سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ

Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 79

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إِنِّى وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِىَ لِلَّذِى فَطَرَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ حَنِيفًا ۖ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ﴿79﴾
Verily, I have turned my face towards Him Who has created the heavens and the earth Hanîfa (Islâmic Monotheism, i.e. worshipping none but Allâh Alone), and I am not of Al-Mushrikûn (See V.2:105)".
إِنِّى innī Indeed, I
وَجَّهْتُ wajjahtu [I] have turned
وَجْهِىَ wajhiya my face
لِلَّذِى lilladhī to the One Who
فَطَرَ faṭara created
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ l-samāwāti the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضَ wal-arḍa and the earth
حَنِيفًۭا ۖ ḥanīfan (as) a true monotheist
وَمَآ wamā and not
أَنَا۠ anā I (am)
مِنَ mina of
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ l-mush'rikīna the polytheists

Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

The tafsir of this verse may be read with the following verses.