Al-Ḥadīd

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. "there, and the rock has two finely made lattices encasing it, the innermost of which is made of masterfully crafted iron, and the outer one of wood. In the dome hangs a large iron shield, claimed by some to be the shield of Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib, may God be pleased"

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2. "iron tip. A hole is made in the nut for the iron tip, extracting the inner contents. The grated content is mixed with water to resemble white milk in appearance and taste and used as a condiment. To produce oil, mature nuts"

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3. "dome is in the center of the courtyard, small and octagonal, made of remarkable, tightly joined marble. It stands on four pure marble columns, with an iron base beneath, featuring a copper pipe that sprays water upward, then bends like a silver rod, known as the water"

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Book 10: The Mysteries of Regular Divisions

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Hadith on the virtue of five verses from the beginning of Surah Al-Hadid. It is mentioned that Ali said, If you wish to ask Allah for something, recite the first five verses of Surah Al-Hadid up to all knowing of what is within the breasts, and from the"

   Source in Arrangement of Litanies →

Book 32: Patience and Gratitude

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "of people involved, the tools required from iron, wood, and stone, and consider the creativity of artisans in crafting tools for farming, milling, and baking, like carpenters, blacksmiths, and others. Observe the blacksmith's need for iron,"

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2. "our minds, to extract iron from stone, and to acquire the tools for crafting them, even with a lifespan like Noah's and the most complete intellects, we would fall short of innovating such a tool alone, let alone others. Glory be to Him who"

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Book 36: The Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy, and Contentment

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "To deny this without experience is like denying the possibility of a clear image appearing on iron when shaped, cleaned, polished, and fashioned. The denier, looking at a piece of dark iron covered with rust, may deny the possibility"

   Source in The Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy, and Contentment →

2. "the Almighty says in Surah Al-Hadid, Know that the life of this world is but play and amusement and adornment and boasting among you, and rivalry in wealth and children. Following this, another instinct emerges, allowing the individual to experience the"

   Source in The Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy, and Contentment →

Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "sheathed in iron, prepared for the execution of criminals. Each elephant has a driver carrying an iron club for discipline. Each elephant bears a large hauda, capable of carrying twenty soldiers"

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2. "a sturdy wooden staff with an iron tip and an iron hook at the top. When they grow weary and cannot find a bench to rest upon, they plant their staff into the ground and hang their load from it."

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3. "appointing his son Muhammad in his stead as preacher. But orders were issued in Khadija's name. They write orders on palm leaves with a curved iron like a knife. They only write the Qurans and books of science on paper. The preacher mentions her on Friday and other times,"

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Book 28: Condemnation of Status and Showing Off

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "The angels said, Our Lord has not created anything stronger than the mountains. Then Allah created iron, and it cut through the mountains. Then He created fire, and it melted the iron."

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Book 39: The Book of Contemplation

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "is thought, which combines the two understandings like a stone and iron are combined in a specific way. This produces enlightenment as fire arises from iron, and the heart changes."

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2. "rubies, and others. Some of these are malleable under hammers, like gold, silver, copper, lead, and iron, while others are not, such as turquoise and rubies. Consider how God guided people to extract, purify, and make utensils, tools, currency,"

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Book 24: Evils of the Tongue

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "one standing and the other sitting. The standing man had an iron hook which he placed in the mouth of the sitting man and pulled until it reached his neck. Then he placed it in the other side and stretched it, and by the time he had stretched it, the other side returned"

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "its waves, while the fire boils around them like kettles. Whenever they call for destruction, boiling water is poured over their heads, melting what is in their bellies and skins. They have maces of iron that smash their foreheads, and fluids gush from their mouths"

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2. "This part does not perish with death and is unaffected by non-existence. Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir mentioned that it has reached him that the disbeliever in his grave is liable to a blind and deaf creature with an iron whip in its hand whose head is"

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3. "Mujahid. What has happened in the world and what will happen is written and inscribed upon the tablet of God, though it cannot be seen with the eye. Do not think of this tablet as being made of wood, iron, or bone, nor that the writing"

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Book 19: The Book of Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "with strength akin to iron, unwavering in his dedication to Allah, and not swayed by the reproach of any critic. His adherence to truth did not earn him many friends. It is narrated that Ali said, May Allah have mercy on Umar, he speaks the truth even when"

   Source in The Book of Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil →

Book 26: Condemnation of the World

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Carpentry involves working with wood, ironworking involves working with metals like iron, copper, and tin, and curiory involves working with animal hides. These are the primary crafts, and while individual crafts are numerous, these categories cover"

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Book 1: The Book of Knowledge

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Malik declined to travel, citing the Prophet's words, Medina is better for them if they only knew, and Medina expels its impurities as the forge expels the impurities of iron. He returned the dinars, saying, Here are your dinars just as they were."

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The Prophets of Bani Israil

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "sun. I shall crush them with various punishments. Then I will command the sky, and it will become as a plate of iron, and the earth as a block of copper. If it rains, the earth will not yield, and if it sprouts anything during that time, it"

   Source in The Story of Prophets of Bani Israil →

The Story of Musa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "Aaron prayed for him as he cast it down. I desire it to become a calf, he said. And so the contents of the pit, belongings, adornments, copper, or iron, gathered together and became a hollow calf without spirit but having a lowing sound."

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Book 18: The Book of Listening and Ecstasy

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "astonished, powers would falter, and limbs would separate. Even if hearts were made of stone and iron, upon the initial revelation of His lights, they would be crushed. How then can the bat-like eyes bear the essence of the sun's light?"

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