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سُورَةُ الْاِخْلَاصِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٤

Surah Al-Ikhlas: Thematic English Translation (Mustafa Çevik)

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

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

Al-Ikhlas 1

1 verse

قُلْ هُوَ اللّٰهُ اَحَدٌۚ ۝١

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

1Ḳul hüve-llâhü eḥad.

Verse 1

Say: He is Allah; He is One.

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Al-Ikhlas 2

1 verse

اَللّٰهُ الصَّمَدُۚ ۝٢

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

2Allâhu-ṣṣamed.

Verse 2

Allah, who meets the needs of all He has created and takes them under His protection, is in need of no one. But all His creatures are in need of Him.

Al-Ikhlas 3–4

2 verses

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

Mushaf

Transliteration

Transliteration

3Lem yelid velem yûled.

Transliteration

4Velem yekül lehû küfüven eḥad.

Verses 3–4

Allah was not born, nor has He begotten. Just as He has no match, He has no like and no equal either.

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