سورة الإخلاص
Surah Al-Ikhlâs 112:1
The Purification of the Unity of God · Verse 1 of 4
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
Abdul Mannan Omar
Say, `(The fact is) He is Allâh, the One and Alone in His Being.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Say: He is Allah, the One and Only;
Ahmed Ali
SAY: "HE IS God the one the most unique,
12 more translations
Ali Unal
Say: "He, God, the Unique One of Absolute Unity.
Daryabadi
Say thou: He iS Allah, the One!
Faridul Haque
Proclaim (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him), “He is Allah, He is One.”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Say: He, Allah, is one.
Maulvi Sher Ali
Say `He is ALLAH, the One !
Muhammad Asad
SAY: "He is the One God:
Muhammad Musin Khan
Say (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)): "He is Allah, (the) One.
Muhammad Pickthall
Say: He is Allah, the One!
Muhammad Sarwar
(Muhammad), say, "He is the only God.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Say: He, Allah, is One.
Rashad Khalifa
Proclaim, "He is the One and only GOD.
Shabbir Ahmed
Say, "He is God, the One and Unique!
Commentary 112:1 The chapter starts with the word qulقُلْthat means, Say!; Admit!; Go on proclaiming and conveying to others; the fact is. The second word in the verse is…
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
112:1 The chapter starts with the word qulقُلْthat means, Say!; Admit!; Go on proclaiming and conveying to others; the fact is. The second word in the verse is huwaهُوَ- here used as dzamîr shân which signifies that the truth is embedded in nature that He is One in His Uniqueness, and that He is One, Alone and Unique. The Jews considered Yahowa the sacred name of God and considered it a sin to even utter this word from their mouths unless they offered a prayer and observed a fast. It looks apparent that Yahowa is a compound of Ya! howa, (- O! that Being). They believe that it is beneath the dignity of the Exalted Being to call Him by any word or name.
The verse states that huwaهُوَis Allâh, Who is Ahadأَحَدٌ - the Unique One. There are two Arabic words to signify oneness, one is Ahadأَحَدٌand the other is Wâhid. Allâh is Ahadأَحَدٌand Wâhid. It is one of the wonders of the Arabic language and of Qur’ân that the word Ahadأَحَدٌ is used as an Attribute of Allâh which can never be used to describe anyone other than Him, whereas the word Wâhid denotes the number one which is followed by the second and then the third and so on. When we speak of Ahadأَحَدٌno second is understood to share in His Lordship and no second or third number can follow Him. According to Qur’ân Allâh is Ahadأَحَدٌ, - One in the sense of the absolute Oneness, not in the numerical sense. He is such a One that even His Attributes are His Essence and not separate and never separable from Him. He is not of a composite nature. He is All-Compact in His Unity and human intellect fails in conceiving His existence. There is no place in it as being One of many, nor does it admit any differentiation or distinction.