The Quranic title for Abraham meaning a pure or upright man is Hanif.
In the Quran, Abraham is described as a hanif: a person devoted to one God and turned away from idolatry. The word is commonly translated as “upright,” “pure in faith,” or “true believer.” It emphasizes Abraham’s uncompromising monotheism rather than membership in a later religious community.
The Quran uses the description while stressing that Abraham was neither Jewish nor Christian, but submitted himself to God. Hanif is therefore not the same as Hafiz, which generally refers to someone who has memorized the Quran, or Mahdi, an eschatological figure in Islamic belief. Wali means a protector, patron, or friend of God, not specifically Abraham’s Quranic designation.
The term is also used more broadly for Abrahamic devotion and primordial monotheism, so translations vary slightly. “Pure,” “upright,” and “true in faith” are different English renderings of the same Arabic word.