1. Qul huwal laahu ahad
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
Sincerity
1. Qul huwal laahu ahad
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
2. Allah hus-samad
ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ
Allah, the Eternal Refuge.
3. Lam yalid wa lam yoolad
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
He neither begets nor is born,
4. Wa lam yakul-lahu kufuwan ahad
وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ
Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
One of the many practices taught by Islam is that its followers should begin their activities in the name of God.
The character of this surah is that of a prayer. The prayer begins with praise of the One to whom our prayer is addressed.