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مَا كَانَ اِبْرٰه۪يمُ يَهُودِياًّ وَلَا نَصْرَانِياًّ وَلٰكِنْ كَانَ حَن۪يفاً مُسْلِماًۜ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِك۪ينَ

Ma kana ibraheemuyahoodiyyan wala nasraniyyan walakinkana haneefan musliman wama kana minaalmushrikeen

Ibrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian. but a man of pure natural belief – a Muslim. He was not one of the idolaters.

  • Progressive Muslims

    Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Nazarene, but he was a monotheist who surrendered; he was not of those who set up partners.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was an upright man who had surrendered to Allah. He never ascribed divinity to anyone beside One True God.

  • Sam Gerrans

    Abraham was neither one who holds to Judaism, nor a Christian, but was inclining to truth as one submitting; and he was not of the idolaters.

  • The Monotheist Group

    Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Nazarene, but he was a monotheist who submitted; he was not of the polytheists.

  • Edip-Layth

    Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Nazarene, but he was a monotheist who peacefully surrendered; he was not of those who set up partners.

  • Aisha Bewley

    Ibrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian. but a man of pure natural belief – a Muslim. He was not one of the idolaters.

  • Rashad Khalifa

    Abraham was neither Jewish, nor Christian; he was a monotheist submitter. He never was an idol worshiper.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Neither was Abraham a Jew nor a Christian, but upright and obedient, and not an idolater.

  • Sahih International

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

  • Muhammad Asad

    Abraham was neither a "Jew" nor a "Christian", but was one who turned away from all that is false, having surrendered himself unto God; and he was not of those who ascribe divinity to aught beside Him.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Abraham was not a Jew, nor yet a Christian; but he was an upright man who had surrendered (to Allah), and he was not of the idolaters.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat

    Ibrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian but an Orthodox Muslim. He never incorporated with Allah other deities.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian. He was a Muslim (Arabic word for "submitter to God"), decisive in submission to God, and [unlike the Christian who make of Jesus a partner of God,] he never associated any partner with God.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Ibrâhîm (Abraham) was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a true Muslim Hanîfa (Islâmic Monotheism - to worship none but Allâh Alone) and he was not of Al-Mushrikûn (See V.2:105)[1].

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Abraham was not a Jew nor yet a Christian; but he was true in Faith, and bowed his will to Allah's (Which is Islam), and he joined not gods with Allah.

  • Mustafa Khattab

    Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian; he submitted in all uprightness[1] and was not a polytheist.

  • Taqi Usmani

    Ibrāhīm was neither a Jew nor a Christian. But he was upright, a Muslim, and was not one of those who associate partners with Allah.

  • Abdul Haleem

    Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian. He was upright and devoted to God, never an idolater,

  • Arthur John Arberry

    No; Abraham in truth was not a Jew, neither a Christian; but he was a Muslim and one pure of faith; certainly he was never of the idolaters.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Abraham was not a Jew, nor yet a Christian, but he was a `Hanif resigned, and not of the idolaters.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Abraham was not a Jew, nor yet a Christian, but he was a "Hanif" (an upright man) who had surrendered, and not of the idolaters.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    In no way was Ibrahîm a Jew, neither a Christian; (i. e. a follower of Isa "Jesus", Nasraniyyan) but he was an unswervingly (upright) (i.e. veering away from idolatry) Muslim; and in no way was he one of the associators (Those who associate others with Allah).

  • George Sale

    Abraham was neither a Jew, nor a Christian; but he was of the true religion, one resigned unto God, and was not of the number of the idolaters.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Ibrahim (Abraham) was neither a Jew nor even a Christian; But he was true in Faith, and surrendered his will to Allah’s, (like a Muslim) and He did not join gods with Allah.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was upright who had submitted (to the will of God), and he was not one of the polytheists.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian. Rather he was a ḥanīf, a muslim, and he was not one of the polytheists.