قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
“Say, 'He is Allah, [who is] One.'”
Why these verses?
Affirms the absolute oneness of Allah.
Essential verses to understand this topic
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
Say, 'He is Allah, [who is] One.'
خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ
He created the heavens and the earth in truth.
لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ
There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion.
Important terms related to this topic
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
“Say, 'He is Allah, [who is] One.'”
Affirms the absolute oneness of Allah.
اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ
“Allah, the Eternal Refuge.”
Allah is self-sufficient and all depend on Him.
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
“He neither begets nor is born.”
Allah has no offspring and was not born.
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ
“Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence.”
The greatest verse - Ayat Al-Kursi.
هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ
“He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate.”
Describes Allah's eternal nature.