Surah Al-An'aam · Ayah 163·Makkī

163

لَا لَهُۥ وَبِذَٰلِكَ وَأَنَا۠ ﴿١٦٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

No partner has He. And this I have been commanded, and I am the first [among you] of the Muslims."

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 4 roots in 4 of 8 words

Recitation · 6 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Light rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

8 words · 32 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 163 of 165

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 39:12 · Az-Zumarvery close

    وَأُمِرْتُ لِأَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

    And I have been commanded to be the first [among you] of the Muslims."

  • Quran 27:91 · An-Namlclose

    إِنَّمَآ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ رَبَّ هَٰذِهِ ٱلْبَلْدَةِ ٱلَّذِى حَرَّمَهَا وَلَهُۥ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

    [Say, O Muhammad], "I have only been commanded to worship the Lord of this city, who made it sacred and to whom [belongs] all things. And I am commanded to be of the Muslims…

  • Quran 11:54 · Hudclose

    إِن نَّقُولُ إِلَّا ٱعْتَرَىٰكَ بَعْضُ ءَالِهَتِنَا بِسُوٓءٍ قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أُشْهِدُ ٱللَّهَ وَٱشْهَدُوٓا۟ أَنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّمَّا تُشْرِكُونَ

    We only say that some of our gods have possessed you with evil." He said, "Indeed, I call Allah to witness, and witness [yourselves] that I am free from whatever you associate…

  • Quran 18:38 · Al-Kahfclose

    لَّٰكِنَّا۠ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِرَبِّىٓ أَحَدًا

    But as for me, He is Allah, my Lord, and I do not associate with my Lord anyone.

  • Quran 36:22 · Yaseenclose

    وَمَا لِىَ لَآ أَعْبُدُ ٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنِى وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    And why should I not worship He who created me and to whom you will be returned?

  • Quran 5:25 · Al-Maaidaclose

    قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى لَآ أَمْلِكُ إِلَّا نَفْسِى وَأَخِى فَٱفْرُقْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْفَٰسِقِينَ

    [Moses] said, "My Lord, indeed I do not possess except myself and my brother, so part us from the defiantly disobedient people."

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Az-Zumar 39:123 shared roots

    وَأُمِرْتُ لِأَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

    أ-و-لس-ل-مأ-م-ر

  • Taa-Haa 20:322 shared roots

    وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِىٓ أَمْرِى

    ش-ر-كأ-م-ر

  • Al-An'aam 6:144 shared roots

    قُلْ أَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَتَّخِذُ وَلِيًّا فَاطِرِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ يُطْعِمُ وَلَا يُطْعَمُ قُلْ إِنِّىٓ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

    أ-و-لس-ل-مش-ر-كأ-م-ر

  • Al-An'aam 6:144 shared roots

    قُلْ أَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَتَّخِذُ وَلِيًّا فَاطِرِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ يُطْعِمُ وَلَا يُطْعَمُ قُلْ إِنِّىٓ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ

    أ-و-لس-ل-مش-ر-كأ-م-ر

  • Yunus 10:722 shared roots

    فَإِن تَوَلَّيْتُمْ فَمَا سَأَلْتُكُم مِّنْ أَجْرٍ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ

    س-ل-مأ-م-ر

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:802 shared roots

    وَلَا يَأْمُرَكُمْ أَن تَتَّخِذُوا۟ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ وَٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ أَرْبَابًا أَيَأْمُرُكُم بِٱلْكُفْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ أَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ

    س-ل-مأ-م-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 6:163?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 6:163 include Quran 39:12 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 27:91 (Surah An-Naml), Quran 11:54 (Surah Hud), and Quran 18:38 (Surah Al-Kahf). For example, 39:12 reads: “And I have been commanded to be the first [among you] of the Muslims."” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 6:163 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 6:163 (Surah Al-An'aam, The Cattle) reads: “No partner has He. And this I have been commanded, and I am the first [among you] of the Muslims."”

Which surah is verse 6:163 in?

Quran 6:163 is āyah 163 of Surah Al-An'aam (The Cattle), chapter 6 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 165 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 6:163?

Tartīl presents Quran 6:163 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.