Quran 16:123

Surah An-Nahl, Verse 123

Verse 123 of 128 in Surah An-Nahl (النحل), chapter 16 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

ثُمَّ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ أَنِ ٱتَّبِعْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ حَنِيفًا ۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International
Then We revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], to follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he was not of those who associate with Allāh.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
(நபியே!) பின்னர் "நேர்மையாளரான இப்றாஹீமின் சன்மார்க்கத்தை நீர் பின்பற்ற வேண்டும்" என்று நாம் உமக்கு வஹீ அறிவித்தோம்; அவர் முஷ்ரிக்குகளில் (இணை வைப்போரில்) ஒருவராக இருந்ததில்லை.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
පසුව “නුඹ ඉබ්රාහීම්ගේ අවංක වූ පිළිවෙත අනුගමනය කරනු. ඔහු ආදේශ කරන්නන් අතරින් නො වීය” යැයි අපි නුඹ වෙත දේව පණිවිඩ දන්වා සිටියෙමු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
پھر ہم نے آپ کی جانب وحی بھیجی کہ آپ ملت ابراہیم حنیف کی پیروی کریں ، جو مشرکوں میں سے نہ تھے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
そこでわれはあなたに啓示して,「純正なイブラーヒームの道に従え。」と(告げた)。かれは,偶像信者の仲間ではなかった。
ChineseMa Jian
然后,我启示你说:你应当遵守信奉正教的易卜拉欣的宗教,他不是以物配主的。

Tafsir of 16:123

He selected him, as Allah says : وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَآ إِبْرَهِيمَ رُشْدَهُ مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا بِهِ عَلِمِينَ (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. وَءاتَيْنَهُ فِى الْدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً (And We gave him good in this world,) meaning, `We granted him all that a believer may require for a good and complete life in this world.' وَإِنَّهُ فِى الاٌّخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصَّلِحِينَ (and in the Hereafter he shall be of the righteous.) Concerning the Ayah: وَءاتَيْنَهُ فِى الْدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً (And We gave him good in this world,) Mujahid said: "This means a truthful tongue." ثُمَّ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ أَنِ اتَّبِعْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَهِيمَ حَنِيفًا (Then, We have sent the revelation to you: "Follow the religion of Ibrahim (he was a) Hanif.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 16:123 — Surah An-Nahl Verse 123