Surah Al-Anbya, Ayah 25 (21:25)

ٱلْأَنْبِيَاء

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ …

Quran 21:25 is ayah 25 of Surah Al-Anbya (“The Prophets”), a Meccan surah of 112 ayahs. It is in Juz 17, on page 324 of the Madani Mushaf.

21:25
وَمَآأَرْسَلْنَامِنقَبْلِكَمِنرَّسُولٍإِلَّانُوحِىٓإِلَيْهِأَنَّهُۥلَآإِلَٰهَإِلَّآأَنَا۠فَٱعْبُدُونِ٢٥
wamā arsalnā min qablika min rasūlin illā nūḥī ilayhi annahu lā ilāha illā anā fa-uʿ'budūni

And We sent not before you any messenger except We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me."(25)

Word by word

  1. وَمَآwamāAnd not
  2. أَرْسَلْنَاarsalnāWe sent
  3. مِنminbefore you
  4. قَبْلِكَqablikabefore you
  5. مِنminany
  6. رَّسُولٍrasūlinMessenger
  7. إِلَّاillābut
  8. نُوحِىٓnūḥīWe reveal(ed)
  9. إِلَيْهِilayhito him
  10. أَنَّهُۥannahuthat [He]
  11. لَآlā(There is) no
  12. إِلَٰهَilāhagod
  13. إِلَّآillāexcept
  14. أَنَا۠anāMe
  15. فَٱعْبُدُونِfa-uʿ'budūniso worship Me

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