3. Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 67
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.