سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 19
قُلْ أَىُّ شَىْءٍ أَكْبَرُ شَهَـٰدَةً ۖ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ ۖ شَهِيدٌۢ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۚ وَأُوحِىَ إِلَىَّ هَـٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانُ لِأُنذِرَكُم بِهِۦ وَمَنۢ بَلَغَ ۚ أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَشْهَدُونَ أَنَّ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ ءَالِهَةً أُخْرَىٰ ۚ قُل لَّآ أَشْهَدُ ۚ قُلْ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَـٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ وَإِنَّنِى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ ﴿19﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "What thing is the most great in witness?" Say: "Allâh (the Most Great!) is Witness between me and you; this Qur’ân has been revealed to me that I may therewith warn you and whomsoever it may reach. Can you verily bear witness that besides Allâh there are other âlihah (gods)?" Say "I bear no (such) witness!" Say: "But in truth He (Allâh) is the only one Ilâh (God). And truly I am innocent of what you join in worship with Him."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَىُّ
ayyu
What
شَىْءٍ
shayin
thing
أَكْبَرُ
akbaru
(is) greatest
شَهَـٰدَةًۭ ۖ
shahādatan
(as) a testimony
قُلِ
quli
Say
ٱللَّهُ ۖ
l-lahu
Allah
شَهِيدٌۢ
shahīdun
(is) Witness
بَيْنِى
baynī
between me
وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۚ
wabaynakum
and between you
وَأُوحِىَ
waūḥiya
and has been revealed
إِلَىَّ
ilayya
to me
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
ٱلْقُرْءَانُ
l-qur'ānu
[the] Quran
لِأُنذِرَكُم
li-undhirakum
that I may warn you
بِهِۦ
bihi
with it
وَمَنۢ
waman
and whoever
بَلَغَ ۚ
balagha
it reaches
أَئِنَّكُمْ
a-innakum
Do you truly
لَتَشْهَدُونَ
latashhadūna
testify
أَنَّ
anna
that
مَعَ
maʿa
with
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
ءَالِهَةً
ālihatan
(there are) gods
أُخْرَىٰ ۚ
ukh'rā
other
قُل
qul
Say
لَّآ
lā
Not
أَشْهَدُ ۚ
ashhadu
(do) I testify
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
هُوَ
huwa
He
إِلَـٰهٌۭ
ilāhun
(is) God
وَٰحِدٌۭ
wāḥidun
One
وَإِنَّنِى
wa-innanī
and indeed, I am
بَرِىٓءٌۭ
barīon
free
مِّمَّا
mimmā
of what
تُشْرِكُونَ
tush'rikūna
you associate (with 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.
19. 1. That is, Allah Himself is the greatest witness to His Oneness and Lordship; there is no witness greater than Him.
19. 2. Rabi' bin Anas says: Now, whoever the Quran reaches, if he is a true follower of the Messenger, then it is his responsibility to call people towards Allah in the same way as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ invited people, and to warn as he ﷺ warned (Ibn Kathir).
19. 2. Rabi' bin Anas says: Now, whoever the Quran reaches, if he is a true follower of the Messenger, then it is his responsibility to call people towards Allah in the same way as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ invited people, and to warn as he ﷺ warned (Ibn Kathir).
