Al-Inshiqāq
الانشقاق"The Splitting"
- Number
- 84 of 114
- Verses
- 25
- Revealed
- Makkah
The sky split — obeying the Lord, as it must.
11 passages reference this surah
From 6 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
Ibn Kathir · Timeless Classics
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"We prayed that the seas be cloven for us, and there came to us … A wonder greater than the splitting of the seas of old. Sayf ibn Umar al-Tamimi has mentioned that there was with the Muslims, at these scenes and sights which they beheld of the affair of al-Ala and of the marvels God wrought at his hands, a man of the people of Hajar, a monk,"
The Garden of the Gnostics
Imam al-Nawawī · Timeless Classics
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"accompany a declared claim. Chapter On the Miracles of the Saints and Their Gifts – Part 2 Halves Some scholars have argued that miracles attributed to prophets cannot be assumed to occur for saints. They believe it is impossible for events like the splitting of the sea,"
Book 2: The Book of Belief
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"as the Seal of the Prophets, abrogating what came before of the laws of Jews, Christians, and Sabians, and supported him with evident miracles and clear signs, such as the splitting of the moon, the glorification of the pebbles, and speaking of the mute animals."
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"Also, water sprang from between his fingers. Among his evident signs with which he challenged all the Arabs is the Great Qur'an. The hadith of the splitting of the moon is agreed upon from the hadiths of Anas, Ibn Mas'ud, and Ibn Abbas."
Volume 3 — The Sīrah: From the First Revelation to Badr
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"for residence while it was permitted for travelers to pray two units as it had been previously. Thus there would be no ambiguity at all and Allah knows best. Chapter the splitting of the moon during the time of the Prophet Muhammad peace"
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"between them. Ibn Abbas reported the moon split into two halves one half went away and one half remained. Ibn Masud confirmed indeed I saw it. Chapter the splitting of the moon Mount Hira stands between the two halves of the moon and"
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"moon split into two halves and the people observed it. Chapter the splitting of the moon the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said bear witness. It is narrated that Ibn Masud said the moon split while we were with the Messenger"
Volume Two
Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn
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"concerning matters of the hereafter and its details, paradise and hell, and what precedes that: the path, the balance, the reckoning, and what precedes that: the splitting and cleaving of the sky, the scattering of the stars,"
Volume 2 — From the Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"the signs of a mighty, rewarding, and punishing Lord. Among them is the splitting of the moon when it shone, illuminating the heads of the darkened trees. And among them is the gushing of water between his fingers"
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"including the splitting of his chest, the sewing up, and placing the seal between his shoulders. He said, It was as if I were witnessing the matter directly. Then Ibn Asakir narrated from Ubayy ibn Kab similarly."
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"during which his grandfather visited him annually. After experiencing the splitting of his chest among them, Halima returned him to his family. He stayed with his mother until he was eight years old,"
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