Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, Today’s topic of discussion is the Meaning of Ahad name of Allah in English.
Meaning of al Ahad name of Allah
Al-Ahad is an adjective name of Allah. The word Ahad means one, alone, single. Allah has no two or two. And He has no partner, equivalent, equal, or partner. He is unique in all virtues. There is no one like him. He is exceptional in all the qualities of glory, beauty, praise, wisdom, kindness, strength, etc. He has no precedent.
Allah is alone in all creation and provision, He has no partner. In the management of the unit, no help, and no support.
No one is his equal; Neither in his being nor in his qualities. And not in his actions.
He is the only God, He has no partner. He is the sole owner of all sovereignty.
There is no wife, no children, he is alone. He is not the father, nothing is born of him, and he is not born of anything. Everyone is dependent on him, he is not reliant on anyone.
Allah the Almighty said,
17:111 وَقُلِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يَتَّخِذْ وَلَدًا وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ فِي الْمُلْكِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِيٌّ مِنَ الذُّلِّ ۖ وَكَبِّرْهُ تَكْبِيرًا
And say, “Praise to Allah, who has not taken a son and has had no partner in [His] dominion and has no [need of a] protector out of weakness; and glorify Him with [great] glorification.” (Surah Bani Isra’il: verse — 111)
The disbelievers asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) for the genealogy and identity of the great Lord. Allah revealed a small surah and introduced it —
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ
Say, “He is Allah, [who is] One, Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent.” (Surah Ikhlas).
In the hadith Qudsi, Allah the Almighty says,
People abuse me ie say I have children. But I am single and lonely. I neither gave birth to anyone nor took birth from anyone. There is no one equal to me. (Bukhari)
Allah does everything alone, he alone does what he wants. He alone knows the news of the unseen. He alone cured the disease of the slave. Allah alone gives happiness and prosperity to the servant. Prophet and saint are not partners in any of his activities. He is singular and unique in all respects, unique and incomparable.
Therefore He is the only God. There is no true god but He. That is La ilaha illallah.
The name Ahad is exclusive to Allah. Because in the sense that he is one, no one is one. And He is the One God. The original identity of Tauhid is found in the name of Allah Ahad.