Al-ʿAlaq

24 passages reference this surah

From 16 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.

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 →

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 →

3. "holy Quran. Before her were about ten elder women and about twenty daughters embroidering garments. We greeted her, and she responded with graciousness in greeting and speaking, and our reciter read to her admiration, and she ordered kumas to be brought, and offered"

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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 →

2. "May Allah support him, holding knowledge gatherings every day after the dawn prayer, inviting leading jurists and gifted students to his noble palace's mosque, where they read before him the exegesis of the Great Qur'an, the hadith of the Prophet, peace be upon him,"

   Source in Volume Two →

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"

   Source in Rancor and Envy →

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 →

Book 39: The Book of Contemplation

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "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. He says, We have certainly created man out of clay extract."

   Source in The Book of Contemplation →

2. "and the day are signs for those of understanding. 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"

   Source in The Book of Contemplation →

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 33: Fear and Hope

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "This hadith is agreed upon from the narration of Aisha. There is also a narration that he read from Surat al-Haqqa and fainted. It is known from this story that it was read to him, indeed, we have prepared shackles"

   Source in Fear & Hope →

Book 10: The Mysteries of Regular Divisions

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "off. 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"

   Source in Arrangement of Litanies →

2. "would return and read it again. Also from the people of Medina were Abu Hazim and Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, among many others. The second level is to stand for half of the night. Many predecessors adhered to this practice, and the best method is to sleep the first"

   Source in Arrangement of Litanies →

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. "pauses briefly after the fatiha to regain breath, 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"

   Source in The Book of Prayer →

2. "It is also narrated that he, peace be upon him, would read these in the two units of Jumu'ah prayer. On the morning of Jumu'ah, he would recite Surat al-Sajdah and Surat al-Insan. Furthermore, it is recommended when entering the mosque not to sit until praying four units,"

   Source in The Book of Prayer →

3. "He performed a prayer and left out a verse in its recitation. After finishing, he asked, What did I read? The people remained silent, so he asked Ubayy ibn Ka'b. This is narrated by Muhammad ibn Nasir in Kitab al-Asalah in a mursal form, and by Abu Mansur al-Daylami"

   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 →

2. "clinging clot, and Allah created his form and proportioned his limbs, and made of him two mates, the male and the female. The creation of a human being, with all its complexities, is even more wondrous than resurrection. How can one doubt God's capability and wisdom"

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

Book 38: The Book of Self-Examination and Self-Reckoning

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Far from it! Do you think you will be left aimless? Were you not a mere sperm drop, then a clot, created and proportioned? Is not he who did so capable of resurrecting the dead? If this is within you, how unaware and ignorant you are! Reflect on your creation. From a sperm"

   Source in The Book of Self-Examination and Self-Reckoning →

Book 8: The Mysteries of Qur'an Recitation

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "with him, wore out two Mus'hafs due to his frequent reading, and many companions read from Mus'hafs, disliking a day to pass without looking at it. Some Egyptian jurists visited Al-Shafi'i, may Allah be pleased with him, in the morning, and a Mus'haf was before him."

   Source in Qur'an Recitation →

Book 35: The Book of Divine Unity and Trust in God

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "While traveling to Mecca without food, they sought refuge in a mosque. Ibrahim, sensing Hudhaifa's hunger, wrote a poem and instructed him to give it to the first person he met. The first person, a man on a mule, read the poem, wept, and gave Hudhaifa a pouch with"

   Source in The Book of Divine Unity and Trust in God →