Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

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.

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
#wordmeaningroot
1Not
2kānawasكون
3ib'rāhīmuIbrahim
4yahūdiyyana Jew
5walāand not
6naṣrāniyyana Christianنصر
7walākin[and] but
8kānahe wasكون
9ḥanīfana trueحنف
10mus'limanMuslimسلم
11wamāand not
12kānahe wasكون
13minafrom
14l-mush'rikīnathe polytheistsشرك
  • 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.

  • 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 The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    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 The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

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

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    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.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    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 (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim . 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.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian; he was a Muslim, wholly devoted to God.* And he certainly was not amongst those who associate others with Allah in His divinity.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    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 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).

  • 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 The Clear Quran

    Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian; he submitted in all uprightness 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.