سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 163
لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُۥ ۖ وَبِذَٰلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ ﴿163﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَا
lā
No
شَرِيكَ
sharīka
partners
لَهُۥ ۖ
lahu
for Him
وَبِذَٰلِكَ
wabidhālika
and with that
أُمِرْتُ
umir'tu
I have been commanded
وَأَنَا۠
wa-anā
And I am
أَوَّلُ
awwalu
(the) first
ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
l-mus'limīna
(of) the ones who surrender (to Him)
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
163. 1. This call to the oneness of divinity (Tawheed al-Uluhiyyah) was given by all the prophets, just as here it has been stated through the blessed tongue of the last Prophet that "I have been commanded this, and I am the first of the believers." In another place, Allah Almighty has said, "We did not send any messenger before you except that We revealed to him that there is no deity except Me, so worship Me alone" (Anbiya: 25). Thus, regarding Prophet Nuh (عليه السلام), it is mentioned that when Allah Almighty said to him, "Submit," he replied, "Aslamtu li Rabbil 'Alameen." Prophet Ibrahim (عليه السلام) and Yaqub (عليه السلام) enjoined upon their children that death should come to them in the state of Islam. Prophet Yusuf (عليه السلام) prayed, "Cause me to die as a Muslim." Prophet Musa (عليه السلام) said to his people, "If you are Muslims, then put your trust in Allah alone." The disciples of Prophet Isa (عليه السلام) said, "Washhad bi anna Muslimoon." In the same way, all other prophets and their sincere followers adopted this very Islam in which the oneness of divinity held fundamental importance, although some legal rulings differed from one another.
