September 24, 2020

Al-An'am

1 hour 12 minutes

Cattle[1] (Arabic: ٱلْأَنْعَام‎. al-ʾanʿām, aka "The Cattle")[2] is the sixth chapter of the Quran, with 165 verses. 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.[3] The surah also reports the story of the prophet Ibrahim,[4] who calls others to stop worshiping celestial bodies and turns towards Allah.

Q6:32 Hedonism

6:32 - warns against hedonism:

"What is the life of this world but play and amusement? But best is the home in the hereafter, for those who are righteous."

Q6.59 God is Omniscient

6:59 - teaches that none but God is Omniscient:

"And with Him are the keys of the Invisible. None but He Knoweth them. And He Knoweth what is in the land and the sea. Not a leaf falleth but He knoweth it, not a grain amid the darkness of the earth, naught of wet or dry but (it is noted) in a clear record."

Q6:68 Disbelievers

6:68 - commands avoiding talking to disbelievers about revelation:

"And when thou seest those who meddle with Our revelations, withdraw from them until they meddle with another topic. And if the devil causes thee to forget, sit not, after the remembrance, with the congregation of wrong-doers."

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