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Surah Al-An’am, Verse 163

سورة الأنعام، الآية ١٦٣

6:163 Juz 8 Hizb 15 Page 150 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 6:163

لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُۥ وَبِذَٰلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ ۝١٦٣

Transliteration

lā sharīka lahu wabidhālika umir'tu wa-anā awwalu l-mus'limīna

Translation

No partner has He. And this I have been commanded, and I am the first [among you] of the Muslims."361

Notes

[361] i.e., those who submit to the will of Allāh.

Translation in another language
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Verse 163 of Surah Al-An’am (6:163), a Meccan surah, is in juz 8, on page 150 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 163

Al-Mukhtasar

He, may He be glorified, has no partner. There is no one else worthy of worship besides Him. Allah has instructed me to accept this pure monotheism and I am the first of those who acknowledge Him in this nation.

Tafsir of the whole Surah Al-An’am

Other translations of verse 163

He has no partner. This is what I have been commanded, and I am the first to submit to Allah.”

"He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims."

He hath no partner. This am I commanded, and I am first of those who surrender (unto Him).

No partner hath He: this am I commanded, and I am the first of those who bow to His will.

No associate has He; and this am I commanded, and I am the first of those who submit.

No associate has He; and this I am commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims." (Literally: of the ones who have surrendered to Allah).

Verse 163 word by word

  1. لَا lā No
  2. شَرِيكَ sharīka partners ش ر ك
  3. لَهُۥ lahu for Him
  4. وَبِذَٰلِكَ wabidhālika and with that
  5. أُمِرْتُ umir'tu I have been commanded أ م ر
  6. وَأَنَا۠ wa-anā And I am
  7. أَوَّلُ awwalu (the) first أ و ل
  8. ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ l-mus'limīna (of) the ones who surrender (to Him) س ل م

Hadiths that cite this verse

2 hadiths cite this verse; their text is in Arabic.

Verses related to verse 163

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Anbya 21:25

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

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

  • Yunus 10:72

    فَإِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَمَا سَأَلْتُكُم مِّنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

    And if you turn away [from my advice] - then no payment have I asked of you. My reward is only from Allāh, and I have been commanded to be of the Muslims [i.e., those who submit to Allāh]."

  • Al-Baqarah 2:130–132

    وَمَن يَرْغَبُ عَن مِّلَّةِ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ إِلَّا مَن سَفِهَ نَفْسَهُۥ وَلَقَدِ ٱصْطَفَيْنَٰهُ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَإِنَّهُۥ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ …

    And who would be averse to the religion of Abraham except one who makes a fool of himself. And We had chosen him in this world, and indeed he, in the Hereafter, will be among the righteous. …

  • Yusuf 12:101

    رَبِّ قَدْ ءَاتَيْتَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُلْكِ وَعَلَّمْتَنِى مِن تَأْوِيلِ ٱلْأَحَادِيثِ فَاطِرَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ أَنتَ وَلِىِّۦ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ تَوَفَّنِى مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

    My Lord, You have given me [something] of sovereignty and taught me of the interpretation of dreams. Creator of the heavens and earth, You are my protector in this world and the Hereafter. Cause me to die a Muslim and join me with the righteous."

  • Yunus 10:84–86

    وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ يَٰقَوْمِ إِن كُنتُمْ ءَامَنتُم بِٱللَّهِ فَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلُوٓا۟ إِن كُنتُم مُّسْلِمِينَ …

    And Moses said, "O my people, if you have believed in Allāh, then rely upon Him, if you should be Muslims [i.e., submitting to Him]." …

  • Al-Ma’idah 5:44

    إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ فِيهَا هُدًى وَنُورٌ يَحْكُمُ بِهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّونَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسْلَمُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ وَٱلرَّبَّٰنِيُّونَ وَٱلْأَحْبَارُ بِمَا ٱسْتُحْفِظُوا۟ مِن كِتَٰبِ ٱللَّهِ وَكَانُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ شُهَدَآءَ فَلَا تَخْشَوُا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ وَٱخْشَوْنِ وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِى ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا وَمَن لَّمْ يَحْكُم بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

    Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light. The prophets who submitted [to Allāh] judged by it for the Jews, as did the rabbis and scholars by that with which they were entrusted of the Scripture of Allāh, and they were witnesses thereto. So do not fear the people but fear Me, and do not exchange My verses for a small price [i.e., worldly gain]. And whoever does not judge by what Allāh has revealed - then it is those who are the disbelievers.

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