Al-Anʻām
thumb|Folio|Bifolium from the [[Nurse's Quran (Mushaf al-Hadina) with fragment of the Surah Al-An'am. Kairouan, Zirid dynasty, 1020. Metropolitan Museum of Art]]
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Al-Anʻām is the sixth chapter of the Quran, Islam's holy scripture, and contains teachings about God's oneness and guidance. It is significant in Islamic tradition and has been preserved in important historical manuscripts, such as the one shown from 11th-century Kairouan.
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- Surah.number
- 6
- Surah.name
- Al-Anʿām
- Surah.name en
- The Grazing Livestock
- Surah.prev_sura
- Quran 5
- Surah.next_sura
- Quran 7
- Surah.classification
- Makkan
- Surah.juz
- 7—8
- Surah.hizb
- 13—15
- Surah.rukus
- 20
- Surah.verses
- 165
- Surah.words
- 3056
- Surah.letters
- 12,726
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thumb|Folio|Bifolium from the [[Nurse's Quran (Mushaf al-Hadina) with fragment of the Surah Al-An'am. Kairouan, Zirid dynasty, 1020. Metropolitan Museum of Art]]
'''Al-An'am''' (, ; The Cattle) is the sixth chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, with 165 verses (āyāt). Coming in order after Al-Fatiha, Al-Baqarah, Al 'Imran, An-Nisa', and Al-Ma'idah, this surah dwells on such themes as the clear signs of Allah's Dominion and Power, rejecting polytheism and unbelief, the establishment of Tawhid (pure monotheism), the Revelation, Messengership, and Resurrection. It is a Meccan surah and is believed to have been revealed in its entirety during the middle stage of the Meccan period of Islam. This explains the timing and contextual background of the believed revelation (Asbāb al-nuzūl). The surah also reports the story of Ibrahim, who calls others to stop worshiping celestial bodies and turn towards Allah.