[199] The ‘creed of Ibrāhīm’, millata Ibrāhīm, known as ḥanīfiyyah, is the most primordial, pristine, uncorrupted precursor to all heavenly-revealed religions. The Qur’an underlines Islam’s close relation to it in various places: 2: 35, 4: 125, 6: 161 and 16: 123.
[200] The lofty status in which Prophet Abraham (عليه السلام) is held in the Qur’an and the relatedness of Islam with his creed is further expounded in: 16: 12-123.
[201] Aṣ-Ṣāliḥūn are God’s Prophets and Messengers, who hold the highest ranks in Paradise. (al-Ṭabarī, al-Qurṭubī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī)