an-Nahl 16:120

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Arabic Source and Roman Transliteration

Arabic		إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِّلَّهِ حَنِيفًا وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِين
Transliteration		Inna ibraheema kana ommatan qanitan lillahi haneefan walam yaku mina almushrikeena
Transliteration-2		inna ib'rāhīma kāna ummatan qānitan lillahi ḥanīfan walam yaku mina l-mush'rikīn
Word for Word Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more		Indeed, Ibrahim was a nation obedient to Allah upright, and not he was of the polytheists.

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Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad		VERILY, Abraham was a man who combined within himself all virtues, devoutly obeying God's will, turning away from all that is false, and not being of those who ascribe divinity to aught beside God
M. M. Pickthall		Lo! Abraham was a nation obedient to Allah, by nature upright, and he was not of the idolaters
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)		Abraham was indeed a model, devoutly obedient to Allah, (and) true in Faith, and he joined not gods with Allah
Shakir		Surely Ibrahim was an exemplar, obedient to Allah, upright, and he was not of the polytheists
Wahiduddin Khan		Abraham was a community in himself devoted to God and true in faith, He was not one of the polytheists
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar		Abraham had been a community obedient to God—a monotheist—he is not among the ones who are polytheists.
T.B.Irving		Abraham formed a community that was devoted to God since he was righteous and was no associator;
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab		Indeed, Abraham was a model of excellence: devoted to Allah, ˹perfectly˺ upright—not a polytheist—
Safi Kaskas		Truly, Abraham was equal to a community in himself; he was devoted to obeying God. He turned from all that is wrong-and he was not among those idolaters
Abdul Hye		Surely, Abraham was a nation (a leader with all the good qualities), straight obedient to Allah, and he was not of the polytheists.
The Study Quran		Truly Abraham was a community, devoutly obedient to God, a ?anif, and he was not among the idolaters
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)		Abraham was a nation, devoted to God, a monotheist, and he was not of those who set up partners
Abdel Haleem		Abraham was truly an example: devoutly obedient to God and true in faith. He was not an idolater
Abdul Majid Daryabadi		Verily Ibrahim was a pattern, devout unto Allah, upright, and, not of the associaters
Ahmed Ali		Abraham was certainly a model of faith, obedient to God and upright, and not one of idolaters
Aisha Bewley		Ibrahim was a community in himself, exemplary, obedient to Allah, a man of pure natural belief. He was not one of the idolaters.
Ali Ünal		Abraham was an exemplary leader, (whose self-dedication to the good of his community made him) as if a community, sincerely obedient to God as a man of pure faith (free from any stain of unbelief and hypocrisy), and he was not of those who associate partners with God &ndash
Ali Quli Qara'i		Indeed Abraham was a nation obedient to Allah, a á¸¥ana«f, and he was not one of the polytheists
Hamid S. Aziz		Verily, Abraham was indeed, a model, devoutly obedient to Allah, by nature upright, and he was not of the idolaters
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali		Surely, Ibrahim (Abraham) was a nation, (i.e., a leader,Imam) devout to Allah, unswervingly upright, and he was not of the associators, (Those who associate others with Allah
Muhammad Sarwar		Abraham was, certainly, an obedient and upright person. He was not a pagan
Muhammad Taqi Usmani		Surely, Ibrahim was an Ummah (a whole community in himself), devoted to Allah, a man of pure faith; and he was not among the Mushriks (i.e. those who associate partners with Allah
Shabbir Ahmed		Abraham was indeed a man who combined within himself all virtues, exemplary in his commitment to Allah, turning away from all that is false. (His impact on history was that of a whole nation). He upheld Strict Monotheism and never indulged in idolatry of any kind. (2:124-126), (14:35-37)
Syed Vickar Ahamed		Verily, Ibrahim (Abraham) was a true model, (sincerely and) piously obedient to Allah, true in faith, and he did not join gods with Allah
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)		Indeed, Abraham was a [comprehensive] leader, devoutly obedient to Allah , inclining toward truth, and he was not of those who associate others with Allah
Farook Malik		In fact Abraham was a nation in himself, an upright man obedient to Allah, and he was not of the pagans
Dr. Munir Munshey		And Ibraheem was a nation (all by himself), obedient to Allah and a true believer. He was not an idolater
Dr. Kamal Omar		Indeed Ibrahim happened to be an Ummah (in himself) completely content in Allah, absolutely Unitarian. And he does not become of those who set up partners (to Allah)
Talal A. Itani (new translation)		Abraham was an exemplary leader, devoted to God, a monotheist, and was not of the polytheists
Maududi		Indeed Abraham was a whole community by himself, obedient to Allah, exclusively devoted to Him. And he was never one of those who associated others with Allah in His Divinity
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad		Indeed Abraham was a leader, obedient to God, a monotheist and he was not of the polytheists
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)		Abraham is indeed a model, devoutly obedient to God, intelligent in faith, and he did not join gods with God
Musharraf Hussain		Ibrahim was an exemplary leader, obedient to Allah, pure in faith and didn’t associate anything with Allah.
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)		Abraham was a nation, dutiful to God, a monotheist, and he was not of the polytheists
Mohammad Shafi		Abraham was indeed an institution by himself, firmly committed to Allah. And he was never a polytheist

Controversial, deprecated, or status undetermined works
Bijan Moeinian		As for Abraham, He was a model in submission to the Lord. By nature upright, he never worshipped none but God
Faridul Haque		Indeed Ibrahim was a leader, obedient to Allah, and detached from all; and he was not a polytheist
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah		Abraham was (equal to) a nation, obedient to Allah, of pure faith and was not among the idolaters
Maulana Muhammad Ali		Surely Abraham was a model (of virtue), obedient to Allah, upright, and he was not of the polytheists
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira		That Abraham was a nation/constitution/(set example) (he) was obeying humbly/holding the prayer to God, a submitter/Moslem/Unifier of God, and (he) was not from the sharers/takers of partners (with God)
Sher Ali		Abraham was indeed a paragon of virtue, obedient to ALLAH, ever inclined to HIM , and he was not of those who set up equals with ALLAH
Rashad Khalifa		Abraham was indeed an exemplary vanguard in his submission to GOD, a monotheist who never worshiped idols.
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)		No doubt, Ibrahim was a Leader, obedient to Allah and separate from all other and was not a polytheist
Amatul Rahman Omar		The truth of the matter is that Abraham was a paragon of virtue; obedient to Allah, upright, and he was not of the polytheists
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri		Surely, Ibrahim (Abraham) was an Umma ([Community] in himself), exclusively obedient to Allah, turning away from all falsehood (ever inclined and given to Him alone) and was not of those who associate partners with Allah
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali		Verily, Ibrahim (Abraham) was an Ummah (a leader having all the good righteous qualities), or a nation, obedient to Allah, Hanifa (i.e. to worship none but Allah), and he was not one of those who were Al-Mushrikoon (polytheists, idolaters, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah, and those who joined partners with Allah)

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry		Surely, Abraham was a nation obedient unto God, a man of pure faith and no idolater
Edward Henry Palmer		Verily, Abraham was a high priest, a 'Hanif, and was not of the idolaters
George Sale		Abraham was a model of true religion, obedient unto God, orthodox, and was not an idolater
John Medows Rodwell		Verily, Abraham was a leader in religion: obedient to God, sound in faith: he was not of those who join gods with God
N J Dawood (2014)		Abraham was a paragon of piety, an upright man obedient to God: he was no idolater

New and/or Partial Translations, and works in progress
Linda “iLHam” Barto		Abraham was indeed a model devoutly obedient to Allah, sincere in faith, and not assigning gods with Allah.
Sayyid Qutb		In truth Abraham was a model, devoutly obedient to God, and true in faith. He was not one of those who associated partners with God.
Ahmed Hulusi		Indeed, Abraham was a community in himself, obedient to Allah... He was a Hanif (non-dualist who refused to accept the concept of gods/deities besides Allah)... He was not of the dualists (who ascribed partners to Allah).
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli		Verily, Abraham was a nation (by himself) obedient to Allah, upright, and he was not of the polytheists,
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim		Ibrahim (Abraham) was indeed a perfect example of excellence, submissive to the will of Allah and an Orthodox Muslim. He never incorporated with Allah other deities
Mir Aneesuddin		Ibrahim was certainly a leader obedient to Allah, upright, and he was not of the polytheists,

AYAH an-Nahl 16:120

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