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Surah al Ikhlas [Sincerety]

Miracle Dream Tafseer - Nouman Ali Khan

This Surah s connection with the !re"ious surah #$ahab%& 1 - Similar Style [saj ] - the syllables by which the wor's en' are the
same ( a similar rhymin) *attern continues+ #i+e+ Tabat ya-'aa abee $ahabin wa Tab+ ,hymes with- .ul huwa Allahuw ahad+% This similar rhymin) *attern continues for the aayaat of the rest of the surah+

2 - Shift of /ocus in Attention

This surah has a relation to the *re"ious surah $ahab because Abu $ahab was continuously on the focus of Allah s Messen)er 'ue to his acts of insults an' abuse+ 0ut Allah tol' in the *re"ious surah that 1e woul' )ra'ually 'estroy [tabb] Abu $ahab an' his efforts a)ainst the messa)e+ Now that Allah will 'eal with Abu $ahab2 now you #3 Muhamma'% shoul' focus on Allah s 3neness alone2 an' the con"eyin) of it to others+ 4hen *eo*le ha"e a lon) conflict2 *eo*le for)et the a)en'a of the conflict+ So we come back to the main messa)e which cause' these 'is*utes between 'isbelie"ers an' belie"ers - it is the le)acy of Ibraheem the Tawhee' #3neness of Allah%+

Intro'uction&
Allah s Messen)er woul' *air many surahs to)ether in salaah2 i+e+ It was his sunnah #e5am*le% to *ray surah al A la an' 6hashiyah to)ether2 or surah al /ala7 an' an-Naas+ An' this is why these surahs are - by Allah s will - *lace' ne5t to each other in the mus-haf #co*ies of the .ur an%+

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1e woul' recite one in one raka ah2 an' the other in the ne5t raka ah+ It was also the *ractise of Allah s Messen)er to recite surah Kafiroon an' surah al Ikhlas in the *rayers in 1a;; an' <mrah time+ So there is somethin) uni7ue about this because these surahs are not *aire' in the Mus-haf #co*ies of the .ur an%+ This 'eser"es attention&

4hat is the ,elationshi* between surah al Ikhlas2 an' surah al Kafiroon& 1 - At the en' of surah Kafiroon2 it is clear that the 'isbelie"ers
ha"e their own reli)ion2 an' Allah s Messen)er has his own reli)ion+ No com*romises+ -="en thou)h they worshi* at the same *lace of worshi* - the Ka ba+ -="en thou)h they all belie"e Allah is the >reator of e"erythin)

and surely if you ask them who created the skies and the earth - they will say Allah... [Surah $u7man ?8&:@] So it seems they are similar in beliefs an' *ractise2 howe"er - by the en' of surah Kafiroon it becomes clear that this is not the case+ That 'istinction is e5*laine' in surah Kafiroon [8AB]2 it is further su**orte' in surah Nasr [88A] when Allah shows that 1is "ictory will come an' 'efeat the reli)ion of Abu $ahab #surah $ahab [888]%+

2 - Surah Kafiroon be)ins with Qul [SayC]2 an' surah Ikhlas be)ins with .ul #say%+
The surahs in between these two surahs 'o not2 so it shows these surahs ha"e a relation+

3 - Same NicknamesThe com*anions of Allah s Messen)er woul' )i"e nicknames to surahs they like' an' recite' alot+ I+e+ They called surah al Ikhlas many nicknames2 it has o"er :A+ 3ne of those names is- al ukashkish - that !hich remo"es diseases. Taksheesh al Maree' - remo"in) the illness of the ill so he is totally cure'+

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Ironically2 this is the e5act same name )i"en to al Kafiroon too+ 0ecause both surahs are 'efeatin) Shirk #association of *artners - with Allah%+

A few other nicknames of surah al Ikhlas&

: - surah at-Ta#reed - Fard [In'i"i'ual] - the surah that Allah is <ni7ue2 with none is like 1im+ ? - surah at-Ta$reed - the surah which remo"es all false misconce*tions about Allah+ D - surah at-Ta%heed - the surah which <nifies #wahha'a% all of Allah s attributes+ Allah is the 3ne+ @ - surah al a&ri#ah - meanin)2 to know2 reco)nise an' be well ac7uainte' with someone9thin)+ So if you 'o not know this surah2 you 'o not really reco)nise Allah+ E - surah as-Samad - this wor' #an' it s root% is e5clusi"ely use' in this surah in the .ur an+ An' none other+ So it is calle' as-Sama'+ F - surah al 'ssaas - the =ssence9>ore+ The core mission of Allah s Messen)er is this surah - the Tawhee' of Allah+

1a'ith& ussisat as-samaawaat as-sab'u wal arddoona sab' 'ala qul huwwa Allahu ahad The hea"ens an' earth are foun'e' u*on Qul Huwwa Allahu ahad - Say2 1e is Allah2 3ne+ #Tawhee' - the 3neness of Allah%+ Tafseer9sharh of the 1a'eeth& As lon) as there are *eo*le on this =arth who are 'eclarin) Tawhee'2 Allah allows the hea"ens an' =arth to continue+ - Allah says in the .ur an that the hea"ens9skies woul' tear2 the mountains colla*se #surah maryam% - when the *eo*le say lies about Allah i+e+ that 1e has a son etc+

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The hea"ens are all but rent apart and the earth split asunder and the mountains brought crashing do!n. #Maryam 8B& BA%

Kaada is use' to e5*ress that the "erb it 7ualifies was on the brink of ha**enin) but 'i'n t+
4e realise from the ha'ith 7uote' abo"e that the reason why this 'oes not occur is 'ue to there bein) followers of Tawhee' #3neness of Allah% on the =arth who ensla"e themsel"es to Allah alone+ 4hen we stu'y the =n' Times2 one of the si)ns is that anyone who belie"es inLaa illaha illAllah, Muhammadun RasoolAllah #there is no )o' but Allah2 Muhamma' is the Messen)er of Allah% they 'ie when a soft win' comes an' takes their souls away+ Then only 'isbelie"ers remain on the =arth2 an' it is u*on them that the 'estruction of the =arth occurs before Gu')ment Day+ This is because there are no belie"ers of Tawhee' at that time+

If there were Multi*le )o's&

If there were therein )o's besi'e Allah2 then "erily both #the hea"ens an' the earth% ha' been 'isor'ere'+ 6lorifie' be Allah2 the $or' of the Throne2 from all that they ascribe #unto 1im%+ [Anbiya :8&::] If there ha' been amon) them )o's e5ce*t Allah2 surely there woul' be corru*tion+ ultiple gods - brings corruption and disruption. Since two e7uals in *ower - com*ete for that *ower+ An' there are many Mytholo)ical stories amon)st 1in'u an' 6reek an' other !olytheistic scri*tures which show their )o's fi)htin) with each other for *ower+

Surah an-Noor :D&?@ -

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Allah is the $i)ht of the hea"ens an' the earth+++

1a'ith& fa huwwa al-munawwir lis-samaawaati wal ardd wa sooratu tunnawir qalbak #so 1e is the li)ht of the 1ea"ens an' the =arth2 an' this surah ali)htens your heart% ha'ith :& inna 'ala kuli shay'in noor , wa noor-ul Qur'ani Qul huwwa Allahu ahad! #surely2 for e"ery thin) is li)ht2 an' the li)ht of the .ur an is- Say2 1e is Allah2 the 3ne [surah al Ikhlas]%+ Allah s Messen)er sai' about surah al 0a7arahli kulli shay'in sanaam, wa sanaam al Qur'an al "aqarah for e"erythin) there is a *eak2 an' the *eak of the .ur an is surah al 0a7arah+ This is amaHin) )ift because this surah of the .ur an is one of the shortest surahs2 yet it is the $i)ht of the .ur an+ An' we can easily memoriHe it+

1istorical >onte5t&
The scholars 'is*ute' whether it was a Makki2 or Ma'ani surah+ 0oth ha' stron) le)itimate *roofs for their o*inions+

'llah:

The *olytheist arabs woul' use the wor' Allah for 6o'2 but what they associate' with 1im was not correct+ So when Allah s Messen)er came with the correct teachin)s on who Allah was2 the *olytheists woul' be confuse'+ #$ b$li$%$ in Allah, and you b$li$%$ in Allah, so why do w$ dis&ut$'' (si#lannaa )abbak( - d$s(rib$ for us th$ Attribut$s )sifaat* of your Lord!' They woul' say+ A min dhahab, a min fiddah #is 1e ma'e of )ol'2 is he ma'e of sil"erI% - they ha' these thou)hts because they belie"e' these metals were *recious an' e5*ensi"e - so their )o's were a source of com*etition of *ri'e i+e+ our +od is mad$ of +old! They boaste'+

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'nsib hu* - what s his linea)e9family 'escen'enceI 1a'ith& A *olytheist once came to Allah s Messen)er an' sai'="erythin) was create' by Allah2 fa man khalaqAllah' - then !ho created 'llah* Allah s Messen)er became e5tremely an)ry2 so An)el Gibreel calme' him 'own an' Allah re"eale' this surah+

The Sahabas& +o"e #or Surah al Ikhlas and it&s ,irtuesAl-0ukhari re*orte' from JAmrah bint JAb'ur-,ahman2 who use' to stay in the a*artment of JA ishah2 the wife of the !ro*het 2 that JA ishah sai'2 KThe !ro*het sent a man as the comman'er of a war e5*e'ition an' he use' to lea' his com*anions in *rayer with recitation #of the .ur an%+ An' he woul' com*lete his recitation with the recitation of JSay& 1e is Allah2 3ne+ So when they returne' they mentione' that to the !ro*het an' he sai'2 - . #Ask him why 'oes he 'o that+% So they aske' him an' he sai'2 J0ecause it is the 'escri*tion of Ar-,ahman an' I lo"e to recite it+ So the !ro*het sai'2 - "! # $% & # .

#Inform him that Allah the Most 1i)h lo"es him+% This is how Al-0ukhari recor'e' this 1a'ith in his 0ook of Tawhi'+ Muslim an' An-Nasa i also recor'e' it+ In his 0ook of Salah2 Al-0ukhari recor'e' that Anas sai'2 KA man from the Ansar use' to lea' the *eo*le in *rayer in the Mas;i' of .uba + 4hene"er he be)an a Surah in the recitation of the *rayer that he was lea'in) them2 he woul' start by recitin) JSay& 1e is Allah2 3ne until he com*lete' the entire Surah+ Then he woul' recite another Surah alon) with it #after it%+ An' use' to 'o this in e"ery ,akJah+ So his com*anions s*oke to him about this sayin)- JLerily2 you be)in the *rayer with this Surah+ Then you think that it is not sufficient for you unless you recite another Surah as well+ So you shoul' either recite it or lea"e it an' recite another Surah instea'+ The man re*lie'2 JI will not lea"e it off+ If you want me to continue lea'in) you #in *rayer%2 I will 'o this- an' if you all 'o not like it2 I will lea"e you #i+e+2 I will sto* lea'in) you%+ They use' to consi'er him to be of the best of them to lea' them in *rayer an' they 'i' not want anyone else to lea' them other than him+ So2 when the !ro*het came they informe' him of this information an' he sai'2 ' ( ) * + , - . / 0$1 2 3 4 5 $ 6 7 8 # 7 9 % 5 : 5 ' ; ! # 3 5 6! < ) . -= ( +
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#3 so-an'-soC 4hat *re"ents you from 'oin) what your com*anions are comman'in) you to 'o2 an' what makes you a'here to the recitation of this Surah in e"ery ,akJah% The man sai'2 JLerily2 I lo"e it+ The !ro*het re*lie'2 -= "> - & ? # / " @ 4 . #Mour lo"e of it will cause you to enter !ara'ise+% This was recor'e' by Al-0ukhari

' /adith that mentions this Surah is e0ui"alent to a Third o# the Qur&an Al-0ukhari recor'e' from Abu SaJi' that a man hear' another man recitin) [A B 4 # " - / ' C 1 #Say& K1e is Allah2 3ne+ % an' he was re*eatin) o"er an' o"er+ So when mornin) came2 the man went to the !ro*het an' mentione' that to him2 an' it was as thou)h he was belittlin) it+ The !ro*het sai'2 -!D% E -F G H A I J K " @ A L 7 , ; K . " -$ . #0y 1e in 4hose 1an' is my soul2 "erily it is e7ui"alent to a thir' of the .ur an+% Abu Dawu' an' An-Nasa i also recor'e' it+ Another 1a'ith Al-0ukhari recor'e' from Abu SaJi'2 may Allah be *lease' with him2 that the Messen)er of Allah sai' to his >om*anions2 -= L ) ! D% E -F G # % E ! # M ( A 4 # 1 > # . #Is one of you not able to recite a thir' of the .ur an in a sin)le ni)ht% This was somethin) that was 'ifficult for them an' they sai'2 K4hich of us is able to 'o that2 3 Messen)er of Allah So he re*lie'2 -!D% E -F G A 3 " - A 4 - - .

#KAllah is the 3ne2 As-Sama' is a thir' of the .ur an+% Al-0ukhari was alone in recor'in) this 1a'ith+

'nother /adith that its )ecitation necessitates 'dmission into 2aradise Imam Malik bin Anas recor'e' from J<bay' bin 1unayn that he hear' Abu 1urayrah sayin)2 KI went out with the !ro*het an' he hear' a man recitin) JSay& 1e is Allah2 the 3ne+ So the Messen)er of Allah sai'2
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-N O $ . #It is obli)atory+% I aske'2 J4hat is obli)atory 1e re*lie'2 -= "> -. #!ara'ise+% At-Tirmi'hi an' An-Nasa i also recor'e' it by way of Malik2 an' At-Tirmi'hi sai'2 K1asan Sahih 6harib+ 4e 'o not know of it e5ce*t as a narration of Malik+ The 1a'ith in which the !ro*het sai'2 -= "> - & ? # / " @ 4 . #Mour lo"e of it will cause you to enter !ara'ise+% has alrea'y been mentione'+

' /adith about repeating this Surah JAb'ullah bin Imam Ahma' recor'e' from MuJa'h bin JAb'ullah bin Khubayb2 who re*orte' that his father sai'2 K4e became thirsty an' it ha' become 'ark while we were waitin) for the Messen)er of Allah to lea' us in *rayer+ Then2 when he came out he took me by my han' an' sai'2 -'C . #Say+% Then he was silent+ Then he sai' a)ain2 -'C . #Say+% So I sai'2 J4hat shoul' I say 1e sai'2 3A B 4 # " - / ' C 1 -PL % " 5 0 ' " ( ; Q 6G R< G S P L4 $ , 3 P L4 P L 3 -$ #Say& K1e is Allah2 3ne2 an' the two Surahs of ,efu)e #Al-/ala7 an' An-Nas% when you enter u*on the e"enin) an' the mornin) three times #each%+ They will be sufficient for you two times e"ery 'ay+% This 1a'ith was also recor'e' by Abu Dawu'2 At-Tirmi'hi an' An-Nasa i+ AtTirmi'hi sai'2 K1asan Sahih 6harib+ An-Nasa i also recor'e' throu)h another chain of narrators with the wor'in)2 - ' " ( ; Q . #They will suffice you a)ainst e"erythin)+%
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Tafsir ibn Katheer - Surah al Ikhlashtt*&99tafsir+com9'efault+as*Isi'(88:Oti'(@BDB:

+inguistic 4e#initions& 'llah: A - Ishti0aa0 wor's #Mushtaq% %ords !hich ha"e an origin #rom another !ord. 0 - Asmaa al-5amida - wor's which are original !ords !ithout being deri"ed #rom other !ords+ <ni7ue by itself+

A - The

ushta0 6pinion - that the wor' Allah comes from other wor's-

'llah comes from % Illaah.

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P Illaah % #hamHa2 lam2 ha% ['ue to Hadhf - the hamHa is remo"e'] ( Allaah+

'laha/ya&lahu - to !orship. Illaah - one who is worshi**e'+ Aliha ' - this wor' is use' when a chil' is thirsty an' 'es*erately seekin) his mother for milk+

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So Illaah 7 one !ho is !orshipped8 obeyed and !ho people desperately turn to 3ilha1. This is the ori)in of Illaah+ There is none to turn to e9cept /e.

: - 5amid "ie! - the wor' Allah is an 3ri)inal 4or' without a ,oot wor'& 1 - 3ther scholars say Allah is the ;ni"ersal !ord #or 'llah #without
comin) from the root wor' Illah%2 in e"ery lan)ua)e+ So e"ery Messen)er sent by Allah sai' that Allah is 6o'2 no matter what lan)ua)e they s*oke the messa)e in+ I+e+ ="en in Aramaic2 an' 1ebrew - the wor' =loah [ in 1ebrew] an' =llah [in Aramaic] were use' for 6o'+ Similarly2 Elohim is use' like we say Allahumma [3h Allah] in arabic+

2 - It woul' be $in)uistically Incorrect to say ,a Allah- ). Allah-*

Al P Illaah ( Allah+ when you call someone2 you *lace a Maa before that+ I+e+ ,a Rah$$m #3 =s*ecially Merciful #one%% 1owe"er2 you can ne"er *lace a A$ before it+ I+e+ <a '+ )aheem - since that is linguistically incorrect. It can either be- AL Rah$$m, or ,A Rah$$m! So they ar)ue that if Allah is ma'e u* of the wor' Al P Illah2 then it 'oes not make lin)uistic sense to say /,a Al 0llah1Allah-/ No Arab woul' say this 'ue to wron) )rammar2 so it is possible that 'llah is not made up o# the !ordings= 'l > Illaah.

3 - 'llah is uni0ue in the !ay it is pronounced.

Normally when Alif an' $am are *lace' to)ether2 they make a li)ht soun'+ I+e+ 'li# and +am woul' be *ronounce' as A-llaa. 1owe"er2 the wor' 'llah is *ronounce' with a hea"ier soun'+ Ie+ as Al-laa.

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This is against normal arabic grammatic speech and pronunciation. So it is *ossible this wor' is <ni"ersal2 an' not of an arabic ori)in+

/inal >omment& mamnoo a min al Sarf - 4hen a wor' comes from another lan)ua)e an' enters into the Arabic lan)ua)e2 you cannot *lace a- /at-ha [Habar9A]2 Damma [*eysh9<]2 or Kasra [Heyr9I] on it+ 1owe"er2 Allah 'oes *lace a Kasra on 1is Name in the ayahwa man as'a7u minAllahI 7eela - an' who is truer in s*eech than AllahI - surah an-Nisa + So how can this ha"e a Kasra [Heyr9I soun'] on it2 while not bein) an Arabic wor'I The scholars re*ly that Allah is reco)nise' in e"ery culture an' nation+ So 1e is reco)nise'2 an' this is why the wor' has become reco)nise' as an Arabic wor' #mu rab%+

Ayah 8&

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Qul huwwa Allahu Ahad Say2 K1e is Allah 2 [who is] 3ne2

Qul - Say.
>omman' to the Messen)er to8 - $earn for himself+ : - Teach it to others+ Messa)e of Tawhee'2 is connecte' to Da wah #in"itin) to Islam%+

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/u!!a - /e.
This was not re7uire' in the ayah because Allah coul' say- Qul Allahu ahad - say Allah is 3ne+ 1owe"er2 A *ronoun is use' when you know who is bein) s*oken about #this is calle' 2ha'n %+ Allah is so )reat2 1e is alrea'y known by the *eo*le #as the 3ri)inator2 >reator2 Desi)ner etc+% So /e& is an implication that you kno! this ?od already8 it is not a ne! ?od.

2 - It is also a re*ly to the *eo*le who aske' Allah s Messen)er who his )o' wasI Man Huwwa, Maa huwwa - who is h$, what is h$' These are the 7uestions the *olytheists aske' Allah s Messen)er about Allah+ So 'llah is ans!ering that /e is 'llah8 the 6ne. 3 - Say2 1e is Allah2 Say 1e is 3ne+ Two sentences ha"e been fuse' into one ayah+ Say2 1e is Allah2 3ne+

'had - 6ne The di##erence between %ahid and 'had: 1'had is use' e5clusi"ely in the Ne)ati"e sense only+ %ahid is use' in the !ositi"e sense only+
i+e+ Laysa ahad mawjoodan f$$ al masjid - there is not 6ne *erson in the Mos7ue [it is em*ty]+ Laysa wahid mawjoodan f$$ al masjid - there is not 6ne in the Mos7ue [but there are alot #more than one% *eo*le in the Mos7ue]+

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 ) / . & ,

!!wa la yushriku bi 'ibadatih$$ Ahada an' no-6ne shoul' associate *artners with 1im in worshi*+ [al Kahf 8N&88A]

1owe"er2 4e notice that Allah uses the wor' Ahad in ayah 8 of surah al Ikhlas2 to 'escribe 1imself+ This is stran)e2 because Aha' is usually only use' in the ne)ati"e+ This Aha' is use' to show that there is a uni7ueness of the usea)e of this wor' when 'escribin) Allah - now in the *ositi"e sense instea' of the ne)ati"e+ 0y Allah usin) Aha'2 1e is im*lyin) a##irmation to /is 6neness8 and there being none similar to /im in that 6neness. AmaHin)& There is no Arabic literature which e"er uses the wor' Aha' by itself in a *ositi"e way - e5ce*t for surah al Ikhlas+

2 - The other form of Aha' is use' in I''aafa form i+e+ '.n$ of!!' Ahad al Muslim$$n #one of the Muslims% etc+
So this Aha' can only be use' in a *ositi"e way if another set of wor's are attache' to it+

'had comes from - 4ah'94aha'a+ %ahd

#waw2 ha2 'aal% - one who is in'i"i'ual by himself2 his tribe9linea)e9ori)in is not known+

Allah 'i' not use that wor' for 1imself because 1e 'oes not want to make 1imself similar to humans in attributes+

,a)hib al Isfahani in Mufradaat al Qur'an& 'had is a se*arate wor' which im*lies- That 3ne cannot ha"e any comparison8 a sole uni0ue entity who 'oes not ha"e an e0ual or competitor in any !ay. /e does not ha"e a 2nd or a##iliate. So Aha' is 'ifferent to 4ahi'+

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The *eo*le of other reli)ions belie"e in 6o' as 3ne #this is Wahid%2 but they always make the mistake of )i"in) 1im Attributes of the creation+ It is only when you 'isassociate Allah s attributes from similarity to the creation that you can belie"e Allah is Aha' #<ni7ue in 1is 3neness%+ A stron) Theme in this surah is that @"erything about 'llah is ;ni0ue in /is 6neness. This is why all the attributes of Allah in this surah are <ni7ue for Allah 1imself+ #i+e+ Allah2 aha'2 as-Sama'2 lam ya$i'2 lam yu4la'%+

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Allah has some attributes which humans mi)ht also call themsel"es+ I+e+ ,aheem #es*ecially merciful%2 ,a oof #com*assionate%2 0aseer [seein)] etc+ If we use one of Allah s attributes2 i+e+ Allah is Aleem - the Knowin)+ The Difference between our knowle')e an' Allah s knowle')e is that1 - 'llah&s kno!ledge is in#inite8 ours is not. 2 - 'llah&s kno!ledge has no limit8 ours is. 3 - 6ur kno!ledge and attributes are gi"en to us8 'llah&s attributes /e o!ns them8 they are /is. <se these ? ste*s for any of Allah s attributes2 an' we see how Allah is uni7ue in 1is attributes of !erfection+

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Laysa ka mithlih$$ shay' wa huwwa as-sam$$'ul bas$$r there is no similarity to 1im2 an' 1e is the hearer2 the Seer+ [ash-Shura D:&88]

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Aha'uN #taNween - letter Noon at the en'% - this is use' to *ut an e5clamation mark2 stron) em*hasis - 1e is Allah2 3neCC

The tanween is also use' in a Khabr9information - to answer a 7uestion+ The 7uestion *ose' was - who9what 'o you worshi*I This news9khabr is informin) an' answerin) the *eo*le - that our Master is Aha' - the <ni7ue 3ne+ This is what 0ilal bin ,abbah )ot torture' for2 an' he woul' continuously say /Ahadun Ahad/!

Dr+ ,afee u''een from !akistan - Allah create' the human with knowle')e of 1imself+ The )reatest honor the human can ha"e is to be the *erfect sla"e of 1im+ 0ut if you 'o not stri"e to achie"e that )oal2 you will still be hun)ry+ If you 'o not fulfill that hun)er with obe'ience to Allah2 you will fulfill that hun)er throu)h somethin) else+ ="en if that foo' of 'isobe'ience is 'is)ustin) an' harmful to your bo'y+ So you are either a sla"e to Allah2 or a sla"e to the worthless creation+ Mou mi)ht know 1e is 3ne2 but is 1e the 3ne you 'e'icate your life toI Do you worry that 1e mi)ht not talk to you on Gu')ment Day out of 'is*leasureI Do you 'o action so that 1e will be *lease' with youI

'llamah I0bal *oetry on Allah s 3neness9Tawhee'& #hat us$d to b$ som$thin+ that burn$d insid$ th$ h$arts of m$n, has now turn$d into som$thin+ of abstra(t, &hiloso&hi(al d$bat$! Tawhee' has now become theolo)ical 'ebates2 whereas there were *eo*le before us who woul' ha"e a stron)2 *ractical connection with Allah+ 1o*in) that 1e will ha"e Mercy on them+ So they stru))le' for 1is *leasure+ 3 Allah2 make us the true *eo*le of Tawhee'2 an' who im*lement it with their wealth2 an' li"es2 an' 'ie in a state that you are *lease' with+

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Ayah :&

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Allahu as-2amad Allah is /e on 4hom all 'e*en'+ as-Samad - the one !ho is enough2 whene"er they turn to 1im2 /e #ul#ills and ans!ers all their needs an' 7uestions in times of nee'+
4hen you use the wor' Sama' as a "erb - it im*lies that you turn to them to ask them to fulfill a nee'+ Masmood - the one to whom *eo*le turn to in times of nee'+ 2 - 4hen you make someone your goal8 to attain them8 to !in them8 the ;ltimate ?oal. This is one of the reasons this surah is calle' surah al Ikhlas - we are seekin) the *leasure of Allah+ 3 - The 6ne !ho is not in need o# anyone else8 and he is al!ays abo"e them2 none can o"er*ower him or be abo"e him in status or any attribute+ D - The 6ne !ho is #ree #rom blemishes or #aults. @ - /rom the !eo*le are those who cannot be o"ercome in battle2 or elo7uence2 or business etc+ They are calle' as-Sama'+ E - 1e is incredible and great in /is glory. @"erlasting. The 3ne who *eo*le turn to in times of nee'+

A - Sama' is use' as an a';ecti"e - somethin) that is solid !ith no

holes or emptiness inside.

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Somethin) 'bsolute !ithout any #la!s. This shows that 'llah&s Bames are not lacking or empty8 rather - /e has per#ect Bames8 and these Bames and 'ttributes are #ul#illed per#ectly. I+e+ Someone mi)ht be calle' Gameel90eautiful2 but they mi)ht not be beautiful+ 1owe"er2 'llah is 2er#ect in /is Bames and #ul#ills them properly - !ithout anything missing in their per#ection. 'llah is as-Samad8 and /e #ul#ills that role per#ectly. Allah the Absolute is the 3nly 3ne+ This ayah em*hasises what has been mentione' in ayah 8+ The reason why these wor's are mentione' is because the *olytheists woul' 'escribe Allah as the >reator2 an' the Merciful2 but they woul' not say 1e is Aha'2 or as-Sama'+ A$ sama' - The A$ &si)nifies 'bsoluteness. as-Sama' - the one who e"eryone nee's an' 1e nee's none 1imself+

al 0ica i& Surah $ahab s*oke about someone #'bu +ahab% who thought he did not need anyone2 an' that he had none e0ual in !ealth and riches. So Allah is tellin) us no! that 'llah has destroyed him2 then you should kno! that the only 6ne !ho truly needs no-one else is 'llah2 an' that /e alone is rich and #ree o# need #6haniy%+

Ayah ?&
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Lam yaLid wa Lam yu#lad 1e 'i' not )i"e birth2 nor was 1e fathere'+

+am - past tense negation - forces a "erb to become *ast tense+

$an - future tense Ne)ation+ +am is use' - !ast tense remo"es all #orms o# birth associated to 'llah in the past8 an' all these i'eas of Allah ha"in) 'au)hters who are an)els #as the *olytheists sai'%2 or that 1e has sons [Gesus2 or <Hayr9=Hra] #as christians an' some ;ewish sects in Me'inah sai'% - remo"es their false claims+ ,emo"al of *ast tense 'oubts remo"es all 'oubts - because the *resent 'oubts we ha"e to'ay ha"e been re*eate' throu)hout history2 so e"en if someone claims Allah has a son to'ay - this ha' alrea'y been sai' in the *ast+ So Allah has refute' such a claim by sayin) that it has ne"er happened - /e has ne"er had a son. 1a"in) a son im*lies you will ha"e an e7ual2 an' that is not *ossible for Allah+

Allah says[1e is] 3ri)inator of the hea"ens an' the earth+ 1ow coul' 1e ha"e a son when 1e 'oes not ha"e a companion 3sahibah1 an' 1e create' all thin)sI An' 1e is2 of all thin)s2 Knowin)+ [al An am E&8A8] 1ow can Allah ha"e a son when 1e 'oes not ha"e a Sahiba #wife2 S*ouse2 Associate%I 3ne wor' for wife is Sahibah2 an' another wor' is Kufuw+ An' this wor' is mentione' in ayah D of this surah+ Allah 'oes not share attributes with 1is creation+ I# you are born - you had a beginning. %hich mean&s you are not eternal8 so you are not 4i"ine/?od.

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,easons why *eo*le commit Shirk [association of !artners with Allah]

'rgument& ="en if a ;u')ement 'i' occur2 we ha"e intercessors #an)els2 saints etc% to hi'e behin' between us an' Allah+ This is the *sycholo)y of Shirk #associatin) *artners [with Allah]% because a *erson may 'o whate"er he wants of 'isobe'ience to Allah2 but then he wants to hi'e behin' someone close to Allah to *rotect him from Allah s an)er+ This *erson will e"en try to *lease an' o"er*raise that intercessor2 so that the intercessor will interce'e in fa"our of his case in the court of Allah+ $ittle 'o these *eo*le know that Allah will for)i"e who 1e wills on that Day2 an' this is the sin that Allah 'oes not for)i"e #of shirk%+ The 3ne who e"eryone turns to2 as-Sama'+ So you 'o not nee' to *lace a son or i'ol between you an' Allah+ Turn to /im alone8 because /e is as-Samad - the absolute 6ne to be turned to. This remo"es *eo*le s nee' to turn to anyone else besi'es 1im+

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wa Lam yakun lahu kufuwwan ahad An' Nor was there to 1im any e7ui"alent+K

Cu#u! - your *artner2 it can also be your e7ual o**osition in battle+

Someone who is e7ual to you in rank2 com*atible with you2 similar in your le"el+ This is why it is use' for marria)e *artners+ So Allah is sayin) 1e ha' no Kufuw - e7ual in 1is Aha' #<ni7ueness%+

In Normal Arabic 6rammar Sentence- wa lam ya kun ahadun kufuwwan lahu )and th$r$ is not any $qui%al$nt to Him*+

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This is the )rammatically normal se7uence+ aha' is at the en' $ahu is in the be)innin)+ Kufuw is in the mi''le+ The normal )rammatical sentence woul' ha"e *lace' Allah in the en'+ 0ut Allah switches the normal *hrase2 an' instea' mentions 1imself first+ +ahu - #or /im 3'llah12 this is 3aqd$$m - *lace' earlier in the sentence2 showin) s*ecificness+ There is none $a 1u #/or 1im% an e7ual com*etitor #kufuw% aha' - any3ne+ 'had is a!!al - the 6ne #or !hom there is no 2nd. An' the 3ne who is /irst+ 1e has no counter*art2 there is none hi)her than 1im+ Met e"erythin) of the creation has an e7ual com*etitor or one better than him2 but there is none com*etin) with Allah in 1is <ni7ueness+

:ene#its o# this Surah:

/akhru'-'een ar-,aHi& The first *art of the surah shows 'llah&s 6neness. The secon' *art of surah show s 'llah&s grace and because 1e turns to us to hel* us+ ercy upon us -

The ?r' ayah shows that 'llah is #ree #rom !eakness. 0ecause ha"in) chil'ren can be a si)n of weakness because you want your name to li"e on+ #="en if you 'on t feel this now2 you mi)ht at the a)e of DA because you won'er what you ha"e left behin' in this worl'%+ The honorin) of humans is them ha"in) chil'ren2 because they will re7uire them for stren)th in ol' a)e+ The honorin) of Allah is that 1e has no chil'ren2 because 1e is always free of nee'+ This surah in conclusion is *robably the most im*ortant surah for our chil'ren to internalise+ 4hat 'oes it mean that 1e is- Ahad, as-2amad' Lam yaLid, wa lam yu#lad, wa lam ya kun Lahu kufuwan Ahad! 4e learn that Allah hel*s us in all times because 1e has no com*etitor #kufuw% in *re"entin) 1im from hel*in) us an' answerin) our *rayers+ Surah an-Na;aat - it )escues you from- sadness and hardships8 and hell#ire8 an' this is why the com*anions of Allah s Messen)er lo"e' it so much+

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