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Surah Ali 'Imran, Ayah 68 (3:68)

آلِ عِمْرَان

إِنَّ أَوْلَى ٱلنَّاسِ بِإِبْرَٰهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ ٱتَّبَعُوهُ وَهَٰذَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ۗ …

Quran 3:68 is ayah 68 of Surah Ali 'Imran (“Family of Imran”), a Medinan surah of 200 ayahs. It is in Juz 3, on page 58 of the Madani Mushaf.

3:68
إِنَّأَوْلَىٱلنَّاسِبِإِبْرَٰهِيمَلَلَّذِينَٱتَّبَعُوهُوَهَٰذَاٱلنَّبِىُّوَٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟ ۗوَٱللَّهُوَلِىُّٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ٦٨
inna awlā l-nāsi bi-ib'rāhīma lalladhīna ittabaʿūhu wahādhā l-nabiyu wa-alladhīna āmanū wal-lahu waliyyu l-mu'minīna

Indeed, the most worthy of Abraham among the people are those who followed him [in submission to Allāh] and this prophet [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] and those who believe [in his message]. And Allāh is the Ally of the believers.(68)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  2. أَوْلَىawlāthe best to claim relationship
  3. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi(of) people
  4. بِإِبْرَٰهِيمَbi-ib'rāhīmawith Ibrahim
  5. لَلَّذِينَlalladhīna(are) those who
  6. ٱتَّبَعُوهُittabaʿūhufollow him
  7. وَهَٰذَاwahādhāand this
  8. ٱلنَّبِىُّl-nabiyu[the] Prophet
  9. وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those who
  10. ءَامَنُوا۟ ۗāmanūbelieve[d]
  11. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  12. وَلِىُّwaliyyu(is) a Guardian
  13. ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīna(of) the believers

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