الإخلاص
Surah Al-Ikhlaas
Meaning of the name: Sincerity
Arabic with an established translation
Reading the ayat before and after can make the meaning clearer.
Recitation by Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
Say: “He is Allah, the One[1];
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Translation footnote [1]
[1] He is Alone, without a partner, indivisible and distinct from all else. The only true deity, unique in His essence, attributes, and actions.
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ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ
Allah, the Eternal Refuge[2].
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Translation footnote [2]
[2] He is absolute, perfect, complete, self-sufficient; the one eternally and constantly required and sought; all existence depend upon Him; all matters ultimately return to Him.
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لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
He neither begets nor is He begotten,
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وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ
and there is none comparable to Him.”[3]
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Translation footnote [3]
[3] The Prophet (ﷺ) says that reading this surah (surat al-Ikhlās) equals reading one third of the Qur’an. [Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]