Surah An-Nahl (النحل) • The Bee

Quran 16:123

16:123

ثُمَّ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ أَنِ ٱتَّبِعْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ حَنِيفًا ۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

thumma awḥaynā ilayka ani ittabiʿ millata ib'rāhīma ḥanīfan wamā kāna mina l-mush'rikīna

Then We revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], to follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he was not of those who associate with Allāh.

— Saheeh International

Then We revealed to you [Muhammad], ‘Follow the creed of Abraham, a man of pure faith who was not an idolater.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Then, We have sent the revelation to you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم saying): "Follow the religion of Ibrâhîm (Abraham) Hanif (Islâmic Monotheism - to worship none but Allâh) and he was not of the Mushrikûn (polytheists, idolaters and disbelievers).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

ثُمَّthummaThen
أَوْحَيْنَآawḥaynāWe revealed
إِلَيْكَilaykato you
أَنِanithat
ٱتَّبِعْittabiʿYou follow
مِلَّةَmillata(the) religion
إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma(of) Ibrahim
حَنِيفًۭاۖḥanīfanupright
وَمَاwamāand not
كَانَkānahe was
مِنَminaof
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَl-mush'rikīnathe polytheists