The Divine oneness
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
[ 1 Say, ‘He is God, the One, 2 God, the Self-sufficient One. 3 He does not give birth, nor was He born, 4 and there is nothing like Him.’ ]
{ The Quran 112 }
This chapter of the Quran is about the oneness of God. The concept of God has been presented here in its purest form, ridding it of all polluting associations which people of every age have brought to it. There is no plurality of gods. There is only one God. All are dependent upon Him, but He is not dependent on anybody. He Himself has power over everything. He is far above being the progeny of anybody or having any offspring. He is such a unique being that there is nobody like Him or equal to Him in any manner whatsoever.
The doctrine of God’s pure unity, or The Divine oneness, is clearly stated here: God is not many , He is only One. Everyone is in need of Him ,but He is not in need of anyone. He reigns over all things of the heavens and the earth. Unlike human beings , He has no son or father. He is eternal ,without beginning or end, and is thus a Unique Being who has no equal.
This Chapter has been called the essence of the Quran. The prophet Muhammad, Peace Be Upon Him, once described this Chapter as “ equivalent to one-third of the whole Quran “ { Bukhari and Muslim }
source quoted from : The Qur’an: English Translation, Commentary and Parallel Arabic Text by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. Page 1765 [ PDF Copy ].
