What does “millat of Ibrahim” mean?
I have seen some people saying that “millat of Ibrahim” means religion, and others say that it means the creed of Ibrahim (‘alaihis-salâm) What does it mean?
Answer
Assalāmuʿalaykum Wa Raḥmatullāhi Wa Barakātuh
Allāh ﷻ says:
“The Millah of your father, Ibrāhīm” [al-Qur’ān 22:78]
The word Millah could either mean ‘faith’ or ‘good actions’.
Therefore, the phrase in question could either translate as ‘the faith of Ibrāhīm (alayhis-salām)’ or ‘the good actions if Ibrāhīm (alayhis-salām)’.
References
Ma’ariful Qur’an 6/292 Karāchī
أي : كلمة أبيكم (تفسير الطبري)
وقيل : المعنى وافعلوا الخير فعل أبيكم ، فأقام الفعل مقام الملة (تفسير القرطبي)