๏ Say, “He is God, the one. (1) God, the absolute. (2) He does not beget and He is not begotten; (3) for Him there is none equal.” (4) ๏

— _al-ikhlāṣ_⋆112/1-4

The previous chapter offers a very potent contrast with the message of this one. The father of the flames – abī lahab, and the carrier of the firewood – ḥammālata l-ḥaṭab are destined for the fire. To avoid their fate, our lives must be an expression of the unity of God and His attributes.

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