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ثُمَّ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ أَنِ ٱتَّبِعْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ حَنِيفًۭا ۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ﴿١٢٣

Translation (Sahih International)

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

Word-by-word meaning

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

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

He selected him, as Allah says :وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَآ إِبْرَهِيمَ رُشْدَهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَـلِمِينَ (And before, We indeed gave Ibrahim his integrity, and We were indeed most knowledgeable about him)(21:51). Then Allah says: وَهَدَاهُ إِلَى صِرَطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ(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.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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