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Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran)

Verse 68of 200

إِنَّ أَوْلَى ٱلنَّاسِ بِإِبْرَٰهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ ٱتَّبَعُوهُ وَهَٰذَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ﴿٦٨

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, the most worthy of Abraham among the people are those who followed him [in submission to Allah] and this prophet, and those who believe [in his message]. And Allah is the ally of the believers.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّinnaIndeed
أَوْلَىawlāthe best to claim relationship
ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(of) people
بِإِبْرَٰهِيمَbi-ib'rāhīmawith Ibrahim
لَلَّذِينَlalladhīna(are) those who
ٱتَّبَعُوهُittabaʿūhufollow him
وَهَـٰذَاwahādhāand this
ٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyu[the] Prophet
وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those who
ءَامَنُوا۟ ۗāmanūbelieve[d]
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
وَلِىُّwaliyyu(is) a Guardian
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīna(of) the believers

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Disputing with the Jews and Christians About the Religion of IbrahimAllah censures the Jews and Christians for their dispute with Muslims over Ibrahim Al-Khalil and the claim each group made that he was one of them. Muhammad bin Ishaq bin Yasar reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "The Christians of Najran and Jewish rabbis gathered before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and disputed in front of him. The rabbis said, `Ibrahim was certainly Jewish.' The Christians said, `Certainly, Ibrahim was Christian.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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