Surah An-Nisa 4:125 — translation and meaning

النساء · Verse 125 / 176 · Page 98

ۗ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ دِينًا مِّمَّنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ وَاتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَاتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلًا

Word by Word

ۗ
وَمَنْ
waman
And who
أَحْسَنُ
ahsanu
(is) better
دِينًا
dinan
(in) religion
مِّمَّنْ
mimman
than (one) who
أَسْلَمَ
aslama
submits
وَجْهَهُ
wajhahu
his face
لِلَّهِ
lillahi
to Allah
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
and he
مُحْسِنٌ
muh'sinun
(is) a good-doer
وَاتَّبَعَ
wa-ittaba'a
and follows
مِلَّةَ
millata
(the) religion
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
ib'rahima
(of) Ibrahim
حَنِيفًا
hanifan
(the) upright
وَاتَّخَذَ
wa-ittakhadha
And was taken
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
(by) Allah
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
ib'rahima
Ibrahim
خَلِيلًا
khalilan
(as) a friend

Transliteration

Wa man ahsanu deenam mimmman aslama wajhahoo lillaahi wa huwa muhsinunw wattaba'a Millata Ibraaheema haneefaa; wattakhazal laahu Ibraaheema khaleelaa

Translation

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

Verse interpretation (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.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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