Al-An'am

Sura Al-An-'am ( , Sūratu al-An'ām , "The Cattle ") is the sixth chapter of the Qur'an , with 165 verses . It is a Makkan sura . Its main topics are monotheism , resurrection , heaven and hell . The surah reports the story of the prophet Abraham , who using his own reason stopped worship of celestial bodies and turned towards Allah, so that he could have received revelation.

Sura Al-An-'am ( , Sūratu al-An'ām , "The Cattle ") is the sixth chapter of the Qur'an , with 165 verses . It is a Makkan sura and its main topics are monotheism , resurrection , heaven and hell . The surah reports the story of the prophet Abraham , who, by using his own reason, stops worshiping celestial bodies and turns towards Allah so that he could receive revelation. It includes a version of the Mosaic Ten Commandments .

6th chapter of the Quran Al-An'am ( al-ʾAnʿām , "The Cattle") is the sixth chapter ( sūrah ) of the Quran , with 165 verses ( āyāt ). Coming in order in the Quran after al-Baqarah , Al 'Imran , an-Nisa' , and al-Ma'idah , all of which were revealed in Medina, this surah dwells on such themes as rejecting polytheism and unbelief, the establishment of Tawhid (pure monotheism), the Revelation, Messengership, and Resurrection. Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation ( Asbāb al-nuzūl ), it is a " Meccan surah ," as it is believed to have been revealed in its entirety during the final year of the Meccan period of Islam. The surah also reports the story of the prophet Ibrahim , who calls others to stop worshiping celestial bodies and turns towards Allah. The Qurʼan with annotated interpretation in modern English .

6th chapter of the Quran Bifolium from the Nurse's Qur'an (Mushaf al-Hadina) with fragment of the Surah Al-An'am. Metropolitan Museum of Art Al-An'am ( , al-ʾanʿām ; meaning: The Cattle) is the sixth chapter ( sūrah ) of the Quran , with 165 verses ( āyāt ). Coming in order in the Quran after al-Fatiha , al-Baqarah , Al 'Imran , an-Nisa' , and al-Ma'idah , this surah dwells on such themes as the clear signs of Allah's Dominion and Power, rejecting polytheism and unbelief, the establishment of Tawhid (pure monotheism), the Revelation, Messengership, and Resurrection. It is a " Meccan surah ", and it is believed to have been revealed in its entirety during the final year of the Meccan period of Islam. This explains the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation ( Asbāb al-nuzūl ). The surah also reports the story of Ibrahim , who calls others to stop worshiping celestial bodies and turn towards Allah. Groups of modern Islamic scholars from Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Yemen and Mauritania have issued fatwa taking the interpretation of Ibn Kathir regarding the 61st verse of Al-An'am and a Hadith transmitted by Abu Hurairah and Ibn Abbas , that the Angel of death has assistants among angels who help him to take souls. George Sale translation Ibn Kathir (d. 1373) . The Qurʼan with annotated interpretation in modern English .

6th chapter of the Quran Bifolium from the Nurse's Qur'an (Mushaf al-Hadina) with fragment of the Surah Al-An'am. Metropolitan Museum of Art Al-An'am ( Arabic : ٱلْأَنْعَامْ , al-ʾanʿām ; meaning: The Cattle) is the sixth chapter ( sūrah ) of the Quran , with 165 verses ( āyāt ). Coming in order in the Quran after Al-Fatiha , Al-Baqarah , Al 'Imran , An-Nisa' , and Al-Ma'idah , this surah dwells on such themes as the clear signs of Allah's Dominion and Power, rejecting polytheism and unbelief, the establishment of Tawhid (pure monotheism), the Revelation, Messengership, and Resurrection. It is a " Meccan surah ", and it is believed to have been revealed in its entirety during the middle stage of the Meccan period of Islam. This explains the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation ( Asbāb al-nuzūl ). The surah also reports the story of Ibrahim , who calls others to stop worshiping celestial bodies and turn towards Allah. Groups of modern Islamic scholars from Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Yemen and Mauritania have issued fatwa taking the interpretation of Ibn Kathir regarding the 61st verse of Al-An'am and a Hadith transmitted by Abu Hurairah and Ibn Abbas , that the Angel of death has assistants among angels who help him to take souls. George Sale translation Ibn Kathir (d. 1373) . The Qurʼan with annotated interpretation in modern English .