Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 138 (2:138)

ٱلْبَقَرَة

صِبْغَةَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ صِبْغَةً ۖ وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ عَٰبِدُونَ

Quran 2:138 is ayah 138 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 1, on page 21 of the Madani Mushaf.

2:138
صِبْغَةَٱللَّهِ ۖوَمَنْأَحْسَنُمِنَٱللَّهِصِبْغَةً ۖوَنَحْنُلَهُۥعَٰبِدُونَ١٣٨
ṣib'ghata l-lahi waman aḥsanu mina l-lahi ṣib'ghatan wanaḥnu lahu ʿābidūna

[And say, "Ours is] the religion of Allāh. And who is better than Allāh in [ordaining] religion? And we are worshippers of Him."(138)

Word by word

  1. صِبْغَةَṣib'ghata(The) color (religion)
  2. ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahi(of) Allah
  3. وَمَنْwamanAnd who
  4. أَحْسَنُaḥsanu(is) better
  5. مِنَminathan
  6. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  7. صِبْغَةً ۖṣib'ghatanat coloring
  8. وَنَحْنُwanaḥnuAnd we
  9. لَهُۥlahuto Him
  10. عَٰبِدُونَʿābidūna(are) worshippers

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