Surah Taha, Ayah 8 (20:8)

طه

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ لَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

Quran 20:8 is ayah 8 of Surah Taha (“Ta-Ha”), a Meccan surah of 135 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 312 of the Madani Mushaf.

20:8
ٱللَّهُلَآإِلَٰهَإِلَّاهُوَ ۖلَهُٱلْأَسْمَآءُٱلْحُسْنَىٰ٨
al-lahu lā ilāha illā huwa lahu l-asmāu l-ḥus'nā

Allāh - there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names.(8)

Word by word

  1. ٱللَّهُal-lahuAllah
  2. لَآlā(there is) no
  3. إِلَٰهَilāhagod
  4. إِلَّاillāexcept
  5. هُوَ ۖhuwaHim
  6. لَهُlahuTo Him (belong)
  7. ٱلْأَسْمَآءُl-asmāuthe Names
  8. ٱلْحُسْنَىٰl-ḥus'nāthe Most Beautiful

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