- 06 Sep 2019, 00:18
#19025
As-Salaam alaikum,
Reciting chapter 112 of the Holy Qur'an, Surat Ikhlas, is compared to complete recitation of one-third of the entire Qur'an. Reciting it is a means of blessings for the reciter. Note that Allah Ta'ala sent the Qur'an in 3 parts:--
(1) A third of it is comprised of Legal Rulings.
(2) A third is comprised of Exhortations of Promises and Warnings.
(3) A third is comprised of Discussing Allah's Names and Attributes...and Surat Ikhlas brings together within it those Names and Attributes.
The Surat mentions 2 Names of Allah which together indicate all the Attributes of perfection. They are not mentioned in any other verse/ayat: "Al-Ahad" and "Al-Samad". These 2 names indicate the Oneness of the Sacred Being who possesses all the attributes of perfection.
Allah is Ahad: His Singularity of Existence cannot be shared by another entity.
Allah is Samad: His Dignity and Sovereignty reaches the extent where all other things in existence depend on for their needs.
Reciting chapter 112 of the Holy Qur'an, Surat Ikhlas, is compared to complete recitation of one-third of the entire Qur'an. Reciting it is a means of blessings for the reciter. Note that Allah Ta'ala sent the Qur'an in 3 parts:--
(1) A third of it is comprised of Legal Rulings.
(2) A third is comprised of Exhortations of Promises and Warnings.
(3) A third is comprised of Discussing Allah's Names and Attributes...and Surat Ikhlas brings together within it those Names and Attributes.
The Surat mentions 2 Names of Allah which together indicate all the Attributes of perfection. They are not mentioned in any other verse/ayat: "Al-Ahad" and "Al-Samad". These 2 names indicate the Oneness of the Sacred Being who possesses all the attributes of perfection.
Allah is Ahad: His Singularity of Existence cannot be shared by another entity.
Allah is Samad: His Dignity and Sovereignty reaches the extent where all other things in existence depend on for their needs.
- By Fatema.Khimji