Verse 2
The Sincerity • makkah
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16:23; 22:35; 59:23.
Commentary:
The word قل (say) here embodies a permanent command to all Muslims to keep proclaiming "God is One."
ھو (He) used as ضمیر الشأن and meaning, "the truth is," signifies that the truth is embedded in human nature that God is and that He is One and Alone.
الله is the distinctive name used for the Supreme Being in the Quran. In the Arabic language the word is never used for any other thing or being. It is a personal name of God, neither attributive nor descriptive. See also 1:1.
احد (the One) is an epithet applied to God alone and signifies, the One; the Sole; He Who has been and will ever be One and Alone; Who has no second to share in His Lordship, nor in His Essence (Lane).
According to Aqrab the difference between أحد and واحد when used about God is that whereas أحد signifies Oneness of God in His Person, the idea of a second being inconceivable, واحد signifies uniqueness of God in His attributes.
Commentary:
In view of the above-mentioned signification of أحد and واحد the expression الله واحد would signify that God is that Supreme Being Who is the Source and Fountainhead from Whom all creation has emanated; and الله أحد would mean that Allah is that Being Who is One and Alone in the sense that when we think of Him, the very idea that there is any other being or thing is absent from our minds. He is One and Alone in every sense. He is neither the starting link of any chain, nor its last link. Nothing is like Him nor is He like anything else. This is Allah as conceived and presented by the Quran.
16:23; 22:35; 59:23.
The word, Qul (say), here embodies a permanent command to Muslims to keep proclaiming, 'God is One.'
Huwa (He) used as Damirush-Sha’n and meaning, 'the truth is,' signifies that the truth is embedded in human nature that God is and that He is One and Alone.
Allah is a distinctive name used in the Qur’an for the Supreme Being. In the Arabic language the word is never used for any other thing or being. It is the substantive name of God, neither attributive nor descriptive. See also {3}.
Ahad is an epithet applied to God alone and signifies, the One; the Sole; He Who has been and will ever be One and Alone; Who has no second to share in His Lordship nor in His Essence (Lane). Whereas Ahad signifies Oneness of God in His Person—the idea of a second being inconceivable— Wahid signifies uniqueness of God in His attributes. Thus the expression, Allahu Wahidun, would signify that God is that Supreme Being Who is the Source and Fountainhead from Whom all creation had emanated; and Allahu Ahadun means that Allah is that Being Who is One and Alone in the sense that when we think of Him, the very idea that there is any other being or thing is absent from our minds. He is One and Alone in every sense. He is neither the starting link of any chain, nor its last link. Nothing is like Him, nor is He like anything else. This is Allah as conceived and presented by the Qur’an.