ح ن ف
Most of the words in the Arabic language are derived from a three-letter root like ح ن ف which represents a core meaning or concept
To lean to one side, incline, turn away from error to guidance, incline to the right religion, stand firmly on one side, leave a false religion and turn to right
Below are verses of the holy Quran containing words derived from ح ن ف and their meanings
| Surah/ | Meaning | Aayat |
| Verse | The root ح ن ف occurs 12 times in the holy Quran | |
| And they say: “Be Jews or Christians then you will be guided” | وَقَالُوْا كُوْنُوْا هُوْدًا أَوْ نَصَارَى تَهْتَدُوْا | |
| 2-135 | Say “Nay the religion of Ebrahim (AS) is upright and he was not of the polytheists | قُلْ بَل مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ حَنِيْفًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ المُشْرِكِيْنَ |
| Ebrahim (AS) was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was | مَا كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيْمُ يَهُوْدِيًّا وَلَا نَصْرَانِيًّا وَلَكِنْ كَانَ | |
| 3-67 | an upright (true) one who submitted (Muslim) and not was he from the polytheists | حَنِيْفًا مُّسْلِمًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ المُشْرِكِيْنَ |
| Say, “Allah (SWT) spoke the truth so, follow the upright religion of Ebrahim (AS) | قُلْ صَدَقَ اللهُ فَاتَّبِعُوا مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ حَنِيْفًا | |
| 3-95 | and not was he of the polytheists | وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ المُشْرِكِيْنَ |
| and who is better in religion than who submits his face to Allah (SWT) and he is a good doer | وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ دِيْنًا مِّمَّنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ | |
| 4-125 | and follows the religion of Ebrahim (AS), upright? and Allah (SWT) took Ebrahim (AS) as a friend | وَاتَّبَعَ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ حَنِيْفًا وَاتَّخَذَ اللهُ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ خَلِيْلًا |
| Indeed, I turned (directed) my face to who created the heavens and the earth | إِنِّي وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ | |
| 6-79 | upright, and not am I from the polytheists | حَنِيْفًا وَمَآ أَنَاْ مِنَ المُشْرِكِيْنَ |
| say, “truly me, my Lord has guided me to a straight path | قُلْ إِنَّنِي هَدَانِي رَبِّي إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيْمٍ | |
| 6-161 | a religion, right, way (religion) of Ebrahim (AS) upright and not he was of the polytheists” | دِيْنًا قَيِّمًا مِّلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيْمَ حَنِيْفًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ المُشْرِكِيْنَ |
| 10-105 | and that “Direct your face to the religion, upright and do not be of the polytheists | وَأَنْ أَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّيْنِ حَنِيْفًا وَلَا تَكُوْنَنَّ مِنَ المُشْرِكِيْنَ |
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| And not were they commanded except to worship Allah sincere to the upright religion | وَمَا أُمِرُوْا إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوْا اللهَ مُخْلِصِيْنَ لَهُ الدِّيْنَ حُنَفَاءَ | |
| 98-5 | and to establish the prayer and to give the charity and that is the correct religion | وَيُقِيْمُوْا الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُوْا الزَّكَاةَ وَذَالِكَ دِيْنُ القَيِّمَةِ |