Surah Ad-Dukhan, Ayah 8 (44:8)

ٱلدُّخَان

لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Quran 44:8 is ayah 8 of Surah Ad-Dukhan (“The Smoke”), a Meccan surah of 59 ayahs. It is in Juz 25, on page 496 of the Madani Mushaf.

44:8
لَآإِلَٰهَإِلَّاهُوَيُحْىِۦوَيُمِيتُ ۖرَبُّكُمْوَرَبُّءَابَآئِكُمُٱلْأَوَّلِينَ٨
lā ilāha illā huwa yuḥ'yī wayumītu rabbukum warabbu ābāikumu l-awalīna

There is no deity except Him; He gives life and causes death. [He is] your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers.(8)

Word by word

  1. لَآlā(There is) no
  2. إِلَٰهَilāhagod
  3. إِلَّاillāexcept
  4. هُوَhuwaHim
  5. يُحْىِۦyuḥ'yīHe gives life
  6. وَيُمِيتُ ۖwayumītuand causes death
  7. رَبُّكُمْrabbukumyour Lord
  8. وَرَبُّwarabbuand (the) Lord
  9. ءَابَآئِكُمُābāikumu(of) your fathers
  10. ٱلْأَوَّلِينَl-awalīnathe former

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