Al-Ikhlas

Al-Mukhtasar

Tafsīr Center for Qur'anic Studies · Contemporary

1. Say, O Messenger: He is Allah who is alone in being a deity. There is no deity except Him.

Tafsir al-Jalalayn

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Al-Mukhtasar

Tafsīr Center for Qur'anic Studies · Contemporary

2. He is the master to whom belongs all sovereignty and perfect, beautiful qualities. The one to whom all creation turn to.

Tafsir al-Jalalayn

al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE

the predicate of huwa, ‘He is’, and ahadun is its substitution or a second predicate). [112:2] God, the Self-Sufficient, Besought of all (Allahu’l-samad constitute a subject and a predicate) [al-samad means] the One Who is always sought at times of need, [112:3] He neither begot, for no likeness of Him can exist, nor was begotten, since createdness is pre¬ cluded in His case. [112:4] Nor is there anyone equal to Him’, neither match nor comparison (lahu, ‘to Him’, is semantically connected to kufuwan, ‘equal’, but precedes it because it is the objecft of the intended negation; ahadun, ‘an…

Al-Mukhtasar

Tafsīr Center for Qur'anic Studies · Contemporary

3. The one who did not give birth to anyone, nor did anyone give birth to Him. So He has no offspring - may He be glorified - nor any parent.

Tafsir al-Jalalayn

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Al-Mukhtasar

Tafsīr Center for Qur'anic Studies · Contemporary

4. Nor does He have any equal from His creation.

Tafsir al-Jalalayn

al-Maḥallī & al-Suyūṭī · 864–911 AH / 1459–1505 CE

, for no likeness of Him can exist, nor was begotten, since createdness is pre¬ cluded in His case. [112:4] Nor is there anyone equal to Him’, neither match nor comparison (lahu, ‘to Him’, is semantically connected to kufuwan, ‘equal’, but precedes it because it is the objecft of the intended negation; ahadun, ‘anyone’, which is the subjedt of yakun, ‘is there’, has been placed after the predicate of the latter [kufuwan, ‘equal’] in order to retain the harmony of the end-rhyme [of the verses]). Meccan or Medinese, consisting of 5 verses.