The Family of Imran
3. Āl ʿImrān
آل عمران
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إِنَّ
أَوْلَى
النَّاسِ
بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ
لَلَّذِينَ
اتَّبَعُوهُ
وَهَذَا
النَّبِيُّ
وَالَّذِينَ
آمَنُوا
وَاللَّهُ
وَلِيُّ
الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
ʾinna ʾawlā n-nāsi bi-ʾibrāhīma la-lladhīna ttabaʿūhu wa-hādhā n-nabiyyu wa-lladhīna ʾāmanū wa-llāhu waliyyu l-muʾminīna
Indeed the nearest of all people to Abraham are those who follow him and this prophet and those who have faith, and Allah is the guardian of the faithful.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Without doubt, among men, the nearest of kin to Abraham, are those who follow him, as are also this Prophet and those who believe: And Allah is the Protector of those who have faith.