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قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
The Sincerity • 4 verses • Medinan
الإخلاص
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ
Al-Ikhlas is the Quran's definition of God in four verses: Say, He is Allah, the One; Allah, the Eternal Refuge; He neither begets nor is born; nor is there to Him any equivalent. It answers every distortion of monotheism ever made, which is why it is called 'Sincerity' — pure, undiluted tawhid.
Al-Ikhlas (الإخلاص) means "The Sincerity" in English. It is chapter 112 of the Holy Quran.
Surah Al-Ikhlas has 4 verses (ayat). It appears on pages 604 to 604 of the mushaf.
Surah Al-Ikhlas is a Madani surah, revealed in Madinah after the Prophet's ﷺ migration.
Al-Ikhlas is the Quran's definition of God in four verses: Say, He is Allah, the One; Allah, the Eternal Refuge; He neither begets nor is born; nor is there to Him any equivalent. It answers every distortion of monotheism ever made, which is why it is called 'Sincerity' — pure, undiluted tawhid.
The Prophet ﷺ said that Qul huwa Allahu ahad is equal to one third of the Quran (Sahih al-Bukhari). He also told of a man who loved to recite it in every prayer, and said: 'Your love of it will admit you to Paradise' (Sahih al-Bukhari).