إِخْلَاص
Girl Arabic origin Ikhlāṣ
Surah nameVirtue“Sincerity”, the purity of intention devoted to Allah alone
The noun ikhlas is not in the text of the Quran, but its root recurs often: “They were commanded only to worship Allah, sincere to Him in religion (mukhlisina lahu al-din)” (98:5). Surah 112, al-Ikhlas, bears its name: “Say: He is Allah, the One” (112:1).
Ikhlas is the verbal noun of akhlasa, “to make pure, unmixed” (root kh-l-s of what is pure and free, khalis). In religion it means devoting one’s deeds to Allah alone, without seeking people’s regard. It is also the name of Surah 112, which proclaims the oneness of Allah. A feminine name in the Maghreb, used for both sexes in Turkey (İhlas).
The name Ikhlas does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (خ ل ص) occurs 31 times. Examples:
وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ حُنَفَآءَ وَيُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ ٱلْقَيِّمَةِ ٥
And they were not commanded except to worship Allāh, [being] sincere to Him in religion, inclining to truth, and to establish prayer and to give zakāh. And that is the correct religion.
إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَٱعْبُدِ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصًا لَّهُ ٱلدِّينَ ٢
Indeed, We have sent down to you the Book, [O Muḥammad], in truth. So worship Allāh, [being] sincere to Him in religion.
قُلْ إِنِّىٓ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصًا لَّهُ ٱلدِّينَ ١١
Say, [O Muḥammad], "Indeed, I have been commanded to worship Allāh, [being] sincere to Him in religion.
All the words of the root خ ل ص in the Quran (31 occurrences)
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Ikhlas in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
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This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
