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Ali 'Imran 68

Ayah 68 of 200 · Medinan

إِنَّ أَوۡلَى ٱلنَّاسِ بِإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ ٱتَّبَعُوهُ وَهَٰذَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَلِيُّ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٦٨

Indeed, the most worthy of Abraham among the people are those who followed him [in submission to Allāh] and this prophet [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] and those who believe [in his message]. And Allāh is the Ally1 of the believers.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Refer to footnote in verse 2:257.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنَّIndeedinna
  2. أَوۡلَىthe best to claim relationshipawlā
  3. ٱلنَّاسِ(of) peoplel-nāsi
  4. بِإِبۡرَٰهِيمَwith Ibrahimbi-ib'rāhīma
  5. لَلَّذِينَ(are) those wholalladhīna
  6. ٱتَّبَعُوهُfollow himittabaʿūhu
  7. وَهَٰذَاand thiswahādhā
  8. ٱلنَّبِيُّ[the] Prophetl-nabiyu
  9. وَٱلَّذِينَand those whowa-alladhīna
  10. ءَامَنُواْۗbelieve[d]āmanū
  11. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  12. وَلِيُّ(is) a Guardianwaliyyu
  13. ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ(of) the believersl-mu'minīna

Tafsir

The people who are most entitled to claim a link to Abraham are those who followed him in his time, as well as this Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and those who have faith in him from this nation. Allah helps and protects the believers.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran