مَا كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَهُودِيًّا وَلَا نَصْرَانِيًّا وَلَكِن كَانَ حَنِيفًا مُّسْلِمًاIbrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was a true Muslim Hanifa,shunning Shirk and living in Iman,وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَand he was not of the Mushrikin.This Ayah is similar to the Ayah in Surah Al-Baqarah,وَقَالُواْ كُونُواْ هُودًا أَوْ نَصَـرَى تَهْتَدُواْAnd they say, "Be Jews or Christians, then you will be guided..." (2:135)Allah said next,إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِإِبْرَاهِيمَ لَلَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ وَهَـذَا النَّبِيُّ وَالَّذِينَ امَنُواْ وَاللّهُ وَلِيُّ الْمُوْمِنِينَ