{{Short description|6th chapter of the Quran}} {{infobox surah | number = 6 | name = Al-Anʿām | name-ar = {{lang|ar|ٱلْأَنْعَامْ}} | name-en = The Grazing Livestock | prev_sura = Quran 5 | next_sura = Quran 7 | classification = Makkan | othernames-ar = | othernames = | time = | juz = 7—8 | hizb = 13—15 | rukus = 20 | verses = 165 | words = 3056 | letters = 12,726 | audio = Chapter 6, Al-An'am (Murattal) - Recitation of the Holy Qur'an.mp3 }} {{Quran}} [[File:Bifolium Mushal al-Hadina Quran Met 2007.191.jpg|thumb|Bifolium from the Nurse's Quran (Mushaf al-Hadina) with fragment of the Surah Al-An'am. Kairouan, Zirid dynasty, 1020. Metropolitan Museum of Art]]
'''Al-An'am'''<ref>George Sale translation</ref> ({{langx|ar|ٱلْأَنْعَامْ}}, {{transliteration|ar|al-ʾanʿām}}; {{small|meaning:}} The Cattle)<ref name="Quran 4 U">{{cite web|url=http://www.quran4u.com/Tafsir%20Ibn%20Kathir/006%20An%27am.htm |title=Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al An'am |work=Quran 4 U|author= Ibn Kathir (d. 1373)|author-link= Ibn Kathir|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref> is the sixth chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, with 165 verses (āyāt). Coming in order after Al-Fatiha, Al-Baqarah, Al 'Imran, An-Nisa', and Al-Ma'idah, this surah dwells on such themes as the clear signs of Allah's Dominion and Power, rejecting polytheism and unbelief, the establishment of Tawhid (pure monotheism), the Revelation, Messengership, and Resurrection. It is a Meccan surah and is believed to have been revealed in its entirety during the middle stage of the Meccan period of Islam.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ünal, Ali.|title=The Qurʼan with annotated interpretation in modern English|date=2008|publisher=Tughra Books|isbn=978-1-59784-144-3|location=Somerset, N.J.|pages=267|oclc=234244740}}</ref> This explains the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation (''Asbāb al-nuzūl''). The surah also reports the story of Ibrahim,<ref>{{qref|6|74-80|c=y}}</ref> who calls others to stop worshiping celestial bodies and turn towards Allah.
Groups of modern Islamic scholars from Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Yemen and Mauritania have issued a ''fatwa'' taking the interpretation of Ibn Kathir regarding the 61st verse of Al-An'am<ref>{{qref|6|61|c=y}})</ref> and a Hadith transmitted by Abu Hurairah and Ibn Abbas, that the Angel of death has assistants among angels who help him to take souls.<ref name="Angel of death seizes many souls simultaneously">{{cite web |author1=Abdullaah Al-Faqeeh |title=Angel of death seizes many souls simultaneously; Fatwa No: 20657 |url=https://www.islamweb.net/en/fatwa/20657/angel-of-death-seizes-many-souls-simultaneously |website=Islamweb.net |publisher=Fatwa center of Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Yemen, and Mauritania Islamic educational institutes |access-date=14 March 2022 |language=en |date=2003}}</ref>
==Summary== * '''1-3''' Praise to the Almighty and Omniscient Creator * '''4-5''' The wilful unbelief of the Makkah infidels * '''6''' They are threatened with the divine judgment * '''7''' The people of Makkah hopelessly unbelieving * '''8-9''' Why angels were not sent to the infidels * '''10-11''' Those who rejected the former prophets were punished * '''12-18''' Why the true God should be served * '''19''' God the witness between Muhammad and the infidels * '''20''' The Jews recognise Muhammad as a prophet * '''21-23''' Idolaters on the judgment-day—their condition * '''24-29''' Scoffing idolaters rebuked and threatened * '''30-31''' The condition of believers and unbelievers after death * '''32-33''' Unbelievers make God a liar * '''33''' God's word and purposes unchangeable * '''34''' Miracles of no avail to convince infidels * '''35''' God will raise the dead to life * '''36''' Why God did not grant the signs asked by unbelievers * '''37''' Animals and birds to be brought into judgment * '''38''' Infidels are deaf and dumb * '''39-40''' Idolaters will call upon God in their distress * '''41-44''' Adversity and prosperity alike unmeaning to infidels * '''45''' God is the only helper in trouble * '''46-48''' Unbelievers, if impenitent, sure to perish * '''49''' Muhammad unacquainted with the secrets of God * '''50''' There shall be no intercessor on the judgment-day * '''51-54''' The motives of professing Muslims not to be judged * '''55-57''' Muhammad declines the proposals of idolaters * '''58-61''' God the Omniscient and Sovereign Ruler * '''62-64''' God the Almighty Deliverer * '''65''' Muhammad charged with imposture * '''66''' Unbelievers will certainly be punished * '''67-69''' Mockers to be avoided by Muslims * '''70-71''' The punishment of idolaters certain and dreadful * '''71-74''' Muslims commanded to obey God only * '''75-84''' Abraham's testimony against idolatry * '''85-91''' The prophets who succeeded Abraham * '''92''' The unbelieving Jews (of Madína) rebuked * '''[https://www.islamawakened.com/quran/6/93/ 93]''' The Quran confirms the former Scriptures * '''94''' The fate of those who forge Scriptures * '''95''' Idolaters deserted by their gods on the judgment-day * '''96-100''' The God of nature the true God * '''101-103''' God has no offspring * '''104-105''' God's favour in sending the Quran * '''106-108''' The command to retire from Makkah * '''109''' Muhammad not permitted to work miracles * '''110-113''' The people of Makkah given over to unbelief * '''114''' Muhammad the prophet of God * '''114-117''' The direction of Muslims and idolaters contrasted * '''118-121''' Law of permitted and forbidden meats * '''122''' The righteous and unbelievers compared * '''122-125''' wicked leaders of the people—conduct and punishment * '''126-127''' The blessedness of the faithful * '''128-130''' God's threatenings against unbelieving men and genii * '''131''' God always warns men before punishing idolatry * '''132-133''' Rewards and punishments shall be according to works * '''134''' The punishment of unbelievers certain * '''135-136''' The idolaters of Makkah rebuked * '''137-139''' Evil customs of the Quraish exposed * '''140''' The idolaters of Makkah threatened * '''141''' The fruit of trees to be eaten * '''142-144''' Controversy between the Quraish and Muhammad concerning forbidden meats referred to * '''145''' The law concerning forbidden meats rehearsed * '''146''' The Jewish law of forbidden meats * '''147''' God will punish those who accuse the prophets of imposture * '''148-149''' The idolaters of Makkah are reprobate * '''150''' Their testimony unworthy of credit * '''151-153''' Forbidden things rehearsed * '''154-157''' The Quran attests the teaching of Moses and Jesus * '''158''' The fate of the wicked on the judgment-day * '''159''' Sectaries reproved * '''160''' The reward of the righteous and wicked compared * '''161-162''' Islam the true religion * '''163''' Muhammad's self-consecration to God * '''164-165''' The idolaters exhorted to believe in God <ref>{{cite book |last1=Wherry |first1=Elwood Morris |author1-link=Elwood Morris Wherry |title=A Complete Index to Sale's Text, Preliminary Discourse, and Notes |date=1896 |publisher=Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Co |location=London}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
==Placement and coherence with other surahs== The idea of textual relation between the verses of a chapter has been discussed under various titles such as ''nazm'' and ''munasabah'' in non-English literature and ''coherence'', ''text relations'', ''intertextuality'', and ''unity'' in English literature. Hamiduddin Farahi, an Islamic scholar of the Indian subcontinent, is known for his work on the concept of nazm, or coherence, in the Quran. Fakhruddin al-Razi (died 1209 CE), Zarkashi (died 1392) and several other classical as well as contemporary Quranic scholars have contributed to the studies.<ref name=farrahi>{{cite book|last=Hamiduddin Farahi|author-link=Hamiduddin Farahi|first=translated by Tariq Mahmood Hashmi|title=Exordium to coherence in the Quran : an English translation of Fātiḥah Niẓām al-Qurʼān|year=2008|publisher=al-Mawrid|location=Lahore|isbn=978-9698799571|edition=1st}}</ref> The entire Quran thus emerges as a well-connected and systematic book.<ref>{{Citation | contribution = Islahi, Amin Ahsan | year = 2003 | editor-link = John Esposito | title = The Oxford Dictionary of Islam | editor-last = Esposito | editor-first = John | publisher = Oxford University Press | isbn = 0-19-512558-4 | contribution-url = http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e1086 | access-date = 2022-04-10 | archive-date = 2014-12-28 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141228201612/http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e1086 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Each division has a distinct theme. Topics within a division are more or less in the order of revelation. Within each division, each member of the pair complements the other in various ways. The seven divisions are as follows:
{|class="wikitable" ! Group !! From !! To !! Central theme |- | 1 || Al-Fatiha {{qref|1|1|b=y|s=y}} || Al-Ma'ida {{qref|5|120|b=y|s=y}} || Islamic law |- | 2 || Al-An'am {{qref|6|1|b=y|s=y}} || At-Tawba {{qref|9|129|b=y|s=y}} || The consequences of denying Muhammad for the polytheists of Mecca |- | 3 || Yunus {{qref|10|1|b=y|s=y}} || An-Nur {{qref|24|64|b=y|s=y}} || Glad tidings of Muhammad's domination |- | 4 || Al-Furqan {{qref|25|1|b=y|s=y}} || Al-Ahzab {{qref|33|73|b=y|s=y}} || Arguments on the prophethood of Muhammad and the requirements of faith in him |- | 5 || Saba {{qref|34|1|b=y|s=y}} || Al-Hujraat {{qref|49|18|b=y|s=y}} || Arguments on monotheism and the requirements of faith in Allah. |- | 6 || Qaf {{qref|50|1|b=y|s=y}} || At-Tahrim {{qref|66|12|b=y|s=y}} || Arguments on afterlife and the requirements of faith in it |- | 7 || Al-Mulk {{qref|67|1|b=y|s=y}} || An-Nas {{qref|114|6|b=y|s=y}} || Admonition to the Quraysh about their fate in the Herein and the Hereafter if they deny Muhammad |}
== References == {{Reflist|30em}}
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