← Surah 3

3:67

مَا كَانَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ يَهُودِيًّا وَلَا نَصْرَانِيًّا وَلَـٰكِن كَانَ حَنِيفًا مُّسْلِمًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

Word by word

مَا
Not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مَاPreposition — negative
كَانَ
was
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
كَانَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
إِبْرَٰهِيمُ
Ibrahim
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
إِبْرَٰهِيمُNoun — proper noun، masculine، nominative
يَهُودِيًّا
a Jew
Noun
Root: هود
Grammar (i'rab)
يَهُودِيًّاNoun — proper noun، masc. sing.، indefinite، accusative
وَلَا
and not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
لَاPreposition — negative
نَصْرَانِيًّا
a Christian
Noun
Root: نصر
Grammar (i'rab)
نَصْرَانِيًّاNoun — proper noun، indefinite، accusative
وَلَٰكِن
[and] but
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — supplemental، prefix
لَٰكِنPreposition — AMD
كَانَ
he was
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
كَانَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
حَنِيفًا
a true
Noun
Root: حنف
Grammar (i'rab)
حَنِيفًاNoun — masculine، indefinite، accusative
مُّسْلِمًا
Muslim
Noun
Root: سلم
Grammar (i'rab)
مُّسْلِمًاNoun — active participle، masc. sing.، indefinite، accusative، adjective
وَمَا
and not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
مَاPreposition — negative
كَانَ
he was
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
كَانَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
مِنَ
from
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنَPreposition — preposition
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
the polytheists
Noun
Root: شرك
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
مُشْرِكِينَNoun — active participle، masc. plur.، genitive

Translation

EN

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.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian. He was upright and devoted to God, never an idolater,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

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.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim [submitting to Allāh]. And he was not of the polytheists.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

İbrahim, yahudi de, hıristiyan da değildi, ama doğruya yönelen bir müslimdi; ortak koşanlardan değildi.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

İbrahim, ne yahudi, ne de hıristiyandı; fakat o, Allah'ı bir tanıyan dosdoğru bir müslümandı, müşriklerden de değildi.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

İbrahim ne yahudi ne de hristiyandı fakat o, hanîf (Allah’ı birleyen) bir müslümandı ve müşriklerden değildi.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

ما كان إبراهيم يهودياً ولا نصرانياً، فلم تكن اليهودية ولا النصرانية إلا من بعده، ولكن كان متبعًا لأمر الله وطاعته، مستسلمًا لربه، وما كان من المشركين.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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