Comparative Study
English Translations of Quran 3:95
16 scholarly English translations of verse 95 from Surah Ali 'Imran, presented for comparative study.
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Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf AliSay: "Allah speaketh the Truth: follow the religion of Abraham, the sane in faith; he was not of the Pagans."
Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Hilali & Muhsin KhanSay (O Muhammad SAW): "Allah has spoken the truth; follow the religion of Ibrahim (Abraham) Hanifa (Islamic Monotheism, i.e. he used to worship Allah Alone), and he was not of Al-Mushrikun." (See V. 2:105)
Say: "God has veritably spoken the truth. So now follow the way of Abraham the upright, who was not of idolaters."
Ahmed Raza Khan
Ahmed Raza KhanSay (O dear Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him), “Allah is truthful; so follow the religion of Ibrahim, who was free from all falsehood; and he was not of the polytheists.”
Say: 'God has spoken the truth; therefore follow the creed of Abraham, a man of pure faith and no idolater.'
Daryabadi
Abdul Majid DaryabadiSay thou: Allah hath spoken the truth; follow therefore the faith of Ibrahim the upright; and he was not of the associators.
Say, “God has spoken the truth, so follow the religion of Abraham the Monotheist; he was not a Pagan.”
Say: 'Whatever Allah has said is true. Follow, then, the way of Abraham in total devotion to Allah. He was not one of those who associate others with Allah in His divinity.
Mubarakpuri
Safi-ur-Rahman al-MubarakpuriSay:"Allah has spoken the truth; follow the religion of Ibrahim the Hanif (monotheist), and he was not of the Mushrikin (idolators)."
Pickthall
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSay: Allah speaketh truth. So follow the religion of Abraham, the upright. He was not of the idolaters.
Say, ‘Allah has spoken the truth; so follow the creed of Abraham, a Hanif, and he was not one of the polytheists.
Qaribullah & Darwish
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad DarwishSay: 'Allah has said the truth. Follow the Creed of Abraham, he was of pure faith, and not an idolater'
(Muhammad), say, "God has spoken the Truth. Follow the upright tradition of Abraham who was not an idolater."
Shakir
Mohammad Habib ShakirSay: Allah has spoken the truth, therefore follow the religion of Ibrahim, the upright one; and he was not one of the polytheists.
Wahiduddin Khan
Wahiduddin KhanSay, "God speaks the Truth, so follow the faith of Abraham. He was an upright man and he was not one of the polytheists."