112:001 to 005

The Holy Qor-aan                                                                                                   112:001 to 005

Verses of the Holy Qor-aan are quoted on this site with the numbers, the first set of three being the number of Soorah (Chapter) followed by the last set of three being the number of the verse. The numbers include بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ‏‏ as the verse #1 in every Soorah except the Soorah #9. The original Arabic word is shown first, or in Col #1. The phonetic transliteration in English is shown next, or in Col #2, and is based upon words commonly pronounced like bat, cat, sat → fate, gate, hate → bait, trait → bay, nay, say → be, he, she → bet, pet, wet → bit, fit, sit → cot, dot, rot → boot, hoot, root → bout, rout → but, cut, hut, ultimatum. The English equivalent to the Arabic words (shown first, or in Col #1) are provided next, or in Col #3. Some other alternates in English used in other translations are given last, or in Col #4.

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Chapter # 112                                Soora-tool-Ikh-laas                       سُوۡرَةُ الإخلاص

1. Bis-mil-laa-hir-rah-maa-nir-ra-heem
2. Qool-ho-wul-laa-ho-aa-hud
3. Alla-hoos-sa-mud
4. Lum-ya-lid-wa-lum-yoo-lud
5. Wa-lum-ya-koon-la-hoo-ko-fo-won-aa-hud

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1. With the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful I begin
2. You say: He is Allah, the One
3. Allah is beyond needs
   
4. He begets not. And He was not begotten.
5. And never is anyone going to be equal to Him (= None will equal Him ever)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                           112:001                                       ○بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ‏‏

Bis-mil-laa-hir-rah-maa-nir-ra-heem

With the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful I begin

• بِ — B…(is) — With (= This Arabic word literally means ‘with’. Its translation in English is more accurate with ‘with’ than with ‘in’)
• سۡمِ — Ism…(il) — The name of (= The way to be addressed or called)
• اللهِ — Laa-h…(ir) — Allah (= The Almighty God; the One Only worthy of worship)
• الرَّحۡمٰنِ — Rah-maa-n(ir) — The Most Beneficent (= The One who fully, totally and wholly benefits all, to the maximum, with no condition, limitation or restriction. Compassionate. Gracious)
• الرَّحِيۡمِ — Ra-heem — The Most Merciful (= The One who fully, totally and wholly showers mercy, to the maximum, again and again, continually, indefinitely and perpetually like the endlessly incoming waves from the oceans)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          112:002                                         ۙ     قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَد

Qool-ho-wul-laa-ho-Aa-hud

You say: He is Allah, the One

• قُلۡ — Qool — You say (= 1. Pray; beseech; invoke; request; speak; supplicate.
  2. Announce; broadcast; call; convey; deliver message; elaborate; explain; expound; inform; instruct; make a statement or submission; preach; proclaim; profess; state; specify; tell) *
• هُوَ — Ho-wa…(l) — He (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the Almighty God )
• اللّٰهُ — Laa-ho — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
• اَحَدٌ — Aa-hud — One (= All by Himself; individual; single; unique)

* Note 112:002. The word قُلۡ means ‘you say’ and carries numerous connotations including the following.

1. Firstly, it commands the reader to deliver the message to all ‘other’ persons in the whole wide world.
2. Secondly, it orders the reader to ‘tell himself’ also so that his telling others only is not tantamount to hypocrisy.
3. Thirdly, it directs the reader to acknowledge that he has received the message.
4. Fourthly and most importantly, it mandates the reader to psychologically affirm his resolve by expressing his ‘state of mind’ such as ‘I will do as told’.

Read on this site the Essay “‘You Say’ Means” for several other meanings of the word which may apply in the present context as well.

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          112:003                                                          ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ 

Alla-hoos-sa-mud

Allah is beyond needs

• اللّٰهُ — Allaa-ho…(s) — Allah (= The Almighty God; The only One worthy of worship)
• ٱلصَّمَدُ — Sa-mud — Beyond needs (= Far above needing anything or anyone; having no needs; a/t/a/ Besought of all; Eternal; Eternal and Absolute; Eternal cause of all beings; Self-existing; Self-sufficient) *

* Note 112:003. Various translators have worded their concept about the meanings of this word differently. Self-sufficient Master whom everyone needs and Who needs no one, no food, no drink, no one else. The One Supreme Being, Independent on Whom all others depend,

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          112:004                                                  لَمۡ يَلِدۡ وَلَمۡ يُولَدۡ

Lum-ya-lid-wa-lum-yoo-lud

He begets not. And He was not begotten.

• لَمۡ — Lum — Not (= Never; no, not at all)
• يَلِدۡ — Ya-lid — Begets (= Cohabits to produce babies; impregnates)
• وَ  —  Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
• لَمۡ — Lum — Not (= Never; no, not at all)
• يُولَدۡ — Yoo-lud — Begotten (= Born as a result of cohabitation or impregnation)

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The Holy Qor-aan                                          112:005                                        وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُ ۥ ڪُفُوًا أَحَدٌ

Wa-lum-ya-koon-la-hoo-ko-fo-wan-aa-hud

And never is anyone going to be equal to Him (= None will equal Him ever)

• وَ — Wa — And (= Conj., links words, phrases or clauses; additionally; but; also; more over; though; when; while; yet; whereupon)
• لَمۡ — Lum — Never (= No; not; not at all)
• يَكُن — Ya-koon…(l) — Going to be (= Conveys the meanings of ‘continuation’ from the past and continuation in the future)
• لَ — La — For / To (= For the benefit, purpose or reason)
• هٗ — Hoo — Him (= pro., s., m., 3rd person. Refers to the Almighty God)
• ڪُفُوًا — Ko-fo-won — Equal (= Associate; co-equal; comparable; equal in attributes; like; partner)
• اَحَدٌ — Aa-hud — One (= Individual; single; unique)