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Al-An'am (The Cattle)

Verse 163of 165

لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُۥ ۖ وَبِذَٰلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ﴿١٦٣

Translation (Sahih International)

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

Word-by-word meaning

لَاNo
شَرِيكَsharīkapartners
لَهُۥ ۖlahufor Him
وَبِذَٰلِكَwabidhālikaand with that
أُمِرْتُumir'tuI have been commanded
وَأَنَا۠wa-anāAnd I am
أَوَّلُawwalu(the) first
ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَl-mus'limīna(of) the ones who surrender (to Him)

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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