Surah An-Nahl 16:120 — translation and meaning
النحل · Verse 120 / 128 · Page 281
إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِّلَّهِ حَنِيفًا وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ
Word by Word
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
ib'rahima
Ibrahim
كَانَ
kana
was
أُمَّةً
ummatan
a nation
قَانِتًا
qanitan
obedient
لِّلَّهِ
lillahi
to Allah
حَنِيفًا
hanifan
upright
وَلَمْ
walam
and not
يَكُ
yaku
he was
مِنَ
mina
of
الْمُشْرِكِينَ
al-mush'rikina
the polytheists
Transliteration
Inna Ibraaheema kaana ummatan qaanital lillaahi Haneefanw wa lam yakuminal mushrikeen
Translation
Indeed, Abraham was a [comprehensive] leader, devoutly obedient to Allah, inclining toward truth, and he was not of those who associate others with Allah.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Indeed, Abraham (peace be upon him) possessed all the attributes of goodness and always obeyed His Lord turning away from all other religions to the religion of Submission (Islam). He was never an idolater.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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