Eternal Words 3-Sura-'Al-i-'Imran Verse67
Verse67
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(67) مَا كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَهُودِيًّا وَلاَ نَصْرَانِيًّا وَلَكِن كَانَ حَنِيفًا مُّسْلِمًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ
67. " Abraham was neither (a) Jew nor (a) Christian but he was an upright Muslim, and he was not (one) of polytheists."
Commentary:
The Arabic term /hanafa/ means: 'tending to the Truth', while its opposite Arabic term is /janafa/ which means: 'deviation or swerving to falsehood' ?
The term /hanif/ is applied for a person who is on the path of Truth But this very word was one of the perverted words which the idolators used to employ about themselves Therefore, the pagans were also called /hunafa/ which is the plural form of this word.
With the occurrence of the term /Musliman/ 'a Muslim' in this verse and beside the term /hanifan/, the Qur'an has purified both Abraham, from the dirt of polytheism, and this holy word from the misusers.
" Abraham was neither (a) Jew nor (a) Christian but he was an upright Muslim, and he was not (one) of polytheists."
