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An-Nisa 125

Ayah 125 of 176 · Medinan

وَمَنۡ أَحۡسَنُ دِينٗا مِّمَّنۡ أَسۡلَمَ وَجۡهَهُۥ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحۡسِنٞ وَٱتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ حَنِيفٗاۗ وَٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ خَلِيلٗا ١٢٥

And who is better in religion than one who submits himself to Allāh while being a doer of good and follows the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth? And Allāh took Abraham as an intimate friend.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمَنۡAnd whowaman
  2. أَحۡسَنُ(is) betteraḥsanu
  3. دِينٗا(in) religiondīnan
  4. مِّمَّنۡthan (one) whomimman
  5. أَسۡلَمَsubmitsaslama
  6. وَجۡهَهُۥhis facewajhahu
  7. لِلَّهِto Allahlillahi
  8. وَهُوَand hewahuwa
  9. مُحۡسِنٞ(is) a good-doermuḥ'sinun
  10. وَٱتَّبَعَand followswa-ittabaʿa
  11. مِلَّةَ(the) religionmillata
  12. إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ(of) Ibrahimib'rāhīma
  13. حَنِيفٗاۗ(the) uprightḥanīfan
  14. وَٱتَّخَذَAnd was takenwa-ittakhadha
  15. ٱللَّهُ(by) Allahl-lahu
  16. إِبۡرَٰهِيمَIbrahimib'rāhīma
  17. خَلِيلٗا(as) a friendkhalīlan

Tafsir

No one is better in religion than the one who surrenders to Allah outwardly and inwardly, does good actions and follows the religion of Abraham, which forms the basis of the religion of Muhammad (peace be upon him): inclining away from idolatry and disbelief to monotheism and faith. Allah chose His Prophet Abraham as a close friend from amongst all of His creation.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran