How is the report that Surat al-Ikhlas equals one-third of the Qur'an explained?
2026-09-21
T88 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
Selected explanation · Selected source passage(s) — fully translated
Selected sentence from a longer discussion of the relative merit of Qur’anic passages. It does not claim that three recitations replace every purpose or ruling of reciting the whole Qur’an. The English translates every displayed Arabic paragraph; this selection is not the complete surrounding work. Square brackets identify translator-supplied clarification.
النص العربي
المقتطف
وَأَخْبَرَ عَنْ سُورَةِ (الْإِخْلَاصِ) أَنَّهَا تَعْدِلُ ثُلُثَ الْقُرْآنِ وَعَدْلُهَا لِثُلُثِهِ يَمْنَعُ مُسَاوَاتَهَا لِمِقْدَارِهَا فِي الْحُرُوفِ.
English translation
English translation reviewed against the displayed Arabic by SalafAlSalih editorial preparation (AI-assisted); explanatory additions appear in square brackets or separate notes.
Selected explanation
He [the Prophet] stated that Sūrat al-Ikhlāṣ equals one-third of the Qur’an. Its equaling one-third of it precludes its being equal [in merit merely] to a passage of the same number of letters.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 17/10
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Arabic passage checked against the cited volume and printed page. English reviewed against every displayed Arabic paragraph on 14 October 2026.