لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
He neither begets nor is born,
Translation · Saheeh International
Tafsir
Ibn Kathīr (abridged)
Which was revealed in Makkah
The Reason for the Revelation of this Surah and its Virtues
Imam Ahmad recorded from Ubayy bin Ka`b that the idolators said to the Prophet , "O Muhammad! Tell us the lineage of your Lord." So Allah revealed
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Similar was recorded by At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Jarir and they added in their narration that he said,
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