Al-Anbiyāʾ

24 passages reference this surah

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Volume Three

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "People were in great confusion, and the prophets brought clarity and revealed it. People were in great ignorance, and the prophets brought certainty and dispelled it. People were in great disbelief, and the prophets brought guidance and nullified it."

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Volume Two

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "For the saints, these are honors, while for the prophets, they are signs. The honors of the saints do not contradict the miracles of the prophets, as they are proofs of the prophets and evidence of their truthfulness."

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2. "it is an honor; and it serves as a sign of victory, instilling fear in the hearts of enemies during battle. The honors of the saints are derived from the miracles of the prophets, as they attain them through the prophets and by following them."

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Volume One

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "Chapter: The Second Level: The Level of Revelation Specific to the Prophets اللّٰه the Almighty said, "Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O مُحَمَّد], as We revealed to نُوح and the prophets after him." And He also said, "It is not for any human being that اللّٰه should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a veil." In this verse, revelation is made a category of communication, and in the verse from النِّسَاء, it is made a counterpart to direct communication."

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Volume 1 — From Creation to Mūsā

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "We will speak about the Arab clans, tribes, and families from the time of Ismail, peace be upon him, to the era of the messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and grant him peace. This will be after we conclude the accounts of the prophets of the Israelites up to the time of Jesus, son of Mary, the last of their prophets, and the verifier of their prophecies."

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2. "who came after them. This serves as proof against all people regarding the truth of what the prophets brought. Allah delivered those who followed the prophets and warned them about the day of judgment, the day of calling, when people will call each other"

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3. "in 35 places, including 15 in Al-Baqarah alone. He is one of the five resolute prophets specifically mentioned by name in the verses of Al-Ahzab and Ashura. As Allah says in Surah Al-Ahzab, And mention, O Muhammad, when We took from the prophets"

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Book 32: Patience and Gratitude

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Their elevated rank is due to their noble nature, and through them, Allah has improved the prophets, peace be upon them, who are the most honorable creation on earth. After the angels come the prophets, who are themselves virtuous, and God has guided the rest of creation through them, completing His wisdom."

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2. "The highest of them is our Prophet Muhammad, may blessings and peace be upon him, through whom Allah completed the religion and sealed the prophets. After them are the scholars, the inheritors of the prophets, who are righteous and have reformed others."

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Book 4: The Book of Prayer

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Some of the predecessors believed that there is nothing better than prophets, followed by scholars, and then the praying imams. This is because they stand before Allah Almighty and His creation—prophets with prophethood, scholars with knowledge, and imams with the pillar of religion, which is prayer."

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Book 34: Poverty and Asceticism

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "The hadith of Abu Sa’id al-Khudri mentions, "The prophets were tried with poverty, finding nothing but a cloak. This is part of a longer narration where he said, "I entered upon the Prophet while he was enduring fever," and it continues to describe how some prophets were even afflicted with lice."

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Book 25: Condemnation of Rancor and Envy

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "likening an angry person to a fierce dog or a savage beast. The calm and composed, those who abstain from anger, emulate prophets, saints, scholars, and wise people. One should choose whether to resemble dogs, beasts, and the lowest of people or to emulate scholars and prophets in their habits,"

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Book 31: The Book of Repentance

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Do not let reports of David’s weeping and lamentations lead you to doubt this understanding, for comparing oneself to the prophets is a greatly flawed reasoning. Prophets may descend in word and deed to levels appropriate for their communities, for they were sent for their guidance,"

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2. "as even the prophets did not remain free from it, as mentioned in the Quran and hadith concerning the prophets' mistakes, repentance, and tears over their transgressions. If, at times, an individual avoids sin with his limbs, he may still harbor thoughts of sin in his heart."

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Book 2: The Book of Belief

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Chapter 2: Prophethood Prophethood is a key aspect of Islamic belief. Prophets are chosen by Allah to guide humanity. They convey His message and exemplify righteous living. The Quran mentions many prophets, including Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, peace be upon them all."

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Book 9: The Mysteries of Supplication

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Why did you give them permission? Such was your status with Him that He sent you as the last of the Prophets, while mentioning you among the first of them, saying: 'And [remember] when We took from the Prophets their covenant, and from you and from Noah and Ibrahim [etc.]."

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

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, Among my brothers from the prophets, there were eight thousand prophets, then Isa, and then I came. Yazid al-Rakashi is weak. Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr al-Ismaili narrated from Muhammad ibn Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah, who narrated"

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2. "Prophets. It is a declaration to them and among them of his message in the latter times. He is the most honored of the Messengers and the Seal of the Prophets. He has clarified his matter, revealed his news, and made known his secret, and he has exalted his glory,"

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3. "the glad tidings of Jesus, who is the seal of the prophets of the children of Israel. This indicates that those prophets who came between them also gave glad tidings of him. In the highest assembly, his matter was well known and mentioned even before the creation"

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Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "of seven hundred prophets, while some claim seventy thousand. Outside the city is the ancient cemetery, which is the burial ground of prophets and pious ones. At its edge near the gardens is a low-lying land overcome by water, said to be the burial site of seventy"

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Book 30: The Condemnation of Self-Delusion

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "knowledge, and intellect. These are the prophets, saints, and scholars. However, some people, driven by desires and unwilling to abandon temptations, deny the Hereafter and falsify the prophets, much like ignorant individuals arguing against medical consensus."

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Book 33: Fear and Hope

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "This happens to me five times a day." It is narrated from Jesus, peace be upon him, that he said, "O disciples, you fear sins, while we, the prophets, fear disbelief." It is narrated in the stories of the prophets that a prophet complained to Allah of hunger,"

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The Story of Isa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "be upon him, and the prophets are brothers, sons of different mothers. Between me and Jesus, there is no prophet. Ahmad narrated from Abu Hurairah about the prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said, the prophets are paternal"

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The Prophets of Bani Israil

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. A group of the prophets of the children of Israel and Daniel, peace be upon them. From the book, Stories of the Prophets, by Imam Ibn Kathir, Chapter, mentioning a group"

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