The Holy Quran 40:65 — Surah Ghafir

Arabic text

هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱدْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ ۗ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Translation

He is the Living besides Whom no other deserves to be worshipped (but Him). So pray to Him, devoting worship solely to Him. All praise is for Allaah, the Rabb of the universe.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

[The Living —] the One upon Whom no perishing or death has ever come in any respect, nor can it. And clearly, since His life is inherent in His essence, all the necessary concomitants of life will also be inherent in His essence. The word of tawhid (the Oneness of Allah) and “Al-hamdu lillah”: all perfections and excellences depend on the existence of life.

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