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al-Aḥad or Aḥad (Arabic: الأحد) is one of the names of
God In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. In polytheistic belief systems, a god is "a spirit or being believed to have created, or for controlling some part of the un ...
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Allah Allah ( ; , ) is an Arabic term for God, specifically the God in Abrahamic religions, God of Abraham. Outside of the Middle East, it is principally associated with God in Islam, Islam (in which it is also considered the proper name), althoug ...
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Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...
, meaning "The One". This name means that God, in Islam, is the one who is singled out in all aspects of perfection and that nothing else shares perfectness with him. Moreover, the name is seen by the Muslims to be a direction for them to worship him alone and associate with no partners, as he is seen as the only one who has all the perfect attributes.


Bilal ibn Rabah and Al-Aḥad

Bilal ibn Rabah Bilal ibn Rabah (; ), also known as Bilāl al-Ḥabashī or simply Bilal, was a sahabah, close companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born in Mecca, he was of Abyssinian people, Abyssinian (modern-day Ethiopia) descent and was formerly ensl ...
was a companion of the prophet of Islam, Muhammad; he was an enslaved black man and was persecuted in Mecca before it was under Islamic rule by his slave owner. The slave owner tortured him because he converted to Islam. Bilal's slave owner asked him to leave his religion and that he would stop touting him as soon as he did so. Instead of leaving Islam, Bilal kept on calling on God and saying: "Ahad, Ahad" while being tortured. This story of Bilal shows the significance of God's name, al-Aḥad, since the beginning of Islam for the Muslim creed.


Mention in the Quran

God's name, Al-Aḥad, was mentioned only once in the Quran in the first verse of chapter 112.


See also

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99 Names of God Names of God in Islam () are 99 names that each contain Attributes of God in Islam, which are implied by the respective names. These names usually denote his praise, gratitude, commendation, glorification, magnification, perfect attributes, ...
* Abd al-Ahad, an arabic muslim theophoric name which means "servant of the only One". *
Bilal ibn Rabah Bilal ibn Rabah (; ), also known as Bilāl al-Ḥabashī or simply Bilal, was a sahabah, close companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born in Mecca, he was of Abyssinian people, Abyssinian (modern-day Ethiopia) descent and was formerly ensl ...


References

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