Al-Ikhlas

Bismallahi Ar-Rahmanir Raheem

1. Qul huwa Allahu ahadun
{Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;}

2. Allahu alssamadu
{Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;}

3. Lam yalid walam yoolad
{He begets not, nor was He begotten;}

4. Walam yakun lahu kufuwan ahadun
{And there is none comparable unto Him.}

In Islam the purpose of this surah in the Noble Quran is mainly to establish the oneness of the Creator. The fact that He is the only one who is eternal, and needs no one else's help, amplifies His greatness to Muslims.

It is disputed whether this is a Makkan or Madinan sura, although the former seems more probable, particularly since it seems to be have been alluded to by Bilal, who, when he was being tortured by his polytheist master, is said to have repeated "Ahad, Ahad!" (unique, referring as here to Allah.) It is reported from Ubayy ibn Ka'b that it was revealed after the polytheists asked "O Muhammad! Tell us the lineage of your Lord."

It was inscribed on the Dome of the Rock at Jerusalem by Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan.

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