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Chapter 112

Monotheismal-Ikhlāṣ ( الإخلاص )

4 verses • revealed at Meccan

»The surah whose six elements of belief constitute pure sincerity of faith or Monotheism, wherein a believer affirms God’s divinity, Oneness, and eternality, and negates in relation to Him any offspring, ancestry, or likeness. It negates any kind of anthropomorphism that may compromise pure monotheism. It is unusual in having as its title a term not mentioned in the body of the surah. The word “Ikhlas” conveys the meaning of sincerity in one’s religion and total dedication to the One true God.«

The surah is also known as Divine Unity, Oneness, Pure Faith, Pure Sincerity, Pure Truth, Purity (of Faith), Sincere Religion, Sincerity, The Purity of Faith, Unity

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

(Saheeh International): In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

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قُل هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

(Saheeh International)

Al-Ikhlāṣ: Purification, i.e., the purification of faith – the sūrah's theme. In narrations by al-Bukhārī and Aḥmad, the Prophet (ṣ) described this sūrah as being equivalent to one third of the Qur’ān.
Say, "He is Allāh, [who is] One,1
  • i.e., single, unique and indivisible.