Surah Ali 'Imran — Ayah 2 (3:2)

English translation (Saheeh International)

Allāh - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining.¹

1. - See footnotes to 2:255.

Brief commentary

Allah is the One Who alone deserves to be worshipped. He is the One Who lives perfectly without any death or deficiency. He exists by Himself and is not in need of any of His creation. The creation only exists through Him and is always in need of Him.