Surah An-Nahl 16:51
سُورَةُ النَّحۡلِ · Meccan · Verse 51 of 128
۞ وَقَالَ ٱللَّهُ لَا تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ إِلَٰهَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ ۖ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِلَٰهٌۭ وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖ فَإِيَّٰىَ فَٱرْهَبُونِ
Translation
God said, ‘Do not take two gods’- for He is the One God––‘ I alone am the One that you should hold in awe.’
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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