Al-An'am, ayah 87
Quran 6:87 — Al-An'am · "And among their fathers and their…"
Verse 87 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.
وَمِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ وَإِخْوَانِهِمْ ۖ وَاجْتَبَيْنَاهُمْ وَهَدَيْنَاهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
Wa min aabaaa'ihim wa zurriyyaatihim wa ikhwaanihim wajtabainaahum wa hadainaahum ilaa Siraatim Mustaqeem
And [some] among their fathers and their descendants and their brothers - and We chose them and We guided them to a straight path.
Translations of Al-An'am 6:87
4 sourced translations of this verse. Different translators make different choices — reading multiple renderings deepens understanding.
Wa min aabaaa'ihim wa zurriyyaatihim wa ikhwaanihim wajtabainaahum wa hadainaahum ilaa Siraatim Mustaqeem
- Saheeh International
- And [some] among their fathers and their descendants and their brothers - and We chose them and We guided them to a straight path.
- Marmaduke Pickthall
- With some of their forefathers and their offspring and their brethren; and We chose them and guided them unto a straight path.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
- (To them) and to their fathers, and progeny and brethren: We chose them, and we guided them to a straight way.
- Kementerian Agama RI
- Dan Kami lebihkan (pula) derajat sebahagian dari bapak-bapak mereka, keturunan dan saudara-saudara mereka. Dan Kami telah memilih mereka (untuk menjadi nabi-nabi dan rasul-rasul) dan Kami menunjuki mereka ke jalan yang lurus.
Modern standard English translation, published by Abul-Qasim.
1930 — first English translation of the Qur'an by a Muslim scholar.
1934 — widely-cited classic English rendering with commentary tradition.
Bahasa Indonesia, edition id.indonesian, supplied through Al-Quran Cloud.
Surrounding verses in Surah Al-An'am
And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot - and all [of them] We preferred over the worlds.
Next · Al-An'am 6:88That is the guidance of Allah by which He guides whomever He wills of His servants. But if they had associated others with Allah, then worthless for them would be whatever they were doing.
Frequently asked about Al-An'am 6:87
What does Quran 6:87 say?
And [some] among their fathers and their descendants and their brothers - and We chose them and We guided them to a straight path. This is verse 87 of Surah Al-An'am (الأنعام, "The Cattle"), a Meccan surah.
What is the Arabic text of Surah Al-An'am verse 87?
The Arabic text: وَمِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ وَإِخْوَانِهِمْ ۖ وَاجْتَبَيْنَاهُمْ وَهَدَيْنَاهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ — transliteration: Wa min aabaaa'ihim wa zurriyyaatihim wa ikhwaanihim wajtabainaahum wa hadainaahum ilaa Siraatim Mustaqeem.
Which juz and page is Quran 6:87 in?
Al-An'am 6:87 appears in Juz 7, on Mushaf page 138.
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.