Al-ikhlas is the 112th chapter (sūrah) of the Quran. 1. Say, “He is God, the One. 2. God, the Absolute. 3. He begets not, nor was He begotten. 4. And there is nothing comparable to Him.” —Quran 112:1

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Surah Al-ikhlās with English Translation
Al-ikhlās is the 112th chapter (sūrah) of the Quran.
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In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful.
1. Say, “He is God, the One.
2. God, the Absolute.
3. He begets not, nor was He begotten.
4. And there is nothing comparable to Him.”
Say: “He is God, the One,”
ٌ‫ﺪ‬َ‫ﺣ‬َ‫أ‬ ُ‫ﮫ‬‫ﱠ‬‫ﻠ‬‫اﻟ‬ َ‫ﻮ‬ُ‫ھ‬ ْ‫ﻞ‬ُ‫ﻗ‬
— Quran 112:1
The first verse of Surah al-Ikhlas negates partnership with God in every sense, whether
it concerns His Self or Attributes. Being Unique is a fundamental Attribute of God. He
is One, He has no equal
God, the Absolute.
ُ‫ﺪ‬َ‫ﻤ‬‫ﱠ‬‫ﺼ‬‫اﻟ‬ ُ‫ﮫ‬‫ﱠ‬‫ﻠ‬‫اﻟ‬
— Quran 112:2
The second verse signifies that God is the One on Whom all depend. It is Him on
Whom the whole world is dependent for fulfillment of its needs, while He is in need of
no one.
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He begets not; nor was He begotten.
ْ‫ﺪ‬َ‫ﻟ‬‫ﻮ‬ُ‫ﯾ‬ ْ‫ﻢ‬َ‫ﻟ‬َ‫و‬ ْ‫ﺪ‬ِ‫ﻠ‬َ‫ﯾ‬ ْ‫ﻢ‬َ‫ﻟ‬
— Quran 112:3
The third verse states that God was not born, nor did He give birth. No offspring came
out of Him nor did He come out of anything.
And there is nothing comparable to Him.
ٌ‫ﺪ‬َ‫ﺣ‬َ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ً‫ﻮ‬ُ‫ﻔ‬ُ‫ﻛ‬ ُ‫ﮫ‬‫ﱠ‬‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﻦ‬ُ‫ﻜ‬َ‫ﯾ‬ ْ‫ﻢ‬َ‫ﻟ‬َ‫و‬
— Quran 112:4
The last verse proclaims the Uniqueness of God and His Attributes. He has no equal,
and there is nothing like Him or similar to Him. There is none in the entire universe,
nor ever was, nor ever can be, that is similar to God. Nothing and no one can even
remotely resemble Him.
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said:
ِ‫آن‬ْ‫ﺮ‬ُ‫ﻘ‬ْ‫اﻟ‬ َ‫ﺚ‬ُ‫ﻠ‬ُ‫ﺛ‬ ُ‫ل‬ِ‫ﺪ‬ْ‫ﻌ‬َ‫ﺘ‬َ‫ﻟ‬ ‫ﺎ‬َ‫ﮭ‬‫ﱠ‬‫ﻧ‬ِ‫إ‬
this Surah (al-Ikhlas) is equal to one-third of the Qur’an.
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In the Qur’an, Allah (God) has described Himself to His creation through many
different names and attributes. Each name and attribute grants believers a better
understanding of who He is.
ُ‫د‬‫و‬ُ‫د‬َ‫ﻮ‬ْ‫اﻟ‬ ُ‫ر‬‫ﻮ‬ُ‫ﻔ‬َ‫ﻐ‬ْ‫اﻟ‬ َ‫ﻮ‬ُ‫ھ‬َ‫و‬
Allah is the Forgiving, the Loving.
―Qur’an 85:14
What Do We Know About Allah God? We know there is none like Him. The One who
has no beginning and no end. The One who has full knowledge of everything that
happens before it happens. The One that is neither limited by time nor space, and to
whom nothing is hidden. God has neither partners nor family, neither sons nor heirs.
Nothing came out of Him nor did He come out of anything. All worship is due to Him
alone, the One God and Creator of all that exists.
Muslims believe in the one Creator of the Universe, referring to Him as “Allah” which is
the Arabic word for “God”. Muslims worldwide, even English-speaking Muslims,
frequently use the Arabic word “Allah” because Arabic is the language of the Qur’an.
But Allah is no different than the God of Abraham, Moses and Jesus. The Creator is the
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Creator regardless of what people call Him. In the English language He is most
commonly referred to as “God”. Yet Jesus spoke a different language, referring to God
as “Eloi” in Mark 15:34. Are “God” and “Eloi” different gods? Many Hispanics call God
“Dios” and many French say “Dieu”. It would logically follow then that people who
refer to God as “Allah” in the Arabic language are referring to the very same God. In
fact, many Arab Jews and Arab Christians call God “Allah”. And the word “Allah” is
written in Arabic script on the walls of many Arab churches and on the pages of Arabic
Bibles. So while the understanding of God may differ between faith groups, the various
names used to describe Him does not change the fact that the one Creator of the
Universe is the God of all people.
your God is One God.
―Quran 2:163
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