Abrahamic Hanifi in the Holy Qur’an

A Common Ground for Mutual Religious Understanding

Abstract

The Qur’an presents Prophet Abraham as a model and obedient prophet. He is known as the father of prophets and other prophets follow his way. This paper sheds light on Abrahamic Hanifi and studies the presentation and significance of this concept in the Holy Qur’an. A record of the main Qur’anic verses on the topic is provided. The most important finding is that Abrahamic Hanifi in the Qur’an is presented as Prophet Abraham’s religion that Prophet Muhammad, Muslims and mankind were asked to follow. The paper concludes that Abrahamic Hanifi in the Qur’an is meant to show the straight path to God that would unite human beings.