Tafsir al-Tustari

Sahl al-Tustari — b. 203 AH / 818 CE · d. 283 AH / 896 CE Sunni (Sufi) Early Sufi Master

Tafsir al-Tustari al-Ikhlas الإِخْلَاص (Tauhid, Tawhid, The Unity) 4 verses · Meccan

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
112:1 ›
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
Abdel Haleem
Say, ‘He is God the One
Sahl al-Tustari

Say: �He is God, One,He has neither equal (kufʾ) nor likeness (mathal).

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112:2 ›
اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ
Abdel Haleem
God the eternal
Sahl al-Tustari

God, the Self-Sufficient, Besought of all.He said:The Self-Sufficient, Besought of all (al-Ṣamad) is the Master (al-Sayyid) who is resorted to for all needs (ḥawāʾij) and exigencies (ʿawāriḍ). The meaning of [al-Ṣamad] is the One who is resorted to (al-Maṣmūd ilayhi).Then he said:The Self-Sufficient, Besought of all is the One who has no need of food and drink.

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112:3 ›
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
Abdel Haleem
He begot no one nor was He begotten
Sahl al-Tustari

He neither begot,such that He appoints heirs, nor was begotten, for in that case His sovereignty (mulk) would be something temporal (muḥdath). It is also a confirmation of His unicity (waḥdāniyya), and a disavowal of His dependence on causes (asbāb), and a refutation (radd) of the disbelievers.

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112:4 ›
وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ
Abdel Haleem
No one is comparable to Him.’
Sahl al-Tustari

nor is there anyone equal to Him.�It means: no one is comparable to Him � [taking the word kufūʾ] as having been brought forward [in the verse].His words, Exalted is He:

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