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Surah Al-Anam Englsh Translation, Transliteration Tafsir [1-10]

About surah Al-An'am 

Al-An'am (Arabic: ٱلأنعام, al-ʾanʿām; meaning: The Cattle) is the sixth chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, with 165 verses (āyāt).

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The summary/theme of the surah Al-An'am:

 This Surah was revealed in the Holy City of Mecca, the emphasis in this chapter is on monotheism or the Oneness of God. Seventy times the name of God, Allah, is mentioned in this chapter, and idolatry and polytheism are strongly condemned.

Lesson learned from Al-An'am:

  1. Allāh sent many nations before us but when they disbelieved, He removed them and sent others.  
  2. Those who mock the punishments of Allāh will be faced with the same punishments they would mock at when warned of.  
  3. All things disputed in this world will become clear on the Day of Judgement.  
  4. Everyone believes in Allāh when faced with difficulties, but when that difficulty is lifted, becomes neglectful of Him.  
  5. If you try following the opinion of the majority of people on Earth, you’ll stray from the right path.  
  6. Leave all types of sin.  
  7. Allāh is best aware of whom to bestow with prophethood.  
  8. Don’t kill your offspring in fear of poverty; Allāh alone is the Sustainer. He sustains you and them.  
  9. When measuring and weighing, do not deceive people.  
  10.   The Qur’ān is blessed, and practicing upon it attracts the Mercy of Allāh.  
  11.  Whoever performs a single good deed, will be rewarded ten-fold, while a sin will only be recompensed for its like.  
  12. Allāh gave some of us a lower rank than others so that He may test us with what He gave us. 

Recitation   Benefits of surah Al-An'am:

  1. Our Beloved Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (A.S.) has said that if a person writes this Surah Anam using musk or saffron and then drinks it (i.e. puts the written surah in water for its writing to dissolve) for six consecutive days, that person will be blessed abundantly and will be free from all problems and ailments. He will not lose his health or fall sick & would remain safe from every kind of ache and pain.
  2. Whoso recites this Surat Al-Anam, the seventy thousand angels who came with it at the time of its descending, glorifying Allah, will pray for his forgiveness, and good fortune day and night upto the day of judgement.
  3. To seek fulfillment of legitimate desires pray a 4 rakat salat, in sets of 2 rakats, with Surat al Fatihah and surah An-am in each rakat, after the recitation of al Surah Al-Anam  say:
  4. YA KARIM YA KARIM YA KARIM
  5. YA AZIM YA AZIM YA AZIM
  6. YA AZAM MIN KULLI AZIM
  7. YA SAMI AL DU-A-I
  8. YA MAN LA TUGHAYYIRUTUL AYYAMU WAL LAYLI
  9. SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIN WA ALI MUHAMMAD
  10. WARHAM ZAFI WA FAQRI WA FAQATI WA MASKANATI
  11. FA INNAK ALAMU BIHA MINNI
  12. WA ANTA ALAMU HAJATI
  13. YA MAN RAHIMA SHAYKHA YAQUBA RADDA
  14. ALAYHI YUSUFA QURRATA AYNIHI
  15. YA MAN RAHIMA AYYUBA BADA HULULI BALA-IHI
  16. YA MAN RAHIMA MUHAMMADAN ALAYHI WA ALIHIS SALAMU
  17. WA MANIL YATIMA AWAHU
  18. WA NASARAHU ALA JABABIRATI QURAYSH WA TAWAGHITIHA WA AMKANAHU MIN HUM
  19. YA MUGHITHU YA MUGHITHU YA MUGHITHUNow beseech Allah to fulfill your legitimate desire, inshallah He would surely grant you what you want.
  20. Whoso recites surah An-am from the beginning upto taksibun, Allah would give him reward of the worship of forty thousand angels upto the day of judgement. The same reward is available to those who recite this surah in the morning.
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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

 

ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَجَعَلَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ وَٱلنُّورَۖ ثُمَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِرَبِّهِمۡ يَعۡدِلُونَ
 Transliteration:( Alhamdu lillaahil lazee khalaqas samaawaati wal arda wa ja'alaz zulumaati wannoor; summal lazeena kafaroo bi Rabbihim ya'diloon )

1. All praise be to Allah Who created the heavens (1), and the earth and established the darkness and the light (2), yet the infidels ascribe equals to their Lord (3).
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Topic Discussed: Infidels/Non-Believers   | Rab(Word)   | Darkness   | Allah(Word)   | All praise to Allah, the Lord of the heavens and earth   | Earth and Heavens Belongs to Allah   | Heaven(Sky)   | Earth(Direct Word)   |

هُوَ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن طِينٖ ثُمَّ قَضَىٰٓ أَجَلٗاۖ وَأَجَلٞ مُّسَمًّى عِندَهُۥۖ ثُمَّ أَنتُمۡ تَمۡتَرُونَ
 Transliteration:( Huwal lazee khalaqakum min teenin summa qadaaa ajalanw wa ajalum musamman 'indahoo summa antum tamtaroon )

2. It is He Who created you from clay (4), then he commanded a term (5), and there is a determined promise with Him (6) yet you doubt.
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Topic Discussed: Promise(Word)   | Men is created Black Mud ringing clay   |

وَهُوَ ٱللَّهُ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَفِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ يَعۡلَمُ سِرَّكُمۡ وَجَهۡرَكُمۡ وَيَعۡلَمُ مَا تَكۡسِبُونَ
 Transliteration:( Wa Huwal laahu fissamaawaati wa fil ardi ya'lamu sirrakum wa jahrakum wa ya'lamu maa taksiboon )

3. And He is the very Allah of the heavens and the earth (7), He knows all your secrets and what you reveal and He knows your doings (8).
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Topic Discussed: Earth(Direct Word)   | Heaven(Sky)   | Allah(Word)   | Allah is the True God in the heavens and in the earth   |

وَمَا تَأۡتِيهِم مِّنۡ ءَايَةٖ مِّنۡ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنۡهَا مُعۡرِضِينَ
 Transliteration:( Wa maa ta'teehim min Aayatim min Aayaati Rabbihim illaa kaanoo 'anhaa mu'rideen )

4. And there comes to them no signs of their Lord, but they turn their faces away from it.
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Topic Discussed: Faces   | Rab(Word)   | Signs(Word)   | Deny Signs of Allah   |

فَقَدۡ كَذَّبُواْ بِٱلۡحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمۡ فَسَوۡفَ يَأۡتِيهِمۡ أَنۢبَـٰٓؤُاْ مَا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
 Transliteration:( Faqad kazzaboo bilhaqqi lammaa jaaa'ahum fasawfa ya'teehim ambaaa'u maa kaanoo bihee yastahzi'oon )

5. (9)Then undoubtedly they falsified the truth, when it came to them, so now they are to be informed of that which they were mocking (10) at.
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Topic Discussed: Truth   | Gave the lie to the Truth   |

أَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ كَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِهِم مِّن قَرۡنٖ مَّكَّنَّـٰهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مَا لَمۡ نُمَكِّن لَّكُمۡ وَأَرۡسَلۡنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيۡهِم مِّدۡرَارٗا وَجَعَلۡنَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرَ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهِمۡ فَأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمۡ وَأَنشَأۡنَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡ قَرۡنًا ءَاخَرِينَ
 Transliteration:( Alam yaraw kam ahlaknaa min qablihim min qarnim makkannaahum fil ardi maa lam numakkil lakum wa arsalnas samaaa'a 'alaihim midraaranw wa ja'alnal anhaara tajree min tahtihim fa ahlak naahum bizunoobihim wa ansha'naa mim ba'dihim qarnan aakhareen )

6. Have they not observed (11), how many generations We have destroyed before them? We gave them such establishments on the earth which We gave you not (12), and We sent them rain in torrents and caused rivers to flow beneath (13), them. Then We destroyed them on account of their sins, and after they raised up another generation (14).
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Topic Discussed: Destroy(Word)   | Rivers(Word)   | Sin(Word)   | Generations   | We destroyed sinners and raised another people   | Say, Journey the earth and see How We(Allah) have destroyed the sinners   | Rain(Word)   | Earth(Direct Word)   |

وَلَوۡ نَزَّلۡنَا عَلَيۡكَ كِتَٰبٗا فِي قِرۡطَاسٖ فَلَمَسُوهُ بِأَيۡدِيهِمۡ لَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٞ
 Transliteration:( Wa law nazzalnaa 'alaika Kitaaban fee qirtaasin falamasoohu bi aideehim laqaalal lazeena kafarooo in haazaaa illaa sihrum mubeen )

7. And if We had revealed to you (O Muhammad) something written on a paper so that they would have touched it with their hands, even then the infidels would have said: "This is nothing but manifest magic" (15).
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Topic Discussed: Had I sent you Quran as Book(Hard Copy) still they would not believe   | Hands   | Infidels/Non-Believers   | Revelation   |

وَقَالُواْ لَوۡلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيۡهِ مَلَكٞۖ وَلَوۡ أَنزَلۡنَا مَلَكٗا لَّقُضِيَ ٱلۡأَمۡرُ ثُمَّ لَا يُنظَرُونَ
 Transliteration:( Wa qaaloo law laaa unzila alaihi malakunw wa law anzalna malakal laqudiyal amru summa laa yunzaroon )

8. And they said: "Why has not an angel been sent on him?" (16), And if We had sent an angel the matter would have been finished (17), and they would not have been given time.
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Topic Discussed: Angels   | Non Believers say Why has no angel been sent down to this Prophet   |

وَلَوۡ جَعَلۡنَٰهُ مَلَكٗا لَّجَعَلۡنَٰهُ رَجُلٗا وَلَلَبَسۡنَا عَلَيۡهِم مَّا يَلۡبِسُونَ
 Transliteration:( Wa law ja'alnaahu malakal laja'alnaahu rajulanw wa lalabasnaa 'alaihim maa yalbisoon )

9. And if We had appointed an angel (as Messenger) We would surely have made him a man (18), and they would have the same doubt in him as they have now (19).
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Topic Discussed: Man(Word)   | Angels   | Rasool/Messanger   | Had I sent Angel to them they would have still told same   |

وَلَقَدِ ٱسۡتُهۡزِئَ بِرُسُلٖ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِٱلَّذِينَ سَخِرُواْ مِنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ
 Transliteration:( Wa laqadis tuhzi'a bi-Rusulim min qablika fahaaqa billazeena sakhiroo minhum maa kaanoo bihee yastahzi'oon )

10. And assuredly (O Beloved Prophet)! Messengers before you were mocked at, then those who were mocking them, their mockery surrounded them (20).
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Topic Discussed: Rasool/Messanger   | Before you also other messengers were mocked at   |

Tawhid is highly emphasized in this Surah. It contains the basic principles of Tawhid. It provides beautiful descriptions of Allah's creative power. It criticizes Shirk and its manifestations.

The following Important points have been discussed in this Surah Al-Anam

  • in this universe, Allah's Oneness is the reality.
  • There is no foundation for polytheism.
  • Tawhid was preached by Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him. Other Prophets also preached it.
  • The truth will prevail when Allah's judgment comes.
  • Food and other matters of life are guided by Allah.

You can read Surah Al-Anam English translation and Tafseer above. Two Fafseer are included, one is tafseer-e-naeemi and another one is tafseer Ib-Kathir.

Surah Al-Anam English Translation and Transliteration

In Surah Al-Anam you can read the translation of Ahmad Raza Khan who was a renowned scholar of the Islamic world and his translation book is known as Kanzul Imaan. You can read the transliteration of Surah Al-Anam which will help you to understand how to read the Arabic text. Apart from that, we have included a Word-By-Word English Translation of the Arabic text of Surah Al-Anam.

Surah Al-Anam English Tafsir/Tafseer (Commentry)

In Surah Al-Anam we have included two Tafseer (Commentary) in English. The first one is from Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan who was a well-known scholar. In this tafsir, we have also included the most popular Tafsir Ibn-Kathir which is the most comprehensive tafsir available in the world. You can read both or any one of your choice.

Frequently Asked Questions

There are 165 verses / Ayat in Surah Al-Anam

Surah Al-Anam was revealed in Makkah

Surah Al-Anam can be found in Juz or Para 7-8

There are 20 Ruku in Surah Al-Anam

Surah number of Surah Al-Anam is 6

The meaning of Surah Al-Anam is The Cattle

You can find English Translation, Transliteration and Tafseer/Tafsir of Surah Al-Anam here at quran4ever.com. Here two tafseer are currently.One is Tafsir Ibn-Kathir and another one is Tafsir-e-Naeemi.

Dear bothers and sisters as a Sunni Muslim we cannot say any Translation and Tafseer was as long it conforms with the 4 school of thoughts. But here at quran4ever.com, we have included Tafsir Ibn-Kathir which is most comprehensive tafsir. Apart from that we have also included tafsir of Mufti Ahmad Yaar khan, Tafsir-e-Naeemi of Surah Al-Anam.

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