Surah 112
الإخلاص
AL-IKHLĀṢ
MONOTHEISM
meccan 4 Verses
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
The surah whose six elements of belief constitute pure sincerity of faith or Monotheism, wherein a believer airms God’s divinity, Oneness, and eternality, and negates in relation to Him any ospring, ancestry, or likeness. It negates any kind of anthropomorphism that may compromise pure monotheism. It is unusual in having as its title a term not mentioned in the body of the surah. The word “Ikhlas” conveys the meaning of sincerity in one’s religion and total dedication to the One true God.The surah is also known as: Divine Unity, Oneness, Pure Faith, Pure Sincerity, Pure Truth, Purity (of Faith), Sincere Religion, Sincerity, The Purity of Faith, Unity.
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قُل هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

qul huwa llāhu ʾaḥadun-i

Say, ‘He is Allah, the One.
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اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ

allāhu ṣ-ṣamadu

Allah is the All-embracing.
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لَم يَلِد وَلَم يولَد

lam yalid wa-lam yūlad

He neither begat, nor was begotten,
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وَلَم يَكُن لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ

wa-lam yakun lahū kufuwan ʾaḥadun

nor has He any equal.’
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