Surah An-Nisa (النساء) • The Women

Quran 4:125

4:125

وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ دِينًا مِّمَّنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُۥ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ وَٱتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ حَنِيفًا ۗ وَٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ خَلِيلًا

waman aḥsanu dīnan mimman aslama wajhahu lillahi wahuwa muḥ'sinun wa-ittabaʿa millata ib'rāhīma ḥanīfan wa-ittakhadha l-lahu ib'rāhīma khalīlan

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.

— Saheeh International

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.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And who can be better in religion than one who submits his face (himself) to Allâh (i.e. follows Allâh’s religion of Islâmic Monotheism); and he is a Muhsin (a good-doer - See V.2:112). And follows the religion of Ibrâhîm(Abraham) Hanîfa (Islâmic Monotheism - to worship none but Allâh Alone). And Allâh did take Ibrâhîm (Abraham) as a Khalîl (an intimate friend)!

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

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وَمَنْwamanAnd who
أَحْسَنُaḥsanu(is) better
دِينًۭاdīnan(in) religion
مِّمَّنْmimmanthan (one) who
أَسْلَمَaslamasubmits
وَجْهَهُۥwajhahuhis face
لِلَّهِlillahito Allah
وَهُوَwahuwaand he
مُحْسِنٌۭmuḥ'sinun(is) a good-doer
وَٱتَّبَعَwa-ittabaʿaand follows
مِلَّةَmillata(the) religion
إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma(of) Ibrahim
حَنِيفًۭاۗḥanīfan(the) upright
وَٱتَّخَذَwa-ittakhadhaAnd was taken
ٱللَّهُl-lahu(by) Allah
إِبْرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīmaIbrahim
خَلِيلًۭاkhalīlan(as) a friend