الْأَحَد
Al-Ahad
The One
Al-Waahid As-Samad

The Essence

While Al-Waahid means the Unique (no one is like Him), Al-Ahad means the Absolute One. He cannot be divided, He is singular in His essence, and He does not consist of parts.

In the Quran

قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
"Say, 'He is Allah, [who is] One (Ahad).' (Surah Al-Ikhlas 112:1)"

In Your Duas

يَا أَحَدُ يَا صَمَدُ، نَجِّنِي مِنَ الْهُمُومِ
"O One (Ahad), O Self-Sufficient (Samad), save me from my anxieties."
— General Supplication (Quran 7:180)
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