Surah 015 · Makkah

Al-Ḥijr

الحجر

"The Rocky Tract"

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24 passages reference this surah

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Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

"of the Honorable Ka'bah beneath the water spout and its opposing wall of the Hijr, on a level line, measures forty spans. The Hijr has two entrances, one between the Iraqi corner and itself, six cubits wide, which is the area left out by the Quraysh when they rebuilt"

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"niche of the Imam of the Shafi'i school in the designated area. News of the Hijr and the area of circumambulation. The perimeter of the wall of the Hijr measures twenty-nine footsteps, or ninety-four spans within the circle. It is constructed with"

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"Rainwater collects here in certain years, though it may dry up in others. On the fifth day of their departure from Tabuk, they reach the well of al-Hijr, the settlement of Thamud. Though abundant in water, no one drinks from it, even in great thirst, following the example"

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Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

"The obligatory part, after fulfilling the conditions of prayer, is to complete seven circuits around the House, starting at the Black Stone, with the House on the left, inside the mosque and outside the House, not on the Shadherwan or in the Hijr, maintaining continuity without unnecessary separation."

Source in The Mysteries of Pilgrimage →

Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics

""And worship your Lord until certainty comes to you." Surah Al-Hijr 15:99 God, the Almighty, commanded His Prophet Muhammad, God's peace and blessings be upon him and his family and companions, to worship, which is the opposition of the self, because all acts of worship are rejected by the self,"

Source in Futūḥ al-Ghayb →
"God Almighty said: "Indeed, it is We who sent down the Reminder, and indeed, We will be its guardian." Surah Al-Hijr 15:9, and He, the Mighty and Majestic, said: "Thus it was, that We might avert from him evil and immorality. Indeed, he was of Our chosen servants." Surah Yusuf 12:24."

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""And worship your Lord until certainty comes to you." Surah Al-Hijr 15:99 It is said that this does not indicate that nor lead to it. Rather, God is more generous, and His friend is more honored by Him than to place him in a state of deficiency or ugliness in His law and religion."

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Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

"Ibn Ishaq noted that during the Prophet's time, the Ka'bah was 18 cubits high and covered with fine cloth. Later, it was adorned with brocade, first by al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf. The Hijr, six or seven cubits from the direction of Sham, was excluded from the construction"

Source in Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia →
"I did not do that because I was the leader of my people. I sat down and said, I saw last night while I was sleeping in the hijr as if a tree was growing whose top reached the heavens and its branches stretched to the east and the"

Source in Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia →
"corner, Banu Makhzum and several Quraysh tribes joined together. The back of the Kaaba belonged to Banu Juma and Sam. The section of the Hijr was for Banu Abd al-Dar, Banu Asad, and Banu Adi, known as Al-Hatim. The people feared"

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Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

"of al-Hijr, he advised, Do not ask for signs as the people of Salih did. There was a she camel that would come from one valley and leave from another. She would drink their water one day, and they would drink her milk the next. But they hamstrung her, and a shriek"

Source in From Creation to Mūsā →
"though they had never prospered therein, away with Madian as Tamud was taken away. And he said in Al-Hijr after the story of the people of Lot also, Indeed the companions of the thicket were wrongdoers, so we took vengeance upon them, and they are indeed on"

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"hard clay. Indeed in that are signs for those who discern, and indeed it is on a continual road. Indeed, in that is a sign for the believers. From Surah Al-Hijr. For those who observe with insight, these events show how Allah changed those lands"

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Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

"Umair replied, Cursed be this sword! Did it benefit me at all? The Prophet said, Tell me the truth, what have you come for? Umair said, I have come only for that. The Prophet said, Rather, you sat with Safwan ibn Umayyah in the Hijr, and you both mentioned"

Source in First Revelation to Badr →
"mentioned, Then I awoke, and behold, I was in al-Hijr. This suggests a transition from one state to another, being described as awakening. This is further illustrated in the narration of Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, when the"

Source in First Revelation to Badr →
"heart did not sleep. He concluded with, then I awoke and found myself in the Hijr, indicating that this was a dream. Other narrations suggest that the Isra occurred while awake, with some claiming there were four Isra events and some"

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Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

"who wronged were seized by the blast, and they became lifeless in their homes, as though they had never dwelled there. Indeed, Thamud denied their Lord. Indeed, away with Thamud! Allah, exalted be He, says in Surat al-Hijr, And certainly did"

Source in The Story of Hud & Salih →
"the companions of the Hijr deny the messengers. And we gave them our signs, but they were from them turning away. And they hewed out of the mountains, houses feeling secure. But the shout seized them by morning, so they could not avail from"

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"through his son Shem. They were Arabs of the original stock, residing in Al-Hijr, located between Hijaz and Tabuk. The messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by their land on his way to Tabuk with his companions. The"

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Imam al-Dhahabī · Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalā

"This hadith is considered weak and not authentic. Abdullah ibn Abdul Quddus is abandoned. In some parts, he was followed by Al-Thawri and Sharik, but he exaggerated and corrupted the hadith, mentioning Mecca and the Hijr,"

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"and her family had embraced Islam. She told me, "The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, sits in the Hijr with his companions. When the bird of Mecca chirps, they disperse at dawn." So,"

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Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

"deliberated over this. The prophet Ishmael, prophet of Allah, was buried in Al-Hijr, beside his mother Hajr. His age at the time of his death was 137 years. It is narrated from Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz that he said,"

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Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

"When asked why he did not look at them, he replied, "Allah has forbidden me from that," and then recited: "Do not extend your eyes to that which We have given enjoyment of... from Surah Al-Hijr."

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Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

"have recently left ignorance, or he said disbelief, I would have spent the treasures of the Kaaba in the way of Allah, lowered its door to ground level, and included the Hijr within it."

Source in The Story of Ibrahim →

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