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Al-Ikhlaasالإخلاص

Sincerity · 4 verses · Meccan

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Four verses and fifteen words: a command to declare the oneness of God, that He neither begets nor is begotten, and that there is none like Him.

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112:1

قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

Easy-read (simplified)qul huwa llaahu ahad

DIN 31635qul huwa llāhu ʾaḥadun

Say, "He is God, the One.

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Say: He is Allah, the One

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Say, He is God alone

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

SAY: He is God alone

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Say, God is one God

George Sale · published 1734

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112:2

ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ

Easy-read (simplified)allaahu s-samad

DIN 31635allāhu ṣ-ṣamadu

God, the Absolute.

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Allah, the eternally Besought of all

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

God the Eternal

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

God the eternal

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

the eternal God

George Sale · published 1734

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112:3

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ

Easy-read (simplified)lam yalid walam yoolad

DIN 31635lam yalid walam yūlad

He begets not, nor was He begotten.

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He begetteth not nor was begotten

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He begets not and is not begotten

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He begetteth not, and He is not begotten

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He begetteth not, neither is He begotten

George Sale · published 1734

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112:4

وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ

Easy-read (simplified)walam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad

DIN 31635walam yakun lahu kufuwan ʾaḥadun

And there is nothing comparable to Him."

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And there is none comparable unto Him

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Nor is there like unto Him any one

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And there is none like unto Him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And there is not any one like unto Him

George Sale · published 1734

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George Sale · 1734

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Arabic textTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired

Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026

Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com