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Tafheem-ul-Quran: Surah Al-Ikhlas

Surah Al-Ikhlas — Makki, 4 ayahs. Introduction and central theme from Tafheem-ul-Quran, with a link to the full Malayalam tafseer on Thafheem.net.

Published: 19 July 2026

112. Surah Al-Ikhlas (الإخلاص)

Revelation: Makki (revealed at Makkah) · Ayahs: 4

Introduction — from Tafheem-ul-Quran

Revealed when the polytheists asked the Prophet ﷺ to describe his Lord's lineage. Four verses answer for all time: Say, He is Allah, the One; Allah, the Eternal Refuge; He neither begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent. The Prophet ﷺ declared it equal to one third of the Quran.

Condensed from Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi's introduction to this surah in Tafheem-ul-Quran.

Read the full tafseer

The complete ayah-by-ayah Malayalam tafseer of this surah, with Maududi's explanatory notes, is available free at Thafheem.net — the online edition of the Malayalam Tafheemul Quran.

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