Editing Al-Ikhlas (section)

==Exegesis==
{{Main|Shirk (Islam)|Islamic view of the Trinity}}

[[File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art tls 0054.jpg|thumb|9th century [[lapis lazuli]] octagon with the full text of the surah, worn as a protective [[amulet]], [[Khalili Collection of Islamic Art]].]]
In the early years of [[Islam]], some surahs of the Quran came to be known by several different names, sometimes varying by region.<ref>A.T. Welch, art. ‘al-Ḳur’ān’ in ''Encyclopaedia of Islam'', 2nd edn. On early development of sura headings see Adam Gacek, ''Arabic Manuscripts: A Vademecum For Readers'', Handbook of Oriental Studies (Leiden/Boston: Brill, 2009), pp. 219–20.</ref> This surah was among those to receive many different titles. It is a short declaration of [[tawhid]], God's absolute oneness, consisting of four [[ayat]]. ''Al-Ikhlas'' means "the purity" or "the refining".

It is disputed whether this is a [[Meccan surah|Meccan]] or [[Medinan surah]]. The former seems more probable, particularly since it seems to have been alluded to by [[Bilal ibn al-Harith]], who, when he was being tortured by his cruel master, is said to have repeated "Ahad, Ahad!" (unique, referring as here to God). It is reported from [[Ubayy ibn Ka'b]] that it was revealed after the [[Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia|polytheists]] asked "O Muhammad! Tell us the lineage of your Lord."

===Q112:1-2 None comparable to God===
Surah Al-Ikhlas contains four verses: 112:1. Say: He is Allah, One. 112:2. Allah [[Names of God in Islam#List|As-Samad]]. 112:3. He begets not, nor was He begotten.  112:4. And there is none comparable to Him.<ref name="Quran 4 U">{{cite web|author=Ibn Kathir|author-link=Ibn Kathir|title=Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al Akhlas|url=http://www.quran4u.com/Tafsir%20Ibn%20Kathir/112%20Ikhlas.htm|access-date=26 December 2019|work=Quran 4 U|publisher=[[Tafsir]]}}</ref>

About this, Tafsir Ibn Kathir says: 

{{blockquote|"When the Jews said, 'We worship [[Uzair|Uzayr]], the son of Allah', and the Christians said, 'We worship the Messiah (Isa), the son of Allah', and the Zoroastrians said, 'We worship the sun and the moon', and the idolaters said, 'We worship idols'. Allah revealed to His Messenger, Say: "He is Allah, One. He is the One, the Singular, Who has no peer, no assistant, no rival, no equal and none comparable to Him.<ref name = "Quran 4 U"/>}}

The word ([[Al-Ahad]]) cannot be used for anyone in affirmation except for Allah within the Islamic tradition.