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Surah Al-Ikhlas

Surah 112 · The Sincerity · 4 verses · meccan

The Sincerity — al-Ikhlas. The Prophet ﷺ said it equals a third of the Quran.

The story

People asked the Prophet ﷺ: what is your God like? These four short lines were the answer. Allah is One. He does not have parents, He does not have children, and there is nothing else like Him anywhere.

How it unfolds

  1. AYAH 1

    One

    Ahad — uniquely one.

  2. AYAH 2

    The Eternal Refuge

    As-Samad — needing nothing, needed by everything.

  3. AYAH 3-4

    No lineage, no equal

    Neither begetting nor begotten, and nothing comparable.

Verses to carry

  • 112:1"Say: He is Allah, One."
  • 112:2"Allah, the Eternal Refuge." As-Samad — everything turns to Him; He turns to nothing.
  • 112:4"Nor is there to Him any equivalent."

Remember this

Reciting this surah is like reciting a third of the whole Quran.

Talk about it

There is nothing in the whole universe like Allah. What is the closest thing you can think of to something amazing?

Introductions to the surah in Tafsir Ibn Kathir and Mawdudi's Tafhim al-Qur'an; ayah numbering per the Madani mushaf. A third of the Quran: Bukhari 5013, Muslim 811; the man who loved it: Bukhari 7375.

Awaiting scholar review — please read alongside a trusted tafsir.

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