Grade 1 - Islamic Studies Worksheet 7.3 - Tafseer Surah Al-Ikhlas

Grade One Islamic Studies Worksheet 7.3 (Part 1) Surah Al-Ikhlas

We shall now look at Surah Al-Ikhlas. The title of this surah can be translated as “The Chapter of Sincerity.” It tells us about being sincere in our belief towards Allah and to be free from believing in anyone except Allah. Here is a translation of the meaning of this surah into English1:

∩⊇∪ ‰  my     r &   ª! $# θ u  è  δ ≅  ö≅ è%  Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,

∩⊄∪ ‰  ߉ yϑ    ¢Á  Á9  $# ª ! $# Allah, the Eternal Refuge.

ô‰s 9θ  öΝs  9 ρ  u    $ ô$ Î #   t ƒ  Ν  öΝs  9   ∩⊂∪ ‰      ãƒ Ν  He neither begets nor is born,

  θ  à2 ä t ƒ  Ν  öΝs 9  ρ  u    ∩⊆∪ ‰  ‰ m #    à …& ã& ! ©   3  7 y     r &    Nor is there to Him any equivalent." e quivalent." 1

Saheeh International Translation of the Meaning of the Qur’an, Abul Qasim Publishing House, 1997

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Grade One Islamic Studies Worksheet 7.3 (Part 1) Surah Al-Ikhlas

During the time of the Messenger of Allah many of the people worshiped other things instead of Allah. This is why Allah sent the Prophet Muhammad to call the people to worship Allah alone (tawheed ). ). The people at the time had many strange beliefs about their gods. They believed that many of their gods had sons, daughters, mothers and fathers. One of the companions of the Messenger of Allah , a man called Ubayy ibn Ka’b, informed us that one time a group of these people came to the Messenger of Allah and asked him to tell them about the lineage of Allah.

Lineage means information on a person’s father and mother and who their family is. When these people asked this question, Allah revealed this surah to the Messenger of Allah which explains to them that Allah doesn’t have a lineage and that Allah is unique.2

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Grade One Islamic Studies Worksheet 7.3 (Part 1) Surah Al-Ikhlas

This surah starts with the word qul , which is a command meaning to say. The Messenger of Allah was commanded by Allah to tell these people about Allah. This is a very important surah because it gives us an explanation of who Allah is and what we must believe about him. In fact the Messenger of Allah explained to us that this surah is equivalent to one third of the Qur’an! One of the companions of the Messenger of Allah , Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudree told us that the Messenger of Allah once said about this surah “By the One in whose Hand lies my soul, indeed it is equivalent to one third of the Qur’an.”3 And he once asked his companions if they were able to recite one third of the Qur’an in one night. When they replied that this was difficult he said “Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad is one third of the Qur’an.”4

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Grade One Islamic Studies Worksheet 7.3 (Part 1) Surah Al-Ikhlas

Allah has been very generous here. He gives us the equivalent of the reward for reciting one third of the Qur’an - just for reciting just this surah! Isn’t this amazing? If you have memorised this surah and you recite it you could get a reward equivalent to reciting one third of the Qur’an just for reciting this surah.

1. In English Surah Al-Ikhlas means The Chapter of _____________.

2. Allah revealed this surah after people asked the Messenger of Allah

about Allah’s

________________ .

3. Surah Ikhlas is equivalent to a ___________ of the Qur’an.

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