بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Al-Ikhlas 112:2
The Sincerity · Juz 30 · Page 604
ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ٢
Allāh, the Eternal Refuge.1
1 translator’s note
- 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. ↩
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Commentary on 112:1–4
The subject of the chapter is monotheism, or the oneness of God. The concept of God has been presented here in its purest form, ridding it of all polluting associations which people of every age have brought to it. There is no plurality of gods. There is only one God. All are dependent upon Him, but He is not dependent on anybody. He Himself has power over everything. He is far above being the progeny of anybody or having any offspring. He is such a unique Being that there is nobody like Him or equal to Him in any manner whatsoever. This is an early Makkan chapter. The doctrine of God’s pure unity, or the Divine oneness, is clearly stated here: God is not many, He is only one. Everyone is in need of Him, but He is not in need of anyone. He reigns over all things of the heavens and the earth. Unlike human beings, He has no son or father. He is eternal, without beginning or end, and is thus a Unique Being who has no equal. This chapter has been called the essence of the Quran. The Prophet Muhammad once described this chapter as ‘equivalent to one-third of the whole of the Quran.’ (Bukhari, Muslim)
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سورة الإخلاص
Al-Ikhlas
The Sincerity · Meccan · 4 ayahs
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
112:1
قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ١
Say, "He is Allāh, [who is] One,1
1 translator’s note
- 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. ↩
112:2
ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ٢
Allāh, the Eternal Refuge.1
1 translator’s note
- 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. ↩
112:3
لَمۡ يَلِدۡ وَلَمۡ يُولَدۡ ٣
He neither begets nor is born,
112:4
وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدُۢ ٤
Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
سورة الفلق
Al-Falaq
The Daybreak · Meccan · 5 ayahs
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
113:1
قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡفَلَقِ ١
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
113:2
مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ٢
From the evil of that which He created
113:3
وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ٣
And from the evil of darkness when it settles
113:4
وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِي ٱلۡعُقَدِ ٤
And from the evil of the blowers in knots1
1 translator’s note
- i.e., those who practice magic. ↩
113:5
وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ٥
And from the evil of an envier when he envies."
سورة الناس
An-Nas
Mankind · Meccan · 6 ayahs
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
114:1
قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ١
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
114:2
مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٢
The Sovereign of mankind,
114:3
إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٣
The God of mankind,
114:4
مِن شَرِّ ٱلۡوَسۡوَاسِ ٱلۡخَنَّاسِ ٤
From the evil of the retreating whisperer1 -
1 translator’s note
- i.e., a devil who makes evil suggestions to man but disappears when one remembers Allāh. ↩
114:5
ٱلَّذِي يُوَسۡوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ٥
Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -
114:6
مِنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ٦
From among the jinn and mankind."1
1 translator’s note
- Evil prompters may be from men as well as from jinn. ↩