112: Sincerity

These 4 Meccan verses were revealed after the last chapter in the Book, Mankind 114, and before The Star 53. The doctrine of God's pure Unity or the Divine
Oneness is stated clearly here; in fact, it is a strong declaration against the
God-head being looked upon as consisting of more than one person or God's having
any son. The title Al-Ikhlas, one of the Divine attributes, is the direct opposite
to shirk or the sin of' association `, and involves freeing oneself from such impure
worship through pure faith.
This chapter is sometimes called the Third of the Qur'an!, since it explains
one of the three essential dogmas in Islam, but its stark simplicity is not always
appreciated by non-Muslims, nor translated clearly. It forms an answer to a previous
rhetorical question implied in the first word which is SAY:
It may be said in cemeteries, (and generally is recited there eleven times), and
in memory of deceased loved ones. Through it awareness of God's Omnipresence
reaches us. The rhyme is in -ad.