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Surah al-Ikhlas (Sincerity) 112 : 3

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ

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 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
He neither begets nor is born,

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(112:3:1)
(112:3:2)
yalid
He begets
(112:3:3)
(112:3:4)
yūlad
He is betten

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Explanatory Note

This means that the reality of God is deep-rooted, permanent and everlasting. No changeable circumstances ever affect it. Its quality is absolute perfection at all times. Birth is descent and multiplication and implies a developed being after incompleteness or nothingness. It requires espousal which is based on similarity of being and structure. All this is utterly impossible in God’s case. So the quality of ‘One’ includes the renouncement of a father and a son.

2. Linguistic Analysis

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لَمۡ Lam - past tense negation - forces a verb to become past tense. [Ref: Nouman Ali Khan, Dream Tafsir Notes]



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It is mentioned in Musnad of Ahmad, Sunan of Tirmidhi and others that a group of Mushrikeen or Yahud came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and asked, "Describe to us your Lord" or "Mention your Lord's lineage to us". So this Surah was revealed. 
 

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