Surah Al-Ikhlaas · Ayah 1·Makkī

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هُوَ ﴿١﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 3 roots in 3 of 4 words

Recitation · 2 points across 2 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

4 words · 11 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 1 of 4

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 40:65 · Al-Ghaafirvery close

    هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَٱدْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    He is the Ever-Living; there is no deity except Him, so call upon Him, [being] sincere to Him in religion. [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds.

  • Quran 38:65 · Saadvery close

    قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ مُنذِرٌ وَمَا مِنْ إِلَٰهٍ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ٱلْوَٰحِدُ ٱلْقَهَّارُ

    Say, [O Muhammad], "I am only a warner, and there is not any deity except Allah, the One, the Prevailing.

  • Quran 59:23 · Al-Hashrvery close

    هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَٰمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior…

  • Quran 28:70 · Al-Qasasvery close

    وَهُوَ ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَهُ ٱلْحَمْدُ فِى ٱلْأُولَىٰ وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَلَهُ ٱلْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

    And He is Allah; there is no deity except Him. To Him is [due all] praise in the first [life] and the Hereafter. And His is the [final] decision, and to Him you will be returned.

  • Quran 20:98 · Taa-Haavery close

    إِنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَسِعَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ عِلْمًا

    Your god is only Allah, except for whom there is no deity. He has encompassed all things in knowledge."

  • Quran 21:108 · Al-Anbiyaavery close

    قُلْ إِنَّمَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ أَنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ فَهَلْ أَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ

    Say, "It is only revealed to me that your god is but one God; so will you be Muslims [in submission to Him]?"

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Kahf 18:382 shared roots

    لَّٰكِنَّا۠ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِرَبِّىٓ أَحَدًا

    أ-ح-دأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Jinn 72:202 shared roots

    قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَدْعُوا۟ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا

    أ-ح-دق-و-ل

  • Al-Maaida 5:1153 shared roots

    قَالَ ٱللَّهُ إِنِّى مُنَزِّلُهَا عَلَيْكُمْ فَمَن يَكْفُرْ بَعْدُ مِنكُمْ فَإِنِّىٓ أُعَذِّبُهُۥ عَذَابًا لَّآ أُعَذِّبُهُۥٓ أَحَدًا مِّنَ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

    أ-ح-دق-و-لأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Jinn 72:182 shared roots

    وَأَنَّ ٱلْمَسَٰجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدًا

    أ-ح-دأ-ل-ه

  • Al-Muminoon 23:992 shared roots

    حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَ أَحَدَهُمُ ٱلْمَوْتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ٱرْجِعُونِ

    أ-ح-دق-و-ل

  • Al-Jinn 72:72 shared roots

    وَأَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوا۟ كَمَا ظَنَنتُمْ أَن لَّن يَبْعَثَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدًا

    أ-ح-دأ-ل-ه

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 112:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 112:1 include Quran 40:65 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 38:65 (Surah Saad), Quran 59:23 (Surah Al-Hashr), and Quran 28:70 (Surah Al-Qasas). For example, 40:65 reads: “He is the Ever-Living; there is no deity except Him, so call upon Him, [being] sincere to Him in religion. [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 112:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 112:1 (Surah Al-Ikhlaas, Sincerity) reads: “Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,”

Which surah is verse 112:1 in?

Quran 112:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Al-Ikhlaas (Sincerity), chapter 112 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 4 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 112:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 112:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.