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An-Nisa Surah 4

Verse 126

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The Women • madinah

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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

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English - Short Commentary Translation

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4:126

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

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

And who is better in faith than he who submits himself to Allah, and he is a doer of good, and follows the religion of Abraham, the upright? And Allah took Abraham for a special friend.

English - Five Volume Translation

And who is better in faith than [a]he who submits himself to Allah, and he is a doer of good, and follows the religion of Abraham, the upright? And Allah took Abraham for a special friend.[591]

2:132.

Important Words:

خلیل (special friend) is derived from خل. They say خل الشیء i.e. he bored a hole into the thing. خل فی دعائه means, he was particular in his prayer. خلیل means, a special and particular friend whose love penetrates your inner parts (Aqrab & Lane). See also 2:255.

Commentary:

This verse gives the essence of Islam which signifies submission to the Will of God and the devotion of one’s faculties and powers to His service (see also note on 2:113). Abraham has been held out to the People of the Book who revere him as a patriarch and to the Arabs who were proud of being descended from him, as an example who embodied in his person the essence of Islam by his full submission to the Will of God; and both these people are herein told that it is only the true observance of the teachings of Islam that can make one like Abraham—beloved of God and His special friend.

There is a hadith in which the Holy Prophet is reported to have said: "If I had taken anyone from among men as my خلیل (special friend whose love penetrates one’s heart), I would have certainly taken Abu Bakr as such. But such friendship is permissible with God alone Who is my خلیل" (Bukhari, ch. on Fada’il of the Holy Companions).

English - Short Commentary Translation

And who is better in faith than [b]he who submits himself entirely to Allah, and he is a doer of good and follows the religion of Abraham, the upright? And Allah took Abraham for a special friend.[675]

2:132.

This verse gives the essence of Islam which is complete submission to the will of God and the complete devotion of all one’s faculties and powers to His service and holds out Abraham as true model for a Muslim to imitate and follow.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اور دین میں اس سے بہتر کون ہو سکتا ہے جو اپنی تمام تر توجہ اللہ کی خاطر وقف کردے اور وہ احسان کرنے والا ہو اور اس نے ابراہیمِ حنیف کی ملت کی پیروی کی ہو اور اللہ نے ابراہیم کو دوست بنا لیا تھا۔

French

Et en matière de religion, qui est meilleur que celui qui dévoue toute son attention à Allāh, qui fait le bien et qui suit la religion d’Abraham qui était toujours incliné vers Allāh ? Et, Allāh avait pris Abraham comme un ami spécial.

German

Und wer hat einen schöneren Glauben als jener, der sich Allah ergibt, der Gutes wirkt und der dem Bekenntnis Abrahams, des Aufrechten im Glauben, folgt? Und Allah nahm Sich Abraham besonders zum Freund.

Chinese

谁的宗教 (信仰) 比[d]完全归顺安拉、圆满实践善功和遵循合乎正道的伊布拉欣的宗教的人, 还要好呢? 安拉曾把伊布拉欣当作特别的朋友。[349]

2:132.

这节经文述及伊斯兰教的要旨: 完全服从安拉的旨意并把个人的全部才能和力量完全奉献给安拉而为安拉服务。经文提出伊布拉欣为穆斯林摹仿和学习的真正的榜样。

Italian

E chi è migliore nella fede di colui che si sottomette ad Allah, e opera il bene, e segue la religione di Abramo, il sincero? Infatti, Allah si scelse Abramo come amico speciale.

Spanish

Y ¿quién es mejor en la fe que aquel que se somete a Al-lah, practica el bien y sigue la religión de Abraham, el recto? Pues Al-lah tomó a Abraham como amigo íntimo.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

اور اس شخص سے بڑھ کر کس کا دین اچھا (ہو سکتا) ہے جس نے (خوب) اچھی طرح عمل کرتے ہوئے اپنے آپ کو اللہ کے سپرد کر دیا ہو اور ابراہیم کے دین کی‘ جو سلامت[1] رو تھے پیروی (اختیار) کی ہو اور اللہ نے ابراہیم کو (اپنا) خاص دوست بنایا تھا۔

حَنِیْـفًا ابراہیمؑ کا حال ہے۔ لیکن چونکہ حال اور صفت کے معنی ایک ہوتے ہیں اور حال کا ترجمہ اردو میں نہیں ہو سکا۔ اس لئے صفت کا ترجمہ کر دیا گیا ہے۔

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

اُس شخص سے بہتر اور کس کا طریق زندگی ہوسکتا ہے جس نے اللہ کے آگے سر تسلیم خم کر دیا اور اپنا رویہ نیک رکھا اور یکسو ہو کر ابراہیمؑ کے طریقے کی پیروی کی، اُس ابراہیمؑ کے طریقے کی جسے اللہ نے اپنا دوست بنا لیا تھا

English - Sahih

And who is better in religion than one who submits himself to Allah while being a doer of good and follows the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth? And Allah took Abraham as an intimate friend.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

اس شخص سے بہتر دین میں کون ہے جس نے الله کے حکم پر پیشانی رکھی اور وہ نیکی کرنے والا ہو اور ابراھیم حنیف کے دین کی پیروی کرے اور الله نے ابراھیم کوخاص دوست بنا لیا ہے

English - Talal Itani

And who (is) better (in) religion than (one) who submits his face to Allah and he (is) a good-doer and follows (the) religion (of) Ibrahim (the) upright? And was taken (by) Allah Ibrahim (as) a friend.

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

2:132.

349

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

And who is there that has a fairer religion than he who submits his will to God being a good-doer, and who follows the creed of Abraham, a man of pure faith? And God took Abraham for a friend.

English - Maududi

And whose way of life could be better than that of he who submits his whole being to Allah, does good, and follows exclusively the way of Abraham whom Allah took for a friend?

English - Ahmed Ali

Whose way is better than that of the man who has submitted to God, and does good, and who follows the creed of Abraham the upright? And God chose Abraham as friend.

English - Yusuf Ali

Who can be better in religion than one who submits his whole self to Allah, does good, and follows the way of Abraham the true in Faith? For Allah did take Abraham for a friend.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

2:132.

591

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English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

2:132.

675

English - Pickthall

Who is better in religion than he who surrendereth his purpose to Allah while doing good (to men) and followeth the tradition of Abraham, the upright? Allah (Himself) chose Abraham for friend.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

And who is better in religion than he who submits himself entirely to Allah while doing good (to others) and follows the faith of Abraham, the upright one? And Allah took Abraham for a friend.

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

Who is better in faith than one who submits himself wholly to Allah acting righteously, and follows the religion of Abraham, the upright? Allah did take Abraham for a special friend.

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