Surah Al-An'am, Ayah 163 (6:163)

ٱلْأَنْعَام

لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُۥ ۖ وَبِذَٰلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

Quran 6:163 is ayah 163 of Surah Al-An'am (“The Cattle”), a Meccan surah of 165 ayahs. It is in Juz 8, on page 150 of the Madani Mushaf.

6:163
لَاشَرِيكَلَهُۥ ۖوَبِذَٰلِكَأُمِرْتُوَأَنَا۠أَوَّلُٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ١٦٣
lā sharīka lahu wabidhālika umir'tu wa-anā awwalu l-mus'limīna

No partner has He. And this I have been commanded, and I am the first [among you] of the Muslims."(163)

Word by word

  1. لَاlāNo
  2. شَرِيكَsharīkapartners
  3. لَهُۥ ۖlahufor Him
  4. وَبِذَٰلِكَwabidhālikaand with that
  5. أُمِرْتُumir'tuI have been commanded
  6. وَأَنَا۠wa-anāAnd I am
  7. أَوَّلُawwalu(the) first
  8. ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَl-mus'limīna(of) the ones who surrender (to Him)

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