Al-Ikhlaas

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 112:1

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   قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ﴿١﴾

   Say: “He is Allah, the One[1];

   [1] He is Alone, without a partner, indivisible and distinct from all else. The only true deity, unique in His essence, attributes, and actions.

2. 112:2

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   ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ﴿٢﴾

   Allah, the Eternal Refuge[1].

   [1] He is absolute, perfect, complete, self-sufficient; the one eternally and constantly required and sought; all existence depend upon Him; all matters ultimately return to Him.

3. 112:3

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   لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ﴿٣﴾

   He neither begets nor is He begotten,

4. 112:4

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   وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ﴿٤﴾

   and there is none comparable to Him.”[1]

   [1] The Prophet (ﷺ) says that reading this surah (surat al-Ikhlās) equals reading one third of the Qur’an. [Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]