Purity / Sincerity
سورة الإخلاص
Surah #1124 VersesMeccanJuz 30
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Translation:
Ruku 1 (رُكُوْعُهَا ١)
(112) Purity / Sincerity (Meccan)
Ayat 4 (آيَاتُهَا ٤)
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ١ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ٢لَمۡ يَلِدۡ وَلَمۡ يُولَدۡ ٣وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدُۢ ٤
📖 Page 1 Verse-by-Verse Translations
Ayah 1
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One
Ayah 2
Allah, the Eternal Refuge
Ayah 3
He neither begets nor is born
Ayah 4
Nor is there to Him any equivalent
About Purity / Sincerity
Surah Al-Ikhlas defines the pure essence of Monotheism (Tawheed). Revealed in response to polytheists asking for a description of Allah, it affirms that Allah is One (Ahad), Eternal & Self-Sufficient (As-Samad), neither begetting nor begotten, and without equal.
📜📜 Revelation History & Period
Classification: Meccan
Key Themes & Lessons
- Absolute oneness and uniqueness of Allah (Tawheed)
- Allah as As-Samad: Eternal, Self-Sufficient, needed by all
- Rejection of divine lineage: He neither begets nor is born
- Complete incomparability: Nothing is equal or equivalent to Him
When Commonly Recited
Recited daily in Witr, Sunnah Fajr, Maghrib, morning/evening Adhkar, before sleep, and Ruqyah.
👑👑 Aala Hazrat & Ahle Sunnat Scholarly References
- Kanzul Iman — Translation by Aala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan (رحمۃ اللہ علیہ)
- Fatawa Razvia — Vol. 26 (Tafseer & Recitation Virtues)
- Bahar-e-Shariat (Sadr al-Shariah)
Authentic Hadith & Classical Sources
Sahih al-Bukhari 5013Sahih Muslim 811