सूरह 16 An-Nahl — आयत 120
إِنَّ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةًۭ قَانِتًۭا لِّلَّهِ حَنِيفًۭا وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
इसमें शक़ नहीं कि इबराहीम (लोगों के) पेशवा ख़ुदा के फरमाबरदार बन्दे और बातिल से कतरा कर चलने वाले थे और मुशरेकीन से हरगिज़ न थे
inna ib'rāhīma kāna ummatan qānitan lillahi ḥanīfan walam yaku mina l-mush'rikīna
शब्द-दर-शब्द
- إِنَّ inna Indeed
- إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ib'rāhīma Ibrahim
- كَانَ kāna was
- أُمَّةًۭ ummatan a nation
- قَانِتًۭا qānitan obedient
- لِّلَّهِ lillahi to Allah
- حَنِيفًۭا ḥanīfan upright
- وَلَمْ walam and not
- يَكُ yaku he was
- مِنَ mina of
- ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ l-mush'rikīna the polytheists
तफ़सीर · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
He selected him, as Allah says :
(And before, We indeed gave Ibrahim his integrity, and We were indeed most knowledgeable about him)(21:51). Then Allah says:
(and guided him to a straight path.) which means to worship Allah alone, without partners or associate, in the manner that He prescribed and which pleases Him.
(And We gave him good in this world,) meaning, `We granted him all that a believer may require for a good and complete life in this world.'
(and in the Hereafter he shall be of the righteous.) Concerning the Ayah:
(And We gave him good in this world,) Mujahid said: "This means a truthful tongue."
(Then, We have sent the revelation to you: "Follow the religion of Ibrahim (he was a) Hanif. ..) meaning, `because of his perfection, greatness, and the soundness of his Tawhid and his way, We revealed to you, O Seal of the Messengers and Leader of the Prophets ,'
(Follow the religion of Ibrahim (he was a) Hanif and he was not of the idolators.) This is like the Ayah in Surat Al-An`am:
(Say: "Truly, my Lord has guided me to a straight path, a right religion, the religion of Ibrahim, (he was a) Hanif and he was not of the idolators.") (6:161). Then Allah rebukes the Jews,