Surah Al-Ikhlaas · Ayah 3·Makkī

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لَمْ وَلَمْ ﴿٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

He neither begets nor is born,

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Tafsīr

al-Mīzān

al-Mīzān

"He neither begets nor is begotten" — apophatic negation of progeny and origin; pure tanzīh against sonship/begetting.

Theology

The verse is Qurʾanic tanzīh; ʿaql is supporting, the text primary.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 1 root in 2 of 4 words

Recitation · 5 points across 3 rule families

  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Qalqalah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

  • al-Mīzān

Shape

4 words · 12 letters · āyah 3 of 4

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 59:22 · Al-Hashrvery close

    هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَٰلِمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ وَٱلشَّهَٰدَةِ هُوَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. He is the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

  • Quran 3:18 · Aal-i-Imraanvery close

    شَهِدَ ٱللَّهُ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَأُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمِ قَآئِمًۢا بِٱلْقِسْطِ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    Allah witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge - [that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice. There is no deity except Him…

  • Quran 23:91 · Al-Muminoonvery close

    مَا ٱتَّخَذَ ٱللَّهُ مِن وَلَدٍ وَمَا كَانَ مَعَهُۥ مِنْ إِلَٰهٍ إِذًا لَّذَهَبَ كُلُّ إِلَٰهٍۭ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ

    Allah has not taken any son, nor has there ever been with Him any deity. [If there had been], then each deity would have taken what it created, and some of them would have sought…

  • Quran 29:22 · Al-Ankabootvery close

    وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُعْجِزِينَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ

    And you will not cause failure [to Allah] upon the earth or in the heaven. And you have not other than Allah any protector or any helper.

  • Quran 4:87 · An-Nisaavery close

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَيَجْمَعَنَّكُمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ وَمَنْ أَصْدَقُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ حَدِيثًا

    Allah - there is no deity except Him. He will surely assemble you for [account on] the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. And who is more truthful than Allah in…

  • Quran 27:26 · An-Namlvery close

    ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

    Allah - there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Great Throne."

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 112:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 112:3 include Quran 59:22 (Surah Al-Hashr), Quran 3:18 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan), Quran 23:91 (Surah Al-Muminoon), and Quran 29:22 (Surah Al-Ankaboot). For example, 59:22 reads: “He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. He is the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 112:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 112:3 (Surah Al-Ikhlaas, Sincerity) reads: “He neither begets nor is born,”

Which surah is verse 112:3 in?

Quran 112:3 is āyah 3 of Surah Al-Ikhlaas (Sincerity), chapter 112 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 4 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 112:3?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 112:3 from al-Mīzān.

In how many languages can I read Quran 112:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 112:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.