Q15: Recite and explain Surat al-Ikhlās.

Answer: Surat al-Ikhlās and its Interpretation

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

{Say: “He is Allah, the One; Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is He begotten, and there is none comparable to Him.”} [Surat al-Ikhlās: 1-4]

Interpretation

1. {قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ} : Say - O Messenger -: He is Allah; there is no god worthy of worship but Him.

2. {ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ} : It means that all the needs of His creation are raised to Him.

3. {لَمۡ يَلِدۡ وَلَمۡ يُولَدۡ} : Allah Almighty neither has a child nor does He have a father.

4. {وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدُۢ} : None of His creation is like Him.