Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 3 Ali 'Imran, Ayat 67-67
مَا كَانَ اِبۡرٰهِيۡمُ يَهُوۡدِيًّا وَّلَا نَصۡرَانِيًّا وَّ لٰكِنۡ كَانَ حَنِيۡفًا مُّسۡلِمًا ؕ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الۡمُشۡرِكِيۡنَ
﴿3:67﴾
(3:67) Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian; he was a Muslim, wholly
devoted to God.59 And he certainly was not amongst those who associate
others with Allah in His divinity.
Notes
59. The word hanif denotes someone who turns his face away from all other
directions in order to follow one particular course. We have tried to convey
this sense through the expression: 'a Muslim, wholly devoted to God'.