Quran 3:67

Surah Ali 'Imran, Verse 67

Verse 67 of 200 in Surah Ali 'Imran (آل عمران), chapter 3 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

مَا كَانَ إِبْرَٰهِيمُ يَهُودِيًّا وَلَا نَصْرَانِيًّا وَلَـٰكِن كَانَ حَنِيفًا مُّسْلِمًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International
Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim [submitting to Allāh]. And he was not of the polytheists.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
இப்ராஹீம் யூதராகவோ, அல்லது கிறிஸ்தவராகவோ இருக்கவில்லை. ஆனால் அவர் (அல்லாஹ்விடம்) முற்றிலும் (சரணடைந்த) நேர்மையான முஸ்லிமாக இருந்தார்;. அவர் முஷ்ரிக்குகளில் (இணைவைப்போரில்) ஒருவராக இருக்கவில்லை.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
ඉබ්රාහීම් යුදෙව්වෙකු හෝ කිතුනුවෙකු හෝ නො වීය. එනමුත් ඔහු අවංක මුස්ලිම්වරයෙකු විය. තවද ඔහු ආදේශ තබන්නන් අතුරින් කෙනෙක් ද නො වීය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
ابراہیم تو نہ یہودی تھے نہ نصرانی تھے بلکہ وه تو یک طرفہ (خالص) مسلمان تھے ، وه مشرک بھی نہیں تھے،
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
イブラーヒームはユダヤ教徒でもキリスト教徒でもなかった。しかしかれは純正なムスリムであり,多神教徒の仲間ではなかったのである。
ChineseMa Jian
易卜拉欣既不是犹太教徒,也不是基督教徒。他是一个崇信正教、归顺真主的人,他不是以物配主的人。

Tafsir of 3:67

Disputing with the Jews and Christians About the Religion of Ibrahim Allah 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.' So Allah sent down, يأَهْلَ الْكِتَبِ لِمَ تُحَآجُّونَ فِى إِبْرَهِيمَ (O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)! Why do you dispute about Ibrahim,) meaning, `How is it that you, Jews, claim that Ibrahim was Jew, although he lived before Allah sent down the Tawrah to Musa How is it that you, Christians, claim that Ibrahim was Christian, although Christianity came after his time" This is why Allah said, أَفَلاَ تَعْقِلُونَ (Have you then no sense) Allah then said, هأَنتُمْ هَؤُلاءِ حَجَجْتُمْ فِيمَا لَكُم بِهِ عِلمٌ فَلِمَ تُحَآجُّونَ فِيمَا لَيْسَ لَكُمْ بِهِ عِلْمٌ (Verily, you are those who have disputed about that of which you have knowledge.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 3:67 — Surah Ali 'Imran Verse 67