The Arabic text says:
“And who is better in religion than one who submits himself to Allah while being a doer of good and follows the religion of Ibrahim, inclining toward truth? And Allah took Ibrahim as a Khalil.”

The scan is centered on the phrase: وَاتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلًا — “And Allah took Ibrahim as a Khalil.”

Ibru + Rahim

He explains that Ibru means “friend,” which corresponds to the Arabic meaning of Khalil. He then states that Rahim means “the Creator,” corresponding to meanings such as Allah and Lord.

He argues that this means the name Ibrahim carries the meaning “Friend of the Lord”, and he contrasts this with the Biblical explanation of Abraham as “father of a multitude.”

Ibru + Rahim

As found in the source, which is a dictionary of the ancient Akkadian language, “Ibru” means friend, synonymous with the word “Khalil” — friend/intimate friend — and “Rahim” means creator, synonymous with the words Allah and Lord.

Therefore, Khalil Al-Rabb means Friend of the Lord.

On the right side, another highlighted Akkadian entry is shown with the meaning “creator” under a specific labelled context. The dictionary cover is also shown in the image to identify the source as A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, edited by Jeremy Black, Andrew George, and Nicholas Postgate.

The highlighted material is being used to connect the claimed two parts of the name Ibrahim:

• Ibru = friend / companion
• Rahim = creator

mag. = magical(ly)

This means that when the previous dictionary entry has mag. before “creator,” the abbreviation is identifying the type of context or usage as magical/magically. It is not part of the Akkadian word itself.

The meaning of the abbreviation .mag before the word “creator” is shown here.

خليل: صديق خالص، صفيّ، خالص المحبة

Meaning:

Khalil is a sincere friend, a chosen close companion, and someone whose love is pure and exclusive.

The same entry also mentions Khalil Allah / Khalil al-Rahman, referring to our master Ibrahim عليه السلام.

It also explains that Khalil refers to the friend whose relationship is marked by loyalty, love, and closeness. The paragraph mentions related Arabic words such as الخِلّ and الأخلّ, which are connected to friendship and intimacy.

It says that Khalil al-Rahman is an Arabic compound name and a special title of Ibrahim عليه السلام. It explains that the city was named Al-Khalil because it became associated with Ibrahim عليه السلام.

It also defines Khalil as an Arabic masculine name meaning:

• the loyal friend
• the loving friend
• the sincere friend
• the truthful friend

The scan also mentions Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi, the famous Arabic scholar.

The highlighted part says that God changed the name Abram, whose meaning is given as “exalted father” or “high father,” to Abraham, whose meaning is given as “father of a great multitude.”

The scan refers to Genesis 17:5, where the Bible gives this explanation for the name Abraham.

“Your name shall no longer be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you a father of a multitude of nations.”

The verse gives the Biblical explanation for the name Abraham as connected to being the father of many nations.

According to the argument presented by Professor Ahmed Al-Saba’, the ancient Mesopotamian linguistic evidence allegedly supports the meaning of Ibrahim as:

Ibru + Rahim

Meaning:

Friend + Creator

Therefore:

Ibrahim = Friend of the Creator / Friend of the Lord

This is then compared with the Biblical explanation in Genesis 17:5, where Abraham is explained as “father of a multitude.”

The argument concludes that the Qur’anic title Khalil Allah preserves a deeper and more accurate meaning connected to the name Ibrahim.