Book excerpt: The Meaning of Surah 112 Al-Ikhlas Pure Monotheism (Чистый Монотеизм) From Holy Quran (Священный Коран) Bilingual Edition English Russian. Surah Al Ikhlaṣ (The Sincerity), also known as Al-Tawḥid (Pure Monotheism) is the 112th chapter (surah) of The Holy Qur'an. In the early years of Islam, the surah of the Quran came to be known by several different names, sometimes varying by region. This surah (verse) was among those to receive many different titles. It is a short declaration of tawhid, God's absolute oneness, consisting of four ayat. Al-Ikhlas means "the purity" or "the refining". Narrated Hazarat Aisha (RA): Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) sent (an army unit) under the command of a man who used to lead his companions in the prayers and would finish his recitation with (the Surah 112): 'Say (O Muhammad): "He is Allah, the One." '(112.1) When they returned (from the battle), they mentioned that to the Prophet. He said (to them), "Ask him why he does so." They asked him and he said, "I do so because it mentions the qualities of the Beneficent and I love to recite it (in my prayer)." The Prophet; said (to them), "Tell him that Allah loves him."