Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration
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Arabic | | مَا كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَهُودِيًّا وَلَا نَصْرَانِيًّا وَلَٰكِن كَانَ حَنِيفًا مُّسْلِمًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ |  | Transliteration | | Ma kana ibraheemu yahoodiyyan wala nasraniyyan walakin kana haneefan musliman wama kana mina almushrikeena | |
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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
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Muhammad Asad | | Abraham was neither a "Jew" nor a "Christian", but was one who turned away from all that is false, having surrendered himself unto God; and he was not of those who ascribe divinity to aught beside Him. | | | M. M. Pickthall | | 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. | | Shakir | | Ibrahim was not a Jew nor a Christian but he was (an) upright (man), a Muslim, and he was not one of the polytheists. | | Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985) | | 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. | | Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) | | Abraham was not a Jew nor yet a Christian; but he was true in Faith, and bowed his will to God's (Which is Islam), and he joined not gods with God. | | | Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar | | Abraham had been neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he had been a monotheist, one who submits to God. He had not been among the ones who were polytheists. | | Wahiduddin Khan | | Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian. He was an upright man, one who had surrendered himself to God. He was not one of those who associate partners with God. | | | T.B.Irving | | Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a Seeker [after Truth], a Muslim; he was no associator of others with God. | | [Al-Muntakhab] | | Ibrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian but an Orthodox Muslim. He never incorporated with Allah other deities. | | [Progressive Muslims] | | Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Nazarene, but he was a monotheist who surrendered; he was not of those who set up partners. | | Abdel Haleem | | Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian. He was upright and devoted to God, never an idolater, | | Abdul Majid Daryabadi | | Ibrahim was not a Jew, nor a Nazarene, but he was an upright Muslim, nor was he of the associators. | | Ahmed Ali | | Neither was Abraham a Jew nor a Christian, but upright and obedient, and not an idolater. | | Aisha Bewley | | Ibrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian. but a man of pure natural belief — a Muslim. He was not one of the idolaters. | | Ali Ünal | | Abraham was not a Jew, nor a Christian; but he was one pure of faith and Muslim (who submitted to God with a sound heart). He was never of those who associate partners with God. | | Ali Quli Qara'i | | Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian. Rather he was a muslim, and he was not one of the polytheists. | | Amatul Rahman Omar | | Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was upright who had submitted (to the will of God), and he was not one of the polytheists. | | Hamid S. Aziz | | Abraham was not a Jew, nor yet a Christian, but he was a "Hanif" (an upright man) who had surrendered, and not of the idolaters. | | Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali | | In no way was Ibrahim a Jew, neither a Christian; (i.e. a follower of Isa "Jesus", Nasraniyyan) but he was an unswervingly (upright) (i.e. veering away from idolatry) Muslim; and in no way was he one of the associators (Those who associate others with Allah). | | Muhammad Sarwar | | Abraham was not a Jew or a Christian. He was an upright person who had submitted himself to the will of God. Abraham was not a pagan. | | Muhammad Taqi Usmani | | Ibrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian. But he was upright, a Muslim, and was not one of those who associate partners with Allah. | | Shabbir Ahmed | | Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was an upright man who had surrendered to Allah. He never ascribed divinity to anyone beside One True God. | | Syed Vickar Ahamed | | Ibrahim (Abraham) was neither a Jew nor even a Christian; But he was true in Faith, and surrendered his will to Allah’s, (like a Muslim) and He did not join gods with Allah. | | Umm Muhammad (Sahih International) | | Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim [submitting to Allah ]. And he was not of the polytheists. | | Farook Malik | | Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian but he was a Muslim, true in faith. He was not one of the Pagans (who set up partners with Allah). | | | Dr. Munir Munshey | | Ibraheem was neither a Jew nor a Christian. In fact, he was an obedient and sincere devotee of Allah; he was not among the idolaters. | | Tahir-ul-Qadri Mohammad | | Ibrahim(Abraham) was neither a Jew nor a Christian; he was a (true) Muslim, far detached from all heresy and falsehood. Nor was he one of the polytheists. | | | Dr. Kamal Omar | | Ibrahim is not a Yahudi and not a Nasraani but he is a devout Muslim and he is not of the polytheists. | | | Bilal Muhammad (2013 Edition) | | Abraham was not a Jew, nor a Christian, but he was an upright Muslim, and he did not join gods with God. | | Maududi | | Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian; he was a Muslim, wholly devoted to God. And he certainly was not amongst those who associate others with Allah in His divinity. | |
Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
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Bijan Moeinian | | Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian. He was a Muslim (Arabic word for “submitter to God”), decisive in submission to God, and [unlike the Christian who make of Jesus a partner of God,] he never associated any partner with God. | | | Faridul Haque | | Ibrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian; but he was a Muslim, free from all falsehood; and was not of the polytheists. | | | Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah | | No, Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Nazarene. He was of pure faith, a submitter (Muslim). He was never of the idolaters. | | Maulana Muhammad Ali | | Abraham was not a Jew nor a Christian, but he was (an) upright (man), a Muslim; and he was not one of the polytheists. | | | Muhammad Ahmed - Samira | | Abraham was not a Jew and nor a Christian and but (he) was (a) true submitter/Moslem/Unifier of God a Moslem/submitter, and (he) was not from the sharers/takers of partners (with God). | | Sher Ali | | Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian but he was ever inclined to God and obedient to HIM, and he was not of those who associate gods with ALLAH. | | Rashad Khalifa | | Abraham was neither Jewish, nor Christian; he was a monotheist submitter. He never was an idol worshiper. | | | Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi) | | Ibrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian; but he was a Muslim, free from all falsehood; and was not of the polytheists. | | Hilali & Khan | | Ibrahim (Abraham) was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a true Muslim Hanifa (Islamic Monotheism - to worship none but Allah Alone) and he was not of Al-Mushrikoon (See V.2:105). | |
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
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Arthur John Arberry | | No; Abraham in truth was not a Jew, neither a Christian; but he was a Muslim and one pure of faith; certainly he was never of the idolaters. | | Edward Henry Palmer | | Abraham was not a Jew, nor yet a Christian, but he was a `Hanif resigned, and not of the idolaters. | | George Sale | | Abraham was neither a Jew, nor a Christian; but he was of the true religion, one resigned unto God, and was not of the number of the idolaters. | | John Medows Rodwell | | Abraham was neither Jew nor Christian; but he was sound in the faith, a Muslim; and not of those who add gods to God. | | | N J Dawood (draft) | | Abraham was neither Jew nor Christian. He was an upright man, one who submitted to God. He was no idolater. | |
Partial Translations, or works in progress
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| Sayyid Qutb | | Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian; but he was wholly devoted to God, having surrendered himself to Him. He was not of those who associate partners with God. | |
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