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Sincerity · Surah 112 · 4 ayat · Qur'an 112:1–4

Surah Al-Ikhlas

When: Any time; the Prophet ﷺ recited it with Al-Falaq and An-Nas before sleeping

Listen, then say it with me

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim

  1. قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

    Ayah 1Qul huwallahu ahad

    Say: He is Allah, the One.

  2. ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ

    Ayah 2Allahus-Samad

    Allah, the One everyone needs, who needs no one.

  3. لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ

    Ayah 3Lam yalid wa lam yulad

    He has no children, and He has no parents.

  4. وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ

    Ayah 4Wa lam yakul-lahu kufuwan ahad

    And there is nothing at all like Him.

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Surah Al-Ikhlas · 30 min

Learn Surah Al-Ikhlas by heart with 30 minutes of gentle, repeated recitation. Tips for watching together · Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

For parents & teachers

Teaching this surah

Children often ask big questions about Allah, and this surah gives them simple, true answers: Allah is One, Allah needs no one, Allah has no family like ours, and nothing is like Him. Learn one ayah a night at bedtime; the 30-minute recitation video can play softly while your child colors or rests. Once it is learned, the Prophet's bedtime habit is a lovely next step: Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas, three times each (Sahih al-Bukhari 5017).

By age: Ages 3 and up: one ayah a night.

About this surah

Al-Ikhlas means "Sincerity" or "Pure Faith". In four short ayat it tells us who Allah is: One, needing no one, with no child and no parent, and like no one else. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said it is equal to a third of the Qur'an (Sahih al-Bukhari 5013). It was revealed in Mecca, and it is short and rhythmic, which makes it one of the easiest surahs to learn first.

Word by word
qulsay

قُلْ

ahadOne

أَحَدٌ

as-Samadthe One everyone turns to

ٱلصَّمَدُ

kufuwanequal, like Him

كُفُوًا

Where it comes from

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More to learn by heart

  • قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ

    Surah Al-Falaq

    Qul a'udhu bi-Rabbil-falaq

    5 ayatQur'an 113:1–5

  • قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ

    Surah An-Nas

    Qul a'udhu bi-Rabbin-nas

    6 ayatQur'an 114:1–6

  • بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

    Dua before sleeping

    Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya

    Video1 lineBukhari 6324

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