Al-ʿAlaq

24 passages reference this surah

From 18 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.

Volume 3 — The Sīrah: From the First Revelation to Badr

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "him, felt at ease. Then Gabriel said, Read. He replied, How can I read? Gabriel said, Read in the name of your Lord who created. He created man from a clot. Read and your Lord is the most generous, who taught by the pen, taught man what he did"

   Source in First Revelation to Badr →

2. "I have never read a book, nor do I know how to read or write. Then Jibril embraced him tightly and said, read. Muhammad, peace be upon him, replied, I do not see anything to read, nor do I read, nor do I write."

   Source in First Revelation to Badr →

3. "Read, Gabriel said. The Prophet replied, trembling, I have never read a book, nor do I know how to read or write. Gabriel embraced him tightly, then released him, and said, Read. He repeated this, seating him on a mat that resembled a carpet, beautiful like pearls"

   Source in First Revelation to Badr →

Volume 2 — From the Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "among the Arabs to read it and he read it as he read the Quran. When asked about its contents he said it contained histories affairs and future events. The dead man was buried in one of 13 graves dug during the day to prevent"

   Source in Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia →

2. "Torah. As they read from it, they concealed the verse about stoning. Abdullah Ibn Suriyya placed his hand over the verse and read what was before and after it. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, instructed him, Lift your hand,"

   Source in Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia →

3. "He said, Yes. The prophet asked, Do you read the Gospel? He said, Yes. The prophet then asked, And the Quran? He said, No. The prophet, peace be upon him, said, Then by what do you read the Torah and the Gospel?"

   Source in Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia →

The Prophets of Bani Israil

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "who then summoned Kab to have it translated into Arabic. Abu al-Aliya was among the first Arabs to read it, and he read it as he would read the Quran. Curious about its contents, Abu al-Aliya was asked what was in it."

   Source in The Story of Prophets of Bani Israil →

Book 39: The Book of Contemplation

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. ""Does man not consider that We created him from a drop of fluid? Yet behold, he is a manifest adversary," and He says, "Indeed, We created man from a mixed drop, then He mentioned how He made the drop into a clot, and the clot into a lump, and the lump became bones."

   Source in The Book of Contemplation →

2. "Woe to those who read it and do not reflect upon it!" Al-Awza'i was asked about the culmination of reflection, and he said, "To read and comprehend them." Muhammad ibn Wasi' recounted that Abu Dhar spent his days in contemplation."

   Source in The Book of Contemplation →

Book 25: Condemnation of Rancor and Envy

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Some of his anger subsided, and he was given the second paper, which read: "Have mercy on those on earth, and the One in heaven will have mercy on you. He was given the third, which read: "Take people by Allah's rights, for nothing can sustain them except that."

   Source in Rancor and Envy →

Book 10: The Mysteries of Regular Divisions

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "In his dream, he saw a maiden, as beautiful as one could imagine, holding a letter. She said, "Can you read? I replied, "Yes," and she handed me the letter, which read: "Have pleasures and desires distracted you from the fair and lovely ones in Paradise?"

   Source in Arrangement of Litanies →

Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "When she became desperate, she sent a crone who confronted him on his way to the mosque, holding a sealed letter. As he passed, she asked if he could read it to her. He agreed, and as he opened the letter, she asked if he could read it to her son's wife"

   Source in Volume One →

2. "with them which she was sorting. We greeted her. Among my companions was a reciter who read the Quran in the Egyptian manner beautifully and melodiously. He read it, then she ordered"

   Source in Volume One →

Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "with a camel. During my stay in this town, I had a dream one night in which someone said to me, O Muhammad ibn Battuta, why do you not read Surah Yasin every day? From that day forward, I have not ceased to read it every day, whether traveling or at"

   Source in Volume Two →

Yusha, al-Khidr & Ilyas

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "And it has been read as, Peace be upon the family of Yassin, meaning upon the family of Muhammad. And Ibn Masud and others read, Peace be upon Idrisin. And it was conveyed from him through Ishaq, from Ubaidah ibn Rabi'ah, from Ibn Masud"

   Source in The Story of Yusha, Khidr & Ilyas →

Volume 1 — From Creation to Mūsā

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "Those who read, Peace be upon the family of Yassin, refer to the family of Muhammad, Ibn Masud and others read, Peace be upon Idrassin. It is reported via Ishaq from Ubaidah Ibn Rabi'ah that Ibn Masud said Ilyas is Idrass,"

   Source in From Creation to Mūsā →

The Story of Musa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "God said, That is the nation of Ahmed. Moses said, O my Lord, I find in the tablets a nation whose scriptures are in their chests, they read it, whereas those before them used to read their books by sight, and when they"

   Source in The Story of Musa →

Book 27: Condemnation of Miserliness and Love of Wealth

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Man found the wood read the verse and summoned the poet After hearing the verse man ordered ten bags of coins for him Later man read the verse again and gave the poet another hundred thousand dirhams"

   Source in Miserliness and Wealth →

Book 4: The Book of Prayer

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "allowing the follower to read the Fatiha aloud during this pause to be able to listen to the imam thereafter. The follower does not read the surah aloud unless unable to hear the imam’s voice."

   Source in The Book of Prayer →

The Story of Isa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "unfolds according to their nature, like the saying, and the earth becomes a desolate place. And the saying, we created the drop into a clot, then created the clot into a lump of flesh,"

   Source in The Story of Isa →

Book 40: The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Whenever you wish to understand the description of Paradise, read the Quran, for there is no explanation beyond the explanation of Allah the Exalted. Read from his saying, For those"

   Source in The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife →

Volume One

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "It was revealed for us to read with contemplation, to ponder with insight, to find happiness through remembrance, and to carry it in the best of its forms and meanings. We affirm its truth and strive to uphold its commands and prohibitions, reaping the fruits of its beneficial knowledge that leads to اللّٰه, the Exalted, from its trees, and the fragrant wisdom from its gardens and flowers."

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Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

Ibn Kathir · Timeless Classics

1. "and he took the letter and tore it to pieces before he had read it, and he wrote to his governor over Yemen, whose name was Badhan: "To proceed: when this letter of mine reaches you, dispatch two commanders from among your men to this man in the land of the Arabs who claims to be a prophet, and send him to me in irons." And when the letter came to Badhan,"

   Source in Abu Bakr al-Siddiq →

Ayyuhā al-Walad — O Beloved Son

Imam al-Ghazali · Timeless Classics

1. "Third, when you read or study knowledge, it should be knowledge that rectifies your heart and purifies your soul; as if you knew that your life would not extend beyond a week, you would necessarily not occupy yourself with the knowledge of jurisprudence, disputes, principles, and the like, because you know that these sciences will not benefit you."

   Source in Ayyuhā al-Walad →