Al-Ḥāqqah

24 passages reference this surah

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "On the reality of death and what the deceased encounters in the grave until the blowing of the trumpet. Clarifying the reality of death. Be aware that there are many misconceptions about the reality of death. Some people believe"

   Source in The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife →

2. "world is a dream, the hereafter a reality, and the interval between them is death. We are in the midst of confusing dreams. Peace. Another wrote to his brother, Mourning for this world is long, and death is near to man, with each diminishing him, and affliction"

   Source in The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife →

Book 12: Book of Marriage

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "He dislikes death, and I dislike displeasing Him, yet it is inevitable. His saying, Yet it is inevitable, indicates the precedence of will and decree, as mentioned in His words, We have decreed death among you, and who created death and life?"

   Source in Etiquette of Marriage →

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "But you have veiled with what you have manifested. How could one recognize what is hidden by sight? The Explanation of Longing for Allah, the Exalted Understand that denying the reality of love for God means denying the reality of longing,"

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

2. "weak of intellect and heart imagine, that loving Allah in reality is impossible. Rather, it is discovered that the truth necessitates that no one should be loved other than Allah. Now consider the first cause, the love a person has for their own self, existence, perfection,"

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

3. "love him, was narrated by Abu Mansur al-Daylami in Musnad al-Firdaws. It comes from the hadith of Mu'adh ibn Jabal, though it has a weak and disconnected chain of transmission. It has been noted that the heart's love for a benefactor is inevitable and cannot be resisted."

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

Book 37: The Book of Intention, Sincerity, and Truthfulness

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "and they have ends and realities. The truly honest one is he who attains their reality. When something prevails and its reality is complete, the person is called truthful in that, as we say, he is truthful in battle."

   Source in The Book of Intention, Sincerity, and Truthfulness →

2. "The Reality of Intention and Its Meaning. In this chapter, Explanation of the Virtue of Intention. Explanation of the Reality of Intention. Explanation of how intention is better than action."

   Source in The Book of Intention, Sincerity, and Truthfulness → Play in preview

Book 30: The Condemnation of Self-Delusion

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "of delusion and explaining its reality and essence. Explaining the Condemnation of Delusion, Its Reality, and Examples Know that Allah's words, So do not let the life of the world deceive you, nor let the"

   Source in Self-Delusion →

Book 21: The Book of the Wonders of the Heart

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "them called grasping, so too is knowledge the connection of a concept to the heart. While the reality exists and the heart exists, knowledge comes into being through the truth's presence within the heart. Similarly, a sword and a hand exist, but the act of grasping isn't named"

   Source in The Book of the Wonders of the Heart →

Book 32: Patience and Gratitude

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "from which creation and origination issue. Creation is then divided into different sections and specific attributes, and the source of these divisions is another attribute, called will. This term, however, falls short of indicating the reality of that attribute and its true"

   Source in Patience & Gratitude →

Book 31: The Book of Repentance

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Leaving this world is inevitable. What is the measure of one's existence in this world compared to their non-existence eternally? Consider how one rushes to leave their pleasures based on the words of a non-Muslim without any miracle supporting his medicine. One should"

   Source in Repentance →

2. "unless divine laws, which do not yield to change, are altered. Thus anyone who reaches adulthood as a disbeliever or ignorant must repent from his ignorance and disbelief. If he grows up as a Muslim due to his parents, yet remains heedless of the reality of his"

   Source in Repentance →

3. "beasts assembled around him. Some who had wronged him apologized, but he said, I do not blame you for what you did before, nor do I praise you for your apologies now. This was a matter decreed by heaven, inevitable. Narrated in Israelite traditions is the story"

   Source in Repentance →

Book 22: The Book of Disciplining the Soul

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Faith is not just about inner thoughts or merely uttering the testimony without sincerity and truthfulness. This is like someone who claims a jewel is better than a pebble but only knows the word for jewel, not its reality. Such a person, accustomed to the pebble, may"

   Source in The Book of Disciplining the Soul →

2. "This will become clear through explaining the virtue of good character, understanding the reality of good character, the possibility of changing character through discipline, the means to attain good character, methods to refine character and discipline the soul,"

   Source in The Book of Disciplining the Soul →

Book 8: The Mysteries of Qur'an Recitation

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "God is the Punisher. If God stirs them to fight, what then is the meaning of ordering them to fight? The reality of this is drawn from a profound ocean of the unveiled sciences not explained by mere interpretation. Instead, one must understand how actions are related"

   Source in Qur'an Recitation →

2. "warnings, threats, covenants, and oaths in the Quran, and consider your own shortcomings in fulfilling its commands and prohibitions. This reflection leads to inevitable sorrow and weeping. If one is not moved to sorrow and weeping as the pure-hearted are, let him"

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Book 13: Etiquettes of Earning and Living

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "and those whose consequences are the most commendable in the hereafter. Muadh ibn Jabal, may Allah be pleased with him, offered this advice, It is inevitable that you will have your portion in this world, and you are in greater need of your portion of the hereafter."

   Source in Etiquettes of Earning and Living →

Book 26: Condemnation of the World

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "had not revealed its reality or given examples, the world itself would awaken the sleeper and alert the heedless. So how is it when Allah, exalted, has cautioned about it and admonished within it? It holds no value with Allah, since he has disregarded it since its"

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Book 34: Poverty and Asceticism

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Ibn Abi al-Hawari continued, ìYet I have heard that he inherited twenty dinars from his father and spent them over twenty years. How was he an ascetic while holding on to dinars?î Abu Sulayman explained, ìHe intended to achieve the reality of asceticism, by which"

   Source in Poverty & Asceticism →

Book 27: Condemnation of Miserliness and Love of Wealth

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "he buys praise with his wealth. Praise is delightful and sought in itself, yet true generosity is giving without expectation of return. This is the reality, and such generosity is only conceivable from Allah the Exalted. For as for humans, the term generosity is"

   Source in Miserliness and Wealth →

Book 1: The Book of Knowledge

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Some see all as parables with the reality that what Allah prepared for his righteous servants is what no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no heart has imagined, and all creation has are the attributes and names. Others believe some are symbolic, while others"

   Source in The Book of Knowledge →

Book 2: The Book of Belief

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "So the wording is one of hesitation and weakening of the statement, and its meaning is the inevitable weakening of the statement's implications, which is self-praise. By this interpretation, if asked about a reproachful attribute, it would not be appropriate to"

   Source in The Book of Belief →