Exegesis of Surat al-Ikhlas and the reason for its revelation
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
We begin with one of the questions from one of the brothers. He says: Honorable Shaykh, Surat al-Ikhlas is one of the great surahs, so what is its exegesis and what is the reason for the revelation of this surah?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, Surat al-Ikhlas is a great surah. It is equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. It has a great virtue because it describes the attributes of the Most Merciful (Glorified and Exalted is He). When the polytheists asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), saying to him, "Describe your Lord to us," Allah revealed this great surah:[Al-Ikhlas 112:1-4]. "Say: He is Allah, the One" means that He is the One who is unique (Glorified and Exalted is He) in lordship, worship, names, and attributes, so no one resembles Him (Glorified and Exalted is He). Allah is al-Samad, to whom all creation turns with their needs. He begets not, nor was He begotten; He has no beginning and no end. [Al-Ikhlas 112:4] means that no one resembles Him (Glorified and Exalted is He). This is a brief exegesis of this great surah. Yes.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
We begin with one of the questions from one of the brothers. He says: Honorable Shaykh, Surat al-Ikhlas is one of the great surahs, so what is its exegesis and what is the reason for the revelation of this surah?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, Surat al-Ikhlas is a great surah. It is equivalent to one-third of the Qur'an, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. It has a great virtue because it describes the attributes of the Most Merciful (Glorified and Exalted is He). When the polytheists asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), saying to him, "Describe your Lord to us," Allah revealed this great surah:
(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."
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌNor is there to Him any equivalent."
وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 22 / فتاوى على الهواء - 18 10 1438هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:09)
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