112:1
قُلْ هُوَ
Qul huwa Allahu ahad
Say, O Muḥammad, “He, Allāh, is One in the absolute sense of unity;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)
Say, ‘He is Allah, the One.Ali Quli Qarai
Say, "He is Allāh, [who is] One,Saheeh International
This chapter lucidly expresses the fundamental belief of the Islamic faith: monotheism. Muslims include this chapter in their daily prayers.
Unlike other chapters of the Qur’ān, which are named by a word within them, this chapter is named by its theme. “Al-Ikhlāṣ” means sincerity in faith. It is also known as the Chapter of “at-Tawḥīd,” which means the unity of God.
This chapter lucidly expresses the fundamental belief of the Islamic faith: monotheism. Muslims include this chapter in their daily prayers. Unlike other chapters of the Qur’ān, which are named by a word within them, this chapter is named by its theme. “Al-Ikhlāṣ” means sincerity in faith. It is also known as the Chapter of “at-Tawḥīd,” which means the unity of God.
Aḥad, unlike wāḥid, means absolute oneness, not in the numerical sense; it can’t have a second neither in concept nor in reality. As Imām ʿAlī said, “He is One (al-aḥad), not in the numerical sense.”
