![]() ![]() A few other nicknames of surah al Ikhlas: 2 - surah at- Tafreed - Fard - the surah that Allah is Unique, with none is like Him. ![]() Because both surahs are defeating Shirk (association of partners - with Allah). Ironically, this is the exact same name given to al Kafiroon too. Taksheesh al Mareed - removing the illness of the ill so he is totally cured. One of those names is al Mukashkish - that which removes diseases. They called surah al Ikhlas many nicknames, it has over 20. The companions of Allah's Messenger would give nicknames to surahs' they liked and recited alot. The surahs' in between these two surahs' do not, so it shows these surahs' have a relation. 2 - Surah Kafiroon begins with Qul, and surah Ikhlas begins with Qul (say). That distinction is explained in surah Kafiroon, it is further supported in surah Nasr when Allah shows that His victory will come and defeat the religion of Abu Lahab (surah Lahab ). So it seems they are similar in beliefs and practise, however - by the end of surah Kafiroon it becomes clear that this is not the case. Even though they worship at the same place of worship - the Ka'ba. This deserves attention: What is the Relationship between surah al Ikhlas, and surah al Kafiroon: 1 - At the end of surah Kafiroon, it is clear that the disbelievers have their own religion, and Allah's Messenger has his own religion. So there is something unique about this because these surahs' are not paired in the Mus-haf (copies of the Qur'an). It was also the practise of Allah's Messenger to recite surah Kafiroon and surah al Ikhlas in the prayers in Hajj and 'Umrah time. He would recite one in one raka'ah, and the other in the next raka'ah. And this is why these surahs' are - by Allah's will - placed next to each other in the mus-haf (copies of the Qur'an). ![]() It was his sunnah (example) to pray surah al A'la and Ghashiyah together, or surah al Falaq and an-Naas. Introduction: Allah's Messenger would pair many surahs together in salaah, i.e. So we come back to the main message which caused these disputes between disbelievers and believers - it is the legacy of Ibraheem - the Tawheed (Oneness of Allah). When people have a long conflict, people forget the agenda of the conflict. Now that Allah will deal with Abu Lahab, now you (O Muhammad) should focus on Allah's Oneness alone, and the conveying of it to others. But Allah told in the previous surah that He would gradually destroy Abu Lahab and his efforts against the message. This surah has a relation to the previous surah Lahab because Abu Lahab was continuously on the focus of Allah's Messenger due to his acts of insults and abuse. Rhymes with Qul huwa Allahuw ahad.) This similar rhyming pattern continues for the aayaat of the rest of the surah. This Surah's connection with the Previous surah (Lahab): 1 - Similar Style - the syllables by which the words end are the same = a similar rhyming pattern continues. ![]()
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