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And who, that is, [and] none, is fairer in religion than he who submits his purpose, that is, [than he who] is compliant and offers his deeds sincerely, to Allahu ta’ālā and is virtuous, [and] declares Allah’s Oneness, and who follows the creed of Abraham, the one that is in accordance with the creed of Islam, as a hanīf? (hanīfan is a circumstantial qualifier), that is to say, [one] inclining away from all religions to the upright religion. And Allahu ta’ālā took Abraham for a close friend, as His elect, one whose love for Him is pure.