Quran 4:125 — An-Nisaa, verse 125
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Who could be better in religion than those who direct themselves wholly to God, do good, and follow the religion of Abraham, who was true in faith? God took Abraham as a friend.
وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ دِينًا مِمَّنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ وَاتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا ۗ وَاتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلًا
waman aḥsanu dīnan mimman aslama wajhahu lillahi wahuwa muḥ'sinun wa-ittabaʿa millata ib'rāhīma ḥanīfan wa-ittakhadha l-lahu ib'rāhīma khalīlan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And who is there that has a fairer religion than he who submits his will to God being a good-doer, and who follows the creed of Abraham, a man of pure faith? And God took Abraham for a friend.
- Muhammad Asad
- And who could be of better faith than he who surrenders his whole being unto God and is a doer of good withal, and follows the creed of Abraham, who turned away from all that is false - seeing that God exalted Abraham with His love?
- Sahih International
- And who is better in religion than one who submits himself to Allāh while being a doer of good and follows the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth? And Allāh took Abraham as an intimate friend.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمَنْwaman | And who | — |
| 2 | أَحْسَنُaḥsanu | (is) better | حسن |
| 3 | دِينًۭاdīnan | (in) religion | دين |
| 4 | مِّمَّنْmimman | than (one) who | — |
| 5 | أَسْلَمَaslama | submits | سلم |
| 6 | وَجْهَهُۥwajhahu | his face | وجه |
| 7 | لِلَّهِlillahi | to Allah | أله |
| 8 | وَهُوَwahuwa | and he | — |
| 9 | مُحْسِنٌۭmuḥ'sinun | (is) a good-doer | حسن |
| 10 | وَٱتَّبَعَwa-ittabaʿa | and follows | تبع |
| 11 | مِلَّةَmillata | (the) religion | ملل |
| 12 | إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma | (of) Ibrahim | — |
| 13 | حَنِيفًۭا ۗḥanīfan | (the) upright | حنف |
| 14 | وَٱتَّخَذَwa-ittakhadha | And was taken | أخذ |
| 15 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | (by) Allah | أله |
| 16 | إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma | Ibrahim | — |
| 17 | خَلِيلًۭاkhalīlan | (as) a friend | خلل |