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==Sura al-Ikhlas== | |||
Sūra al-Ikhlāṣ is a Makki sura of the Quran (one that was revealed before the Prophet (s)'s migration from Mecca to Medina) that is commonly recited by Muslims in their daily prayers after reciting Sura Al-Ḥamd. And since the belief in the monotheistic (tawhidi) contents of this sura is held to result in one's purification (al-ikhlas) it has been called Al-Ikhlas (it has also been called Sura al-Tawhid). | Sūra al-Ikhlāṣ is a Makki sura of the Quran (one that was revealed before the Prophet (s)'s migration from Mecca to Medina) that is commonly recited by Muslims in their daily prayers after reciting Sura Al-Ḥamd. And since the belief in the monotheistic (tawhidi) contents of this sura is held to result in one's purification (al-ikhlas) it has been called Al-Ikhlas (it has also been called Sura al-Tawhid). | ||
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7. Tajrid (abstraction): because the sura abstracts God from defects and material features. | 7. Tajrid (abstraction): because the sura abstracts God from defects and material features. | ||
8. Tafrid (individuation): the sura takes God to be a single individual. | 8. Tafrid (individuation): the sura takes God to be a single individual. | ||
9. Baraʾat (purgation): the sura purges the believer from misbeliefs. | 9. Baraʾat (purgation): the sura purges the believer from misbeliefs. | ||
10. Mushaqshaqa (which is also a name for Suras of al-Kāfirun, al-Nās, and al-Falaq), meaning a sudden sound expressive of awe. | 10. Mushaqshaqa (which is also a name for Suras of al-Kāfirun, al-Nās, and al-Falaq), meaning a sudden sound expressive of awe. | ||
==Exegesis== | ==Exegesis== | ||
The Sura has been interpreted in comprehensive books of the exegesis of the Quran, but it has also been interpreted separately, including the exegesis of Sura al-Ikhlas (manuscript, not printed yet), by Muhammad b. Asʾad Ṣadīqī al-Dawānī (Mullā Jalāl al-Dawānī). | The Sura has been interpreted in comprehensive books of the exegesis of the Quran, but it has also been interpreted separately, including the exegesis of Sura al-Ikhlas (manuscript, not printed yet), by Muhammad b. Asʾad Ṣadīqī al-Dawānī (Mullā Jalāl al-Dawānī). | ||