ʿAbasa
عبس"He Frowned"
- Number
- 80 of 114
- Verses
- 42
- Revealed
- Makkah
A rare Qurʾanic correction — of the Prophet ﷺ himself.
6 passages reference this surah
From 5 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.
Book 18: The Book of Listening and Ecstasy
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"Had Qur'anic recitation been used to mislead from Allah’s path, it would likewise be forbidden. It was narrated about some hypocrites that one of them used to lead people in prayer but would only recite Surah Abasa because it contained a reprimand concerning the Messenger of Allah,"
The Garden of the Gnostics
Imam al-Nawawī · Timeless Classics
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"This has many parallels in the Noble Qur'an, such as the verse, He frowned and turned away when the blind man came to him, and you do not know. The opposite occurs in moving from addressed to absenteeism, like in, Until you were in the ships, and they sailed with them."
Book 10: The Mysteries of Regular Divisions
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"The hadith in which he was asked about the best part of the night, saying the latter half of the remaining night, was reported by Ahmad and Ibn Hibban from Abu Dharr, though the phrase 'remaining' appears in some versions of the hadith of Amr ibn Abasa."
Volume 1
Imam al-Dhahabī · Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalā
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"the Messenger of Allah's servant, is the best of Bilals." In the hadith of Amr ibn Abasa, it is mentioned: "I asked, 'Who follows you?' He said: 'A free man and a slave.' And with him were Abu Bakr and Bilal.""
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""He frowned and turned away, because the blind man came to him." Al-Waqidi narrated from Ubaydullah ibn Nuh, from Muhammad ibn Sahl ibn Abi Hathmah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,"
The Disease and The Cure
Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics
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"are the hearts within the chests. The intent is not to deny sensory blindness from sight, as Allah said, There is no blame upon the blind. And he frowned and turned away because the blind man came to him."
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