What does « Alone / Unique » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word Alone / Unique (فرد) in the Quran, with 5 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

فرد

Alone / Unique

Root: ف - ر - د

Creed (aqida) 5 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of Alone / Unique

Al-Fard refers to what is not mixed with anything else.

It is more general than al-witr and more specific than al-wāḥid.

Its plural is furādā.

The Almighty says: 'And all of them will come to Him on the Day of Resurrection alone' (Maryam 95).

Allah is al-Fard, the Unique One who has no likeness.

Alone / Unique in the Quran (5)

Meccan: 5 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Maryam 2

Al-An'am 1

Al-Anbiya 1

Saba 1

Surah Al-An'am : 94 Meccan

﴿وَلَقَدْ جِئْتُمُونَا فُرَٰدَىٰ كَمَا خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَتَرَكْتُم مَّا خَوَّلْنَٰكُمْ وَرَآءَ ظُهُورِكُمْ وَمَا نَرَىٰ مَعَكُمْ شُفَعَآءَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ أَنَّهُمْ فِيكُمْ شُرَكَٰٓؤُا۟ لَقَد تَّقَطَّعَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَضَلَّ عَنكُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ﴾

[It will be said to them], "And you have certainly come to Us alone as We created you the first time, and you have left whatever We bestowed upon you behind you. And We do not see with you your 'intercessors' which you claimed that they were among you associates [of Allah]. It has [all] been severed between you, and lost from you is what you used to claim."

Surah Maryam : 80 Meccan

﴿وَنَرِثُهُۥ مَا يَقُولُ وَيَأْتِينَا فَرْدًا﴾

And We will inherit him [in] what he mentions, and he will come to Us alone.

Surah Maryam : 95 Meccan

﴿وَكُلُّهُمْ ءَاتِيهِ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فَرْدًا﴾

And all of them are coming to Him on the Day of Resurrection alone.

Surah Al-Anbiya : 89 Meccan

﴿وَزَكَرِيَّآ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِى فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ﴾

And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, "My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while you are the best of inheritors."

Surah Saba : 46 Meccan

﴿قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَعِظُكُم بِوَٰحِدَةٍ أَن تَقُومُوا۟ لِلَّهِ مَثْنَىٰ وَفُرَٰدَىٰ ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُوا۟ مَا بِصَاحِبِكُم مِّن جِنَّةٍ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ لَّكُم بَيْنَ يَدَىْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ﴾

Say, "I only advise you of one [thing] - that you stand for Allah, [seeking truth] in pairs and individually, and then give thought." There is not in your companion any madness. He is only a warner to you before a severe punishment.