerning to what is your due.
(Ibn Hayyan al-Andalusi, Bahr al-Muhit, 7:471.)
4. ‘Wa-staghfir li-dhanbi-ka’ means ‘dhanbi Ummati-ka, fa-huwa ‘ala hadhfi
al-mudaf’. It implies the sins of the Umma, and this interpretation is based on
the omission of the co-related noun. (al-Shawkani, Fath al-Qadir, 4:497.)
