Quran 16:120 — An-Nahl, verse 120
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Abraham was truly an example: devoutly obedient to God and true in faith. He was not an idolater;
إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِلَّهِ حَنِيفًا وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ
inna ib'rāhīma kāna ummatan qānitan lillahi ḥanīfan walam yaku mina l-mush'rikīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Surely, Abraham was a nation obedient unto God, a man of pure faith and no idolater,
- Muhammad Asad
- VERILY, Abraham was a man who combined within himself all virtues, devoutly obeying God's will, turning away from all that is false, and not being of those who ascribe divinity to aught beside God:
- Sahih International
- Indeed, Abraham was a [comprehensive] leader, devoutly obedient to Allāh, inclining toward truth, and he was not of those who associate others with Allāh.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 2 | إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma | Ibrahim | — |
| 3 | كَانَkāna | was | كون |
| 4 | أُمَّةًۭummatan | a nation | أمم |
| 5 | قَانِتًۭاqānitan | obedient | قنت |
| 6 | لِّلَّهِlillahi | to Allah | أله |
| 7 | حَنِيفًۭاḥanīfan | upright | حنف |
| 8 | وَلَمْwalam | and not | — |
| 9 | يَكُyaku | he was | كون |
| 10 | مِنَmina | of | — |
| 11 | ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَl-mush'rikīna | the polytheists | شرك |