Quran 3:68 — Aal-i-Imraan, verse 68
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
and the people who are closest to him are those who truly follow his ways, this Prophet, and [true] believers- God is close to [true] believers.
إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ وَهَـٰذَا النَّبِيُّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ۗ وَاللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
inna awlā l-nāsi bi-ib'rāhīma lalladhīna ittabaʿūhu wahādhā l-nabiyu wa-alladhīna āmanū wal-lahu waliyyu l-mu'minīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Surely the people standing closest to Abraham are those who followed him, and this Prophet, and those who believe; and God is the Protector of the believers.
- Muhammad Asad
- Behold, the people who have the best claim to Abraham are surely those who follow him - as does this Prophet and all who believe [in him] - and God is near unto the believers.
- Sahih International
- Indeed, the most worthy of Abraham among the people are those who followed him [in submission to Allāh] and this prophet [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] and those who believe [in his message]. And Allāh is the Ally of the believers.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 2 | أَوْلَىawlā | the best to claim relationship | ولي |
| 3 | ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi | (of) people | نوس |
| 4 | بِإِبْرَٰهِيمَbi-ib'rāhīma | with Ibrahim | — |
| 5 | لَلَّذِينَlalladhīna | (are) those who | — |
| 6 | ٱتَّبَعُوهُittabaʿūhu | follow him | تبع |
| 7 | وَهَـٰذَاwahādhā | and this | — |
| 8 | ٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyu | [the] Prophet | نبأ |
| 9 | وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīna | and those who | — |
| 10 | ءَامَنُوا۟ ۗāmanū | believe[d] | أمن |
| 11 | وَٱللَّهُwal-lahu | And Allah | أله |
| 12 | وَلِىُّwaliyyu | (is) a Guardian | ولي |
| 13 | ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīna | (of) the believers | أمن |