Surah Al-Ikhlaas · Ayah 2·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

Allah, the Eternal Refuge.

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Tafsīr

al-Mīzān

al-Mīzān

al-Ṣamad = absolute self-sufficiency and the term of all need; the sūra as a whole is the positive creed of Tawhid, expounding lā ilāha illā huwa.

Majmaʿ al-Bayān

Ẓāhir (apparent)

"God, the Eternally Besought (al-Ṣamad)" — the One upon whom all depend while He depends on none.

Bāṭin / reported

Imam-narrations gloss al-Ṣamad apophatically — no jawf (interior), neither eats nor sleeps, endures when creation perishes — i.e. anti-corporeal tanzīh, not bodily description.

Theology

Read under tanzīh; converges with 42:11.

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 · 2 roots in 2 of 2 words

Rarest here: ص-م-د — used once in the whole Qurʾān

Recitation · 3 points across 2 rule families

  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • al-Mīzān
  • Majmaʿ al-Bayān

Shape

2 words · 9 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 2 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 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 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 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]?"

  • 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 4:87 · An-Nisaavery close

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَيَجْمَعَنَّكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ وَمَنْ أَصْدَقُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ حَدِيثًا

    Allah - there is no deity except Him. He will surely assemble you for [account on] the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. And who is more truthful than Allah in…

  • Quran 17:111 · Al-Israavery close

    وَقُلِ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ شَرِيكٌ فِى ٱلْمُلْكِ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ وَلِىٌّ مِّنَ ٱلذُّلِّ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيرًۢا

    And say, "Praise to Allah, who has not taken a son and has had no partner in [His] dominion and has no [need of a] protector out of weakness; and glorify Him with [great]…

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 112:2?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 112:2 include Quran 38:65 (Surah Saad), Quran 40:65 (Surah Al-Ghaafir), Quran 21:108 (Surah Al-Anbiyaa), and Quran 28:70 (Surah Al-Qasas). For example, 38:65 reads: “Say, [O Muhammad], "I am only a warner, and there is not any deity except Allah, the One, the Prevailing.” 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 112:2 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 112:2 (Surah Al-Ikhlaas, Sincerity) reads: “Allah, the Eternal Refuge.”

Which surah is verse 112:2 in?

Quran 112:2 is āyah 2 of Surah Al-Ikhlaas (Sincerity), chapter 112 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 4 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 112:2?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 112:2 from al-Mīzān and Majmaʿ al-Bayān.

In how many languages can I read Quran 112:2?

Tartīl presents Quran 112:2 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.