Al-Ikhlash
Sincerity
Surah 112 · Meccan · 4 ayahs
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ١
Qul huwallāhu aḥad.
Say, "He is Allāh, [who is] One,1
Footnotes (1)
- Alone, without another, indivisible with absolute and permanent unity and distinct from all else. The one and only true deity, unique in His essence, attributes and deeds.
ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ٢
Allāhuṣ-ṣamad.
Allāh, the Eternal Refuge.1
Footnotes (1)
- He who is absolute, perfect, complete, essential, self-sufficient and sufficient to meet the needs of all creation; the one eternally and constantly required and sought, depended upon by all existence and to whom all matters will ultimately return.
لَمۡ يَلِدۡ وَلَمۡ يُولَدۡ ٣
Lam yalid wa lam yūlad.
He neither begets nor is born,
وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدُۢ ٤
Wa lam yakul lahū kufuwan aḥad.
Nor is there to Him any equivalent."