Qur'an 2:163 — Al-Baqarah“Your Allah is One Allah; there is no Allah save Him, the Beneficent, the Merciful”
Read in context: Surah Al-Baqarah, full text · Pickthall translation (public domain)
The Qur'an · Pickthall Translation
Qur'an 2:163
“Your Allah is One Allah; there is no Allah save Him, the Beneficent, the Merciful” — read online, free, in the Pickthall translation.
“And your Allah is One Allah: there is no god but He” — the Qur'anic statement of tawhid, the oneness of God.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Quran 2:163 teach?
After mentioning creation, night and day, the verse declares the oneness of Allah — “the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful” — the central doctrine (tawhid) of Islam, negating all partners or equals.
What translation of the Qur'an is this?
This is the translation of Marmaduke Pickthall (1930), a respected public domain English rendering of the Qur'an.
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