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Al-An'am (The Cattle)

Verse 162of 165

قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِى وَنُسُكِى وَمَحْيَاىَ وَمَمَاتِى لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ﴿١٦٢

Translation (Sahih International)

Say, "Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds.

Word-by-word meaning

قُلْqulSay
إِنَّinnaIndeed
صَلَاتِىṣalātīmy prayer
وَنُسُكِىwanusukīand my rites of sacrifice
وَمَحْيَاىَwamaḥyāyaand my living
وَمَمَاتِىwamamātīand my dying
لِلَّهِlillahi(are) for Allah
رَبِّrabbiLord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīna(of) the worlds

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Islam is the Straight PathAllah commands His Prophet , the chief of the Messengers, to convey the news of being guided to Allah's straight path. This path is neither wicked, nor deviant,دِينًا قِيَمًا(a right religion...) that is, established on firm grounds,مِلَّةَ إِبْرَهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ(The religion of Ibrahim, Hanifan and he was not of the Mushrikin.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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