The “Millat Ibrahim” (Path Of Abraham)

The Qur’an con­tains a num­ber of vers­es which include a com­mand for all believ­ers to fol­low the “mil­lat” (path or way) of Abra­ham (mil­lat Ibrahim). We read about mil­lat Ibrahim in a num­ber of vers­es which include the com­mand to fol­low it.

The fol­low­ing are some of the exam­ples:

“So We have taught thee the inspired (Mes­sage), “Fol­low the mil­lat of Abra­ham the True in Faith, and he joined not deities with God.”

Qur’an, 16:123

They say: “Become Jews or Chris­tians if ye would be guid­ed (to sal­va­tion).” Say thou: “Nay! (I would rather) the mil­lat of Abra­ham the True, and he joined not deities with God.”

Qur’an, 2:135

Say: “God speaketh the Truth: fol­low the mil­lat of Abra­ham, the sane in faith; he was not of the Pagans.”

Qur’an, 3:95

Note that in all the vers­es that men­tion the words ‘mil­lat Ibrahim’, we notice that they are fol­lowed by the words “the True, and he joined not deities with God.…”

It is thus obvi­ous that God is giv­ing us the def­i­n­i­tion of the words ‘mil­lat Ibrahim’ as being pure monothe­ism and to refrain from asso­ci­at­ing part­ners with God. Con­se­quent­ly, when God com­mands Muham­mad, and all of us, to fol­low “mil­lat Ibrahim”, God is com­mand­ing us to fol­low Monothe­ism and refrain from Shirk (asso­ci­at­ing part­ners with God).