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Al-An'am, ayah 29

Quran 6:29 — Al-An'am · "And they say, "There is none but our…"

Verse 29 of 165 · Surah Al-An'am (الأنعام) — The Cattle. This is the 6th chapter of the Holy Quran, a Meccan surah. Located in Juz 7.

وَقَالُوا إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا الدُّنْيَا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَبْعُوثِينَ

Wa qaalooo in hiya illaa hayaatunad dunyaa wa maa nahnu bimab'ooseen

And they say, "There is none but our worldly life, and we will not be resurrected."

Translations of Al-An'am 6:29

4 sourced translations of this verse. Different translators make different choices — reading multiple renderings deepens understanding.

Transliteration

Wa qaalooo in hiya illaa hayaatunad dunyaa wa maa nahnu bimab'ooseen

Saheeh International
And they say, "There is none but our worldly life, and we will not be resurrected."

Modern standard English translation, published by Abul-Qasim.

Marmaduke Pickthall
And they say: There is naught save our life of the world, and we shall not be raised (again).

1930 — first English translation of the Qur'an by a Muslim scholar.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And they (sometimes) say: "There is nothing except our life on this earth, and never shall we be raised up again."

1934 — widely-cited classic English rendering with commentary tradition.

Kementerian Agama RI
Dan tentu mereka akan mengatakan (pula): "Hidup hanyalah kehidupan kita di dunia ini saja, dan kita sekali-sekali tidak akan dibangkitkan".

Bahasa Indonesia, edition id.indonesian, supplied through Al-Quran Cloud.

Surrounding verses in Surah Al-An'am

Frequently asked about Al-An'am 6:29

What does Quran 6:29 say?

And they say, "There is none but our worldly life, and we will not be resurrected." This is verse 29 of Surah Al-An'am (الأنعام, "The Cattle"), a Meccan surah.

What is the Arabic text of Surah Al-An'am verse 29?

The Arabic text: وَقَالُوا إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا حَيَاتُنَا الدُّنْيَا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَبْعُوثِينَ — transliteration: Wa qaalooo in hiya illaa hayaatunad dunyaa wa maa nahnu bimab'ooseen.

Which juz and page is Quran 6:29 in?

Al-An'am 6:29 appears in Juz 7, on Mushaf page 131.

How many verses does Surah Al-An'am have?

Surah Al-An'am contains 165 verses (ayat) in total. It is the 6th surah of the Quran and was revealed in Mecca.

About Surah Al-An'am

Surah Al-An'am (الأنعام) — The Cattle — is the 6th chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 165 verses (ayat) and was revealed in Mecca, making it a Meccan surah in the traditional classification.

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