Surah 6 · Makki

الأنعام

Al-An'am

The Cattle

The Quran's longest single breath — a surah revealed whole, escorted by seventy thousand angels, that asks one question across 165 ayahs: by whose authority do you live the way you live? And it will not let you change the subject until you have answered.

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Movements
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Pivot
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Surah Map

165 ayahs · 8 movements · Revealed as a single breath

The Opening Declaration1–12
Signs Everywhere13–39
The Debate Intensifies40–73
Ibrahim Among the Stars74–83
The Prophetic Line84–90
The Quran's Authority91–117
The Trial of the Cattle118–153
The Verdict154–165
The longest sections — Debate & Cattle Trial — are each 34-36 ayahs of sustained argument

Landmarks

Five verses that define the surah's landscape

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