Surah Al-Ikhlas
Paper-cut picture from Surah Al-Ikhlas: one path of soft dawn light stretching across a still, empty sea toward the horizon, a calm reminder of the oneness the surah describes
Al-Ikhlas 112:3–4

Nothing is like Him

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ٣ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ ٤

Surah mind map
The meaning, simply

He has no child, no parent and no wife, and none of His creation resembles or equals Him, not in His names, His attributes or His actions.

Meaning from Tafsir Al-Muyassar, simplified for children. Reviewed by Sherif Alkady, 21 October 2026.

Words to understand
كُفُوًا
equal or like Him
Think with me

Why is Allah unlike anything He created? What does that mean when you call on Him?

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