[2:135] And they say, 'Be Jews or Christians, and you shall be guided'. Say, 'Nay, rather the creed of Abraham, a ḥanīf; and he was not of the idolaters'.
Its meaning is: 'When the groups contended with you [Muḥammad], they demanded that you agree (muwāfaqa) with them. Stand firm in opposing that to which they call you, and turn your attention increasingly to Us, following the way of the friend (al-khalīl) in withdrawing from the group, whether it be one's own father or anyone else who is not in accord (lā yuwāfiqu) with his Protector'. Thus He said, 'And I shall shun you and that which you call upon besides God' [19:48]. The ḥanīf is the 'one who leans' towards the straight Truth on the path, the Truth free from any defect of creation, in agreement (wāfiq) with the Truth by the Truth.