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Surah Al-Ikhlas, Verse 2

سورة الإخلاص، الآية ٢

112:2 Juz 30 Hizb 60 Page 604 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 112:2

ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ۝٢

Transliteration

al-lahu l-ṣamadu

Translation

Allāh, the Eternal Refuge.2012

Notes

[2012] He who is absolute, perfect, complete, essential, self-sufficient and sufficient to meet the needs of all creation; the one eternally and constantly required and sought, depended upon by all existence and to whom all matters will ultimately return.

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Verse 2 of Surah Al-Ikhlas (112:2), a Meccan surah, is in juz 30, on page 604 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 2

Al-Mukhtasar

He is the master to whom belongs all sovereignty and perfect, beautiful qualities. The one to whom all creation turn to.

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Other translations of verse 2

Allah, the Eternal Refuge2.

Notes

[2] He is absolute, perfect, complete, self-sufficient; the one eternally and constantly required and sought; all existence depend upon Him; all matters ultimately return to Him.

"Allâh-us-Samad (السيد الذي يصمد إليه في الحاجات) [Allâh the Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all creatures need, (He neither eats nor drinks)].

Allah, the eternally Besought of all!

Allah, the Eternal, Absolute;

Allah is He on Whom all depend.

Allah, The Everlasting Sovereign (The Arabic word is sometimes taken to mean all that is mentioned in verses 3 and 4).

Verse 2 word by word

  1. ٱللَّهُ al-lahu Allah
  2. ٱلصَّمَدُ l-ṣamadu the Eternal, the Absolute ص م د

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Sahih Muslim 812b

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out to us and said: I am going to recite before you one-third of the Qur'an. He (the Holy Prophet) then recited:" Say: He is Allah, One--Allah, the Eternal," to the end of the Surah.

أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكُمْ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَرَأَ ‏‏{‏ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ * اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ‏}‏ حَتَّى خَتَمَهَا ‏.‏

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 7 other versions

Good (hasan) Sunan Abu Dawud 4722

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: He then mentioned a tradition like it. This version adds: When they propound that, say: "Say Allah is one. Allah is He to Whom men repair. He has not begotten and He has not been begotten, and no one is equal to Him." Then one should spit three times on his…

فَإِذَا قَالُوا ذَلِكَ فَقُولُوا ‏‏{‏ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ * اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ * لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ * وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ‏}‏ ثُمَّ لْيَتْفُلْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ ثَلاَثًا وَلْيَسْتَعِذْ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 994

"I heard Abu Hurairah say: 'I came back (from a journey) with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he heard a man reciting 'Say: He is Allah, (the) One, Allah-us-Samad (the Self-Sufficient Master). He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none equal or comparable unto Him.' The Messenger of Allah…

"‏ وَجَبَتْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَسَأَلْتُهُ مَاذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏"‏ الْجَنَّةُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 1 other version

Not graded Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim) 70

The following three Soorahs should be recited once after Zuhr, 'Asr and 'Ishaa prayers and thrice after the Fajr and Maghrib prayers.[Soorah al-Ikhlaas (112)] [Soorah al-Falaq (113)] [Soorah an-Naas (114)]

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ* اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ* لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ* وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ﴾، بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ* مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ* وَمِن…

Not graded Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim) 76

([Soorah al-Ikhlaas (112)]( 1 ) Say, He is Allah, [who is] One,( 2 ) Allah, the Eternal Refuge.( 3 ) He neither begets nor is born,( 4 ) Nor is there to Him any equivalent.)([Soorah al-Falaq (113)] ( 1 ) Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak( 2 ) From the evil of that which He created( 3 ) And…

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ* اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ* لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ* وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ﴾. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ* مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ* وَمِن…

Not graded Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim) 99

(When retiring to his bed every night, the Prophet would hold his palms together, spit (A form of spitting comprising mainly of air with little spittle) in them, recite the last three chapters (Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Nas) of the Quran and then wipe over his entire body as much as possible with his…

((يَجْمَعُ كَفَّيْهِ ثُمَّ يَنْفُثُ فِيهِمَا فَيَقْرَأُ فِيهِمَا:بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ﴿قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ * اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ* لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ* وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ﴾. بسم الله الرحمن…

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