Ali 'Imran 3:67 ما كان ابراهيم يهوديا ولا نصرانيا ولاكن كان حنيفا مسلما وما كان من المشركين ٦٧

3:67

مَا

كَانَ

إِبۡرَٰهِيمُ

يَهُودِيّٗا

وَلَا

نَصۡرَانِيّٗا

وَلَٰكِن

كَانَ

حَنِيفٗا

مُّسۡلِمٗا

وَمَا

كَانَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ

٦٧

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.

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Chapter 3, Page 58, Juz 3

64. Say, “O people of the Book, come to a word common between us and between you, that we worship none but Allah, that we associate nothing with Him and that some of us do not take others as Lords instead of Allah.” Then, should they turn back, say, “Bear witness that we are Muslims.” 65. O people of the Book, why do you argue about Ibrāhīm, while the Torah and the Injīl were not revealed until after him? Have you, then, no sense? 66. Look, this is what you are - you have already argued about matters concerning which you have knowledge; why then do you argue about matters of which you have no knowledge? Allah knows and you do not know. 67. 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. 68. The closest of people to Ibrāhīm are those who followed him, and this prophet, and those who believe; and Allah is the Guardian of all believers. 69. A group from the people of the Book loves to mislead you, while they mislead none but themselves, and they do not realize. 70. O people of the Book, why do you disbelieve in the verses of Allah (revealed in the former Scriptures to foretell about the advent of the Holy Prophet ?) while you are yourselves witnesses (to those verses)? 71. O People of the Book, why do you confound the truth with falsehood, and conceal the truth when you know (the reality)?

- T. Usmani