Surah Al-Baqara 2:163 — translation and meaning

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ۖ وَإِلَهُكُمْ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ لَّا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ

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ۖ
وَإِلَهُكُمْ
wa-ilahukum
And your God
إِلَهٌ
ilahun
(is) God
وَاحِدٌ
wahidun
one (only)
لَّا
la
(there is) no
إِلَهَ
ilaha
god
إِلَّا
illa
except
هُوَ
huwa
Him
الرَّحْمَنُ
al-rahmanu
the Most Gracious
الرَّحِيمُ
al-rahimu
the Most Merciful

Transliteration

Wa ilaahukum illaahunw waahid, laaa ilaaha illaa Huwar Rahmaanur Raheem

Translation

And your god is one God. There is no deity [worthy of worship] except Him, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

O people, your Allah is the true Allah, the One, unique in His essence and attributes. There is no other true god, and He is the Merciful and His mercy is vast. He is Compassionate with His creation, surrounding them with many blessings.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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