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An-Nahl 123

Ayah 123 of 128 · Meccan

ثُمَّ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ أَنِ ٱتَّبِعۡ مِلَّةَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ حَنِيفٗاۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ ١٢٣

Then We revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], to follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he was not of those who associate with Allāh.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ثُمَّThenthumma
  2. أَوۡحَيۡنَآWe revealedawḥaynā
  3. إِلَيۡكَto youilayka
  4. أَنِthatani
  5. ٱتَّبِعۡYou followittabiʿ
  6. مِلَّةَ(the) religionmillata
  7. إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ(of) Ibrahimib'rāhīma
  8. حَنِيفٗاۖuprightḥanīfan
  9. وَمَاand notwamā
  10. كَانَhe waskāna
  11. مِنَofmina
  12. ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَthe polytheistsl-mush'rikīna

Tafsir

Then we revealed to you - O Messenger - “Follow the creed of Abraham in terms of monotheism, freedom from the idolaters, calling towards Allah and practicing His sacred law, turning away from all other religions to the religion of Islam. He was never an idolater as the idolaters claim but he was a man of pure monotheism.”

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran