Al-Ḥadīd
الحديد"The Iron"
- Number
- 57 of 114
- Verses
- 29
- Revealed
- Madinah
Iron sent down as a sign — strength given to humanity as a trust.
24 passages reference this surah
From 18 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.
Book 36: The Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy, and Contentment
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"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 of revealing a vision when its essence manifests."
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"A stranger described with strange knowledge, His heart like tablets of iron, embellished." His meanings are exalted and sublime, Invisible to all but the witness in time. He sees festivities run through each day, A thousand feasts in a single day, Joy with beloveds faraway today, But happiness for him is not delayed."
Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
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"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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"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"
Book 10: The Mysteries of Regular Divisions
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"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',"
Al-Kabā'ir — The Major Sins
Imam al-Dhahabī · Timeless Classics
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"the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, Whoever kills himself with an iron tool, then his iron tool will be in his hand, stabbing himself in his belly in the fire of hell, abiding therein forever. And whoever kills himself with"
Book 39: The Book of Contemplation
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"so too the spark of enlightenment 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 due to this light,"
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"The earth contains adjacent and diverse tracts. Look at the mountains and how precious stones come forth from them: gold, silver, turquoise, 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."
Volume 1 — From Creation to Mūsā
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"The angels were amazed by the creation of the mountains and said, O Lord, is there anything in your creation mightier than the mountains? He said, Yes, iron. They said, O Lord, is there anything mightier than iron in your creation?"
Book 28: Condemnation of Status and Showing Off
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"Then Allah created iron and it cut through the mountains. Then He created fire and it melted the iron. Allah then commanded the water to extinguish the fire, and He ordered the wind to stir the water."
The Wholesome Rain of Good Words
Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics
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"wearing coats of iron or breastplates of iron, which reach their chests and necks. Whenever the charitable person gives charity, it expands until it covers his fingertips and obliterates his traces,"
Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
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"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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"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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"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,"
Book 18: The Book of Listening and Ecstasy
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"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? This concept will be clarified further in the Book of Love, which will make clear that love of other than God is lacking and ignorant,"
Futūḥ al-Ghayb — Revelations of the Unseen
Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics
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"said regarding those who strayed from God's path: "But monasticism they invented; We did not prescribe it for them." Surah Al-Hadid 57:27 Then God Almighty has purified His Prophet Muhammad, God's peace and blessings be upon him and his family and companions, and absolved him from falsehood and lies, saying:"
Book 26: Condemnation of the World
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"These crafts require tools and instruments, leading to the need for three additional types of crafts: carpentry, ironworking, and curiery. Carpentry involves working with wood, ironworking involves working with metals like iron, copper, and tin, and curiery involves working with animal hides."
Book 19: The Book of Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"declaring it as sound in its chain, and mentioned in the previous chapter. The hadith "The best jihad is a word of truth before a tyrannical ruler" was mentioned previously. The hadith describes 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, as a person with strength akin to iron,"
Book 32: Patience and Gratitude
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"Reflect on the number of these actions we have mentioned, those we haven't, the number 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."
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"However, ceramic and iron do not suffice for the purpose intended for currency. If this is not revealed to someone, it is revealed through divine translation, and it is said: whoever drinks from a vessel of gold or silver is like one who drags the fire of Hell in his belly."
Book 1: The Book of Knowledge
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "The differences in my ummah are a mercy. 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."
Book 35: The Book of Divine Unity and Trust in God
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"no tablet except iron or wood, no writing except with ink, and no lamp except from fire. He heard talk of the tablet, the lamp, the line, and the pen but saw none of it. The pen responded, "If you have spoken truthfully, your provisions are meager, and your vessel weak."
Volume 3 — The Sīrah: From the First Revelation to Badr
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"it would reach him. Indeed, I only honor those who honor me, and I only humiliate those who disregard my command. Then I will command the heavens during that time, so they will be like a plate of iron upon them, and I will command the earth so it will become a wasteland"
Volume 2 — From the Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"howling of wolves, after the light of the lamp, the smoke of fire, after companionship, loneliness and desolation. Then I will surely replace their women with shackles and chains, and with necklaces of pearls and rubies, iron chains, and with the colors of perfumes and"
Books referenced
The Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy, and Contentment
Imam al-Ghazali · 4h 57m
Volume One
Ibn Battuta · 13h 3m
Arrangement of Litanies
Imam al-Ghazali · 2h 40m
The Major Sins
Imam al-Dhahabī · 7h 28m
The Book of Contemplation
Imam al-Ghazali · 1h 44m
From Creation to Mūsā
Ibn Kathir · 18h 8m
Status & Showing Off
Imam al-Ghazali · 3h 42m
The Wholesome Rain
Ibn al-Qayyim · 6h 28m