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Surah Ad-Dukhaan (44) — Ayah 8

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لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ﴿8﴾
Lâ ilaha illâ Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). It is He Who gives life and causes death - your Lord and the Lord of your forefathers.
لَآ (There is) no
إِلَـٰهَ ilāha god
إِلَّا illā except
هُوَ huwa Him
يُحْىِۦ yuḥ'yī He gives life
وَيُمِيتُ ۖ wayumītu and causes death
رَبُّكُمْ rabbukum your Lord
وَرَبُّ warabbu and (the) Lord
ءَابَآئِكُمُ ābāikumu (of) your fathers
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ l-awalīna the former

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(Ayah 8) ➊ {لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ:} This is the result of the previous verse: when Allah Almighty is the Owner and Lord of the heavens, the earth, and the entire universe, then He alone should be worshipped.
{ يُحْيٖ وَ يُمِيْتُ رَبُّكُمْ وَ رَبُّ اٰبَآىِٕكُمُ الْاَوَّلِيْنَ:} These two sentences are stated to further emphasize the oneness of Allah Almighty as the only deity: worship only Him who gives life and causes death, and who is your Lord and the Lord of your earlier forefathers.

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The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.

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8. There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. He is your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers [6].

[6] That is, not only you, but your forefathers were also involved in this error and misguidance. Their Lord was also the same True Deity who can give life and cause death. Therefore, they too should have worshipped only that Deity. Now, are you trying to use the error and misguidance of your forefathers as a justification for your own worship of others besides Allah?