Al-Ikhlas

Surah 112 of the Quran
ٱلإخْلَاص
Al-Ikhlāṣ
Sincerity
ClassificationMeccan
Alternate titles (Ar.)At-Tawḥīd
Other namesAbsoluteness, The Unity, Oneness of God, Sincere Religion, The Declaration of [God's] Perfection
PositionJuzʼ 30
No. of verses4
No. of words15
No. of letters47

Al-Ikhlāṣ (Arabic: الْإِخْلَاص, "Sincerity"), also known as the Declaration of God's Unity[1] and al-Tawhid (Arabic: التوحيد, "Monotheism"),[2] is the 112th chapter (sūrah) of the Quran.

According to George Sale, this chapter is held in particular veneration by Muslims, and declared, by Islamic tradition, to be equal in value to a third part of the whole Quran.[3][4][5] It is said to have been revealed during the Quraysh Conflict with Muhammad in answer to a challenge over the distinguishing attributes of God, Muhammad invited them to worship.[6]

Al-Ikhlas is not merely the name of this surah but also the title of its contents, for it deals exclusively with Tawhid. The other surahs of the Quran generally have been designated after a word occurring in them, but in this surah the word Ikhlas has occurred nowhere. It has been given this name in view of its meaning and subject matter.

  1. ^ In George Sale's translation
  2. ^ The 1698 Maracci Quran notes some chapters have two or more titles, occasioned by the existence of different copies in the Arabic.(George Sale Preliminary discourse 3)
  3. ^ "Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2900 - Chapters on The Virtues of the Qur'an - كتاب ثواب القرآن عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم - Sunnah.com - Sayings and Teachings of Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه و سلم)". sunnah.com. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  4. ^ "Jami at Tirmidhi 2900 - English & Urdu, Virtues Of Quran Hadith". Hamariweb.com Islam. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  5. ^ IslamicFinder. "Hadith 2900 of chapters on the virtues of the qur'an by jami al tirmizi". IslamicFinder. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  6. ^ George Sale's footnotes to Quran 113, AlKoran