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سُورَةُ الْاِخْلَاصِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٤

Surah Al-Ikhlas English Translation & Transliteration

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Verse 1

1 verse

Al-Ikhlas 1

قُلْ هُوَ اللّٰهُ اَحَدٌۚ ۝١

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

1Ḳul hüve-llâhü eḥad.

English Translation

English Translation

1Say: He is Allah, and He is One.

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

1The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.

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Verse 2

1 verse

Al-Ikhlas 2

اَللّٰهُ الصَّمَدُۚ ۝٢

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

2Allâhu-ṣṣamed.

English Translation

English Translation

2Everything is in need of Allah; He is in need of nothing.

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

2The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.

Verses 3–4

2 verses

Al-Ikhlas 3

Al-Ikhlas 4

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْۙ ۝٣ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا اَحَدٌ ۝٤

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

3Lem yelid velem yûled.

Transliteration

4Velem yekül lehû küfüven eḥad.

English Translation

English Translation

3He has neither begotten nor been begotten.

English Translation

4And nothing and no one has ever been equal to Him or like Him.

Explanatory translation

Explanatory translation

3The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.

Explanatory translation

4The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.

The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik. The explanatory translation was compiled by combining various translations.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.

In the order of revelation, before this surah came An-Nas, and after it An-Najm . All surahs in order of revelation