Chapter Purity – Surah al-Ikhlas

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Beneficent

قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ {1}

1. Say: “Our deity^[2] is God! He is unique.

اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ {2}

2. God is the Sustainer of all needs^[3].

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ {3}

3. He has no offspring, nor was He born.

وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ {4}

4. There is none equal to Him.^[4]”

^[1] Sent down in Makka, consists of 4 verses. Named after the content of the whole chapter. ‘Ikhlas’ means ‘purity, sincerity, and loyalty’.

^[2] The pronoun “huwa:هُو” in this sentence refers to “the deity” on people’s minds: “Your God is one deity. There is no deity but Him. He is The Most Gracious, The Beneficent.” (al-Baqarah 2:163)

^[3] “Everyone in the heavens and the earth entreats Him.” (ar-Rahman 55:29)

^[4]  This verse confirms the following verse in the Torah: “‘To whom then will you compare me, or to whom shall I be equal?’ says the Holy One.” (Isaiah 40:25)