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Ali 'Imran 67

Ayah 67 of 200 · Medinan

مَا كَانَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمُ يَهُودِيّٗا وَلَا نَصۡرَانِيّٗا وَلَٰكِن كَانَ حَنِيفٗا مُّسۡلِمٗا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ ٦٧

Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim [submitting to Allāh]. And he was not of the polytheists.1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Those who associate others with Allāh.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. مَاNotmā
  2. كَانَwaskāna
  3. إِبۡرَٰهِيمُIbrahimib'rāhīmu
  4. يَهُودِيّٗاa Jewyahūdiyyan
  5. وَلَاand notwalā
  6. نَصۡرَانِيّٗاa Christiannaṣrāniyyan
  7. وَلَٰكِن[and] butwalākin
  8. كَانَhe waskāna
  9. حَنِيفٗاa trueḥanīfan
  10. مُّسۡلِمٗاMuslimmus'liman
  11. وَمَاand notwamā
  12. كَانَhe waskāna
  13. مِنَfrommina
  14. ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَthe polytheistsl-mush'rikīna

Tafsir

Abraham was not a Jew or Christian in belief, but he was opposed to all false religions and obedient to Allah alone. He was also not one of those who ascribe partners to Allah – contrary to the idolaters of the Arabs, who claim to follow his belief.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran