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Ayat Al Kursi (2:255)

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, Most Merciful. Allah! There is no God but He, the Living, the Self-subsisting. Neither slumber nor sleep can seize Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. Who will intercede with Him except by His Leave? He knows what is in front of them and what is behind them, While they encompass nothing of His Knowledge, except what He wills. His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth, And He is never weary of preserving them. And He is the Sublime, the Supreme.

Allah! There is no God but He, the Living, the Self-subsisting Neither slumber nor sleep can seize Him To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth Who will intercede with Him except by His Leave? He knows what is in front of them and what is behind them, While they encompass nothing of His Knowledge, except what He wills. His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth, And He is never weary of preserving them. And He is the Sublime, the Supreme.

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The main theme of this passage, which we know as the verse of the Throne, is the oneness of Allah, or Tawhid Allah is a being unlike any other beings because he knows everything and can do everything Also He has neither parents nor children Similarly Surah Ikhlas also states that He cannot be compared to anyone or anything His throne signifies His absolute power over all as well as His absolute knowledge of everything.

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This passage marks out the differences between Allah and His Creation It teaches us that Allah has no human weakness and limitations, such as sleep, limited knowledge and tiredness Allah never tires or sleeps, and His knowledge covers everything Even mans knowledge is only that which Allah grants Others Quranic verses similarly declare that He know the most concealed secrets Moreover, His throne which means kingdom is over all the heavens and the earth He doesnt require any help or rest which proves His limitless power Thus this passage teaches the lowly position of humans before their Creator.

Surah Al Anaam 6: 101 to 103

101. To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: how can He have a son when He has no consort? 102. He created all things, and He has full knowledge of all things. That is Allah, your Lord! There is no god but He, the Creator of all things: then worship Him: and He has power to dispose of all affairs. 103. No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all visions: He is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things.

101. To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: how can He have a son when He has no consort? 102. He created all things, and He has full knowledge of all things. That is Allah, your Lord! There is no god but He, the Creator of all things: then worship Him: and He has power to dispose of all affairs. 103. No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all visions: He is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things.

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PART (I) MAIN THEME Themes Meanings Content Teachings
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The Main Theme(s)

The main theme of this passage is the unlimited power of Allah that proves Tauheed 2. It describes how He created all things including the heavens and the earth from scratch 3. The Arabic word Badee means He who creates without any raw materials to start with 4. It strongly refutes any concept of him being a parent or husband when it is He who cannot even be seen by anyone 5. Another important aspect of the theme is fact the His knowledge is absolute. 6. These arguments establish Him as the sole being to be worshipped.
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The doctrine of Tawhid is based on Allah's power of creating His domain out of nothing and by His single command, Be (36:82) Exercise of this power explains Allah's immense power and unlimited knowledge Demands us to demonstrate our belief by bowing down before Him in all submission and worship like the other creations: And the stars and the trees both bow in adoration (Surah 55). This further negates any form of shirk (associating partners with Allah), specially associating any relatives with Him. Surah Ikhlas more emphatically and explicitly refutes the corrupted idea of assuming descendants of Allah Such degree of uniqueness of Allah renders our imagination just helpless to comprehend His entity.

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Surah Fussilat/Sajda; 41. 37

37. Among His signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Adore not the sun and the moon, but adore Allah, who created them, if it is Him you wish to serve.

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37. Among His signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Adore not the sun and the moon, but adore Allah, who created them, if it is Him you wish to serve. 38. But if people are arrogant, in the presence of your Lord are those who celebrate His praises by night and by day. And they never grow tired. 39. And among His signs is this: you see the earth barren and desolate, but when We send down rain to it, it is stirred to life and yields increase. Truly, He who gives life to the earth can surely give life to those who are dead, for He has power over all things

Surah Fussilat/Sajda;41. 37- 39

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The main theme of this passage is Tauheed or oneness of Allah which is being taught by explaining His powers. Throughout history, many people have begun worshipping the sun and the moon due to their beauty or power. The Quran says that these are just signs of Allah, who is the Creator of all. It also explains that Allah is in no need that people should worship him because He is continuously being worshipped by His angels. Similar themes are found in many places in the Quran such as in Surah Rehman where Allah states that He has absolute power over all heavenly bodies.

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Tauheed, the theme of this passage is presented through a distinctive manner of giving examples of His power and person. Another evidence of Tauheed mentioned here is the power of Allah to give life to the dead. All these powers, of creation, of giving life and not having any need of anyone or anything prove His Supreme status. Allah also uses the parable of barren and dry land, which when receives rain becomes alive to explain His power to bring the dead people back to life on the Day of Judgment This is distinctive from other verses such as in Surah Rum where Allah simply states that He will bring back to life without explaining or using any example

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Surah As Shura 42: 4 & 5

4. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: and He is most High, most Great. 5. The heavens are almost rent asunder from above them, and the angels celebrate the praises of their Lord, and pray for forgiveness for beings on earth: Behold! Verily Allah is He, the oft-Forgiving, the most Merciful.

4. To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: and He is most High, most Great. 5. The heavens are almost rent asunder from above them, and Signs the angels celebrate the praises of their Lord, and pray for forgiveness for beings on earth: Behold! Verily Allah is He, the oft-Forgiving, the most Merciful.

Surah As Shura 42: 4 & 5

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The main theme in this passage is Tauheed of Allah as everything is His property. His greatness and supremacy is evident by the fact that the heavens are bent and on the brink of falling to pieces due to the weight of His Majestic Being. It is no wonder that countless angels are continuously engaged in glorifying the name of Allah while seeking forgiveness for mankind. Allah Himself has ordered them to do so as only He Himself is full of forgiveness and mercy for His creation. Thus He has also ordered humankind to glorify Him and then ask for forgiveness as in many other verses in the Holy Quran

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This passage presents the great mercy of Allah by stressing on His supreme majesty. 2. The angels not only to celebrate His praise, and also pray for forgiveness for us because Allah Himself has ordered them. 3. The greatness as well as mercy of Allah is presented here distinctively here by first stating His being the owner and supreme Lord of everyone and everything, yet His being kind and benevolent to His creatures. 4. This is a distinct style from Surah Al-Fatiha where Allah simply announces Himself as merciful but doesnt discuss His rank and status
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Surah Al-Ikhlas 112: 1-4

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful. 1. Say: He is Allah, the One; 2. Allah, the Absolute (the Eternal). 3. He does not beget nor is He begotten, 4. And there is none like Him.

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Say: He is Allah, the One; Allah, the Absolute (the Eternal). He does not beget nor is He begotten, And there is none like Him.

Surah Al-Ikhlas 112: 1-4

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This Surah is a comprehensive summary of Tauheed 2. The theme clearly negates Him being the one and only god, thus defying any parenthood or kinship assigned to Him by anyone 3. It defines the very nature of Allah to be free from the phenomenon of birth as He is not in need of anyone or anything 4. Allahs attribute AsSamad mentioned here means He who doesnt need anyone rather everyone is in need of Him 5. Also by saying that He is incomparable with everything, this Surah negates all forms of Shirk.
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The Surah Ikhlas presents the theme of Tauheed in a very distinctive manner from most other passages of the Holy Quran because it in covers so many aspects of Tauheed in just four short sentences It doesnt offer any sort of explanation or argument as certain other passages, rather it simply makes a statement of fact by saying that Allah is One, Absolute and incomparable to anyone or anything For example, in Surah Al-Maeda, Allah specifies that it is disbelief to call Jesus the son of Allah But here in Surah Al-Ikhlas, He simply declares that He doesnt give birth at all Thus all false beliefs regarding any son or daughter of Allah are shattered.

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