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

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "I have been brought out from the land of wine and intoxicants to the land of misery. and hunger? We replied, You know best. He said, I only came to this city waiting for the emergence of a prophet whose time has come. This city is his place of migration,"

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2. "He said, O my Lord, command this city to respond to me. Allah revealed to the city, O ruined city, respond to Jesus. The city called out to him, My beloved, what do you want from me? He asked about its trees,"

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3. "similar to this one in truthfulness and trustworthiness the messenger of Allah peace be upon him said a man bought a piece of land from another man and found in the land a jar containing gold the man who bought the land said to the"

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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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Volume Two

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "for. This is like someone leaving a city; their travel path becomes a barrier between the city they were in and the city they intend to reach. Degrees of Uprightness The First Degree: Uprightness in Striving for Moderation"

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2. "It's like a traveler approaching a city; once they see it, the path becomes clear and illuminated, leading directly to the city. Before seeing the city, they might have been uncertain or doubtful,"

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Book 1: The Book of Knowledge

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "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 the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him."

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Volume 1

Imam al-Dhahabī · Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalā

1. "The land does not work for anyone. Work as if you see, and count yourself among the dead." Abu al-Darda invited Salman to come to the sacred land. Salman replied, "The land does not sanctify anyone;"

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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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Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

Ibn Kathir · Timeless Classics

1. "They sent the fifth to the Trusting One, may God be pleased with him, with one of the commanders, namely Arfaja, who then returned to his companions. As for Mahra: when they had finished with Oman, as we have related, Ikrima marched with the people to the land of Mahra, with the armies that were with him and those that had been joined to them, until he burst in upon Mahra in their own country."

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Volume 1 — From Creation to Mūsā

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "the Holy Land with a stone's throw. Had he entered it, he would not have asked for this. But since he was with his people in the desert and his time of death approached, peace be upon him, he wished to be closer to the land to which he had emigrated and urged his people"

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2. "any daughter. Motivated by these offers, the two young men conspired within their tribe and seven more joined them, making them nine, as mentioned in Allah Almighty's words. And there were in the city nine family heads, causing corruption in the land and not reforming."

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3. "says in Surah Al-A'raf. And remember when He made you successors after Ad and settled you in the land, taking from its plains palaces and carving out of the mountains homes. So remember the favors of Allah and do not cause corruption in the land, spreading disorder."

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Book 7: The Mysteries of Pilgrimage

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "O Allah, I am Your servant, and the land is Your land, the sanctuary is Your sanctuary, and the house is Your house. I have come seeking Your mercy and asking You as one in desperate need, fearful of Your punishment, hoping for Your mercy, and seeking Your pleasure.""

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2. "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, except in the Sacred Mosque, and likewise for other deeds."

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Al-Kabā'ir — The Major Sins

Imam al-Dhahabī · Timeless Classics

1. "sides. Ibn Abbas explained that, or that they be exiled from the land, means the Imam may declare the person's blood to be shed, allowing anyone to kill them if encountered. For those captured, exile from the land means imprisonment, as being confined prevents them"

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