وَأَنْ أَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًۭا وَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
Wa an aqim wajhaka liddeeni Haneefanw wa laa takoonannna minal mushrikeen
And [commanded], 'Direct your face toward the religion, inclining to truth, and never be of those who associate others with Allah;
Themes in this ayah
Explore in Habl →Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.
13 other themes with weak connections
Labeled by AI and people · How this worksFollow this theme through YunusFollow this theme
Oneness of Allah
10:105Ayah 1109
10 ayahs in Yunus are strongly about the oneness of Allah. This is one of them.
← Previous on Oneness of Allah10:104Say, [O Muhammad], "O people, if you are in doubt as to my religion - then I do not worship those which you worship besides Allah; but I worship Allah,Next on Oneness of Allah →10:106And do not invoke besides Allah that which neither benefits you nor harms you, for if you did, then indeed you would be of the wrongdoers.'"
Tafsir
Scholars offer complementary perspectives
And it has been said to me “Set your purpose for religion as a hanīf inclining towards it and do not be of the idolaters;
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Straighten your rows or Allah will alter your faces."
the Prophet(ﷺ) prayed the Morning prayer, and when he had finished, he stood up and said: “Bearing false witness is equivalent to associating others with Allah,” three times. Then he recited this Verse: “And shun lying speech (false statements), Hunafa' Lillah (i.e., worshiping none but Allah), not associating partners (in worship) to Him.”
"The Messenger of Allah forbade us from facing either of the two Qiblah when defecating or urinating."
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to straighten the rows like shaft of an arrow is straightened before the head is attached to it. He saw a man whose chest was sticking out from the row. I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Make your rows straight or Allah will cause your faces to be deformed."
“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
said:
‘Do not lift your gaze to the heavens lest your sight be
snatched away,” meaning during prayer.
Related Topics
Related Ayahs
Loading related ayahs…