Al-Balad

24 passages reference this surah

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Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "city of Qus, to the city of Kena, where we visited Shaykh Al-Rahim al-Kanawi for the second time, then to the city of Hu, to the city of Ahmim, to the city of Asyut, to Manfalut, to Minya, to Al-Ashmunayn, to the city of Bani Kshayb, to the city of Bush, to the city"

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2. "We then traveled to the city of Aksaray, a splendid city in the land of Rum, Anatolia, well constructed with flowing springs and gardens all around. Three rivers cut through the city, with water running through its districts, filled with"

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3. "we arrived at the city of Herat, the largest flourishing city in Khorasan. Khorasan has four great cities, two thriving, Herat and Nishapur, and two in ruins, Balkh and Merv. Herat is a large city with abundant architecture. Its inhabitants are upright, modest, and religious,"

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Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "to record the city's destruction more than a thousand years ago. I stayed in this city with Allah al-Mulk for five days, during which he generously provided provisions before I departed to the city of Baqar with an initial Ba. It is a delightful city split by a channel"

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2. "This city lay on the bank of the greatest river, and we spent a night there as guests of its prince, who prepared two ships with furnishings for us, and sent his men to attend us. We traveled from this city, the last of China, entering the land of Kita, Transoxiana, the"

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3. "a lodge feeding travelers, supporting the poor and needy, and whose wealth continually grew. We traveled from this city to the region of Kauwi, located on a tidal inlet, the land of the disbeliever Ray Jalansi, which we will discuss. From there we traveled to the city"

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Book 31: The Book of Repentance

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Go to such and such land, there are people who worship Allah there, worship him with them and do not return to your land, for it is a land of evil. He set off and while on his way, death overtook him. The angels of mercy and the angels of punishment"

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Book 1: The Book of Knowledge

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "of yours to them, and abandon hope in getting anything from them. If you are like this, you will be safe. Hatim then traveled to another city, and the people welcomed him. He asked, O people, which city is this? They answered, the city of"

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2. "They replied, they had no palaces, they only had houses on the ground. Hatim said, O people, this is Pharaoh's city. So they seized him and took him to the ruler, saying, this foreigner claims this is Pharaoh's city. The governor asked, and"

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Hud, Salih & the Destroyed Nations

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "not born in Haran but in the land of the Chaldeans which is Babylon. They then journeyed toward the land of the Canaanites the region of Jerusalem. They settled in Haran which was part of the Chaldeans land at that time as well as"

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2. "passed away in the land of his birth the land of the Chaldeans known as Babylon. This is the widely accepted view among scholars authenticated by Ibn Asaker. He narrates that Abraham was born in Ghouta of Damascus in a village called Barzah"

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The Story of Isa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "He said, God revealed to the city, O ruined city, answer Jesus. The city called out, O my beloved Jesus, what do you wish from me? He asked, What has happened to your trees, rivers, palaces,"

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2. "various decorations. It is the well-known one today in the city of Jerusalem, referred to as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and they call it the Resurrection, meaning the place where the body of Christ will rise from. Helena also ordered that the city's refuse"

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The Story of Ibrahim

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "Lord freely and call others to him. The land he sought through migration was the land of Al-Sham, which Allah the Exalted mentioned, to the land which we have blessed for the worlds."

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2. "through it. Mention of the migration of Khalil, Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him, to Bilad al-Sham, his entry into the land of Egypt, and his settlement in the Holy Land. Allah said, So Lot believed in him, and he said, Indeed, I will emigrate to the service"

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Book 13: Etiquettes of Earning and Living

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Furthermore, the prohibition applies to a city dweller selling for a Bedouin. This involves a Bedouin arriving with provisions he wishes to sell quickly. The city dweller advises him to leave the goods with him to increase their price by waiting for the market to rise."

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The Story of Adam

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "took over, followed by his son Mahalalal, whom the Persians claim ruled over the seven regions and was the first to cut trees, build cities, and construct large fortresses. It is said that he built the city of Babylon and the city of Susa Luxa. He defeated Iblis"

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "the resurrection, barefoot, naked, and uncircumcised, to the land of assembly. This land is a level white terrain, smooth and bare, without any crookedness or elevation. There is no hill to hide behind, nor a low place to sink from sight. It is a single,"

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The Story of Musa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "are surely magicians who intend to drive you out of your land with their magic and take away your exemplary way, referring to their kingdom and way of life. They refused Moses' requests and suggested gathering the magicians of the land to defeat Moses'"

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2. "throughout the land, so do not grieve over the defiantly disobedient people. Moses reminded them of God's blessings and urged them to strive in God's way. He said, O my people, enter the holy land which God has decreed for you and do not turn"

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3. "They continued until they reached the holy land. They found a city inhabited by a formidable people with great stature and intimidating appearance, and they mentioned an astonishing matter regarding their fruits, due to their immense size."

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Book 15: Friendship and Brotherhood

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Leaving to seek knowledge is supererogatory unless one is seeking knowledge mandatory for prayer and fasting, and there is no one in your land to teach you. This is like someone accepting Islam in a land where none can teach them the laws of Islam."

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The Destroyed Nations & Yunus

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "It is widely reported by many predecessors and successors that this city was Antioch. Ibn Ishaq narrated from Ibn Abbas, Ka, Bal-Ahbar, Wahb ibn Munabbih, and others that the city had a king named Antichus, son of Antichus, who worshipped idols."

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Book 7: The Mysteries of Pilgrimage

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "as deeds there are also multiplied. He said, A prayer in my mosque is better than a thousand prayers elsewhere, except in the sacred mosque. Beyond his city is the holy land, where prayers are equivalent to five hundred prayers elsewhere,"

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