Surah 045 · Makkah

Al-Jāthiyah

الجاثية

"The Kneeling"

All creation kneeling — in awe or in despair — on the Day.

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13 passages reference this surah

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Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics

"Surah Al-Jathiya 45:13, he said: In everything is a name from His names, and the name of everything is from His name, the Exalted. You are among His names, attributes, and actions, inwardly by His power and outwardly by His wisdom, manifest by His attributes and hidden by His essence, veiling the essence with attributes, and the attributes with actions,"

Source in Futūḥ al-Ghayb →

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

"Then she turned around and returned to her original kneeling place, where she knelt again. After that, she shook herself and settled down, and the Messenger of Allah dismounted. Abu Ayyub Khalid ibn Zayd carried his belongings and placed them in his house, and the Messenger"

Source in First Revelation to Badr →
"be safe from showing off. On the day of Badr, Uqba ibn Rabi'ah remarked to his companions about the companions of the prophet, peace be upon him, saying, Do you not see them kneeling on their knees like"

Source in First Revelation to Badr →

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

"Among the scholars of Hadith, it is stated that one should sit on their legs, kneeling, with only the tips of the toes and the knees touching the ground. As for wrapping oneself, the preferred opinion among scholars is that one should wrap themselves in their garment,"

Source in The Book of Prayer →

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

"Since the majority are not free from either of the two, Allah Almighty said: "And there is none of you but will pass over it; this is a decree which must be accomplished. Then We shall save those who feared Allah and leave the wrongdoers within it, kneeling.""

Source in Repentance →

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

"with spiritual insight have observed him as a dog crouching on a corpse, inviting people to it, representing the world. This resembles observing his true form, for the heart must reflect some reality from the face that encounters the world of"

Source in The Book of the Wonders of the Heart →

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

"I manage it skillfully by moving away from traces, gathering stones, facing the breezeweed, turning my back to the wind, crouching like a gazelle, and stooping like an ostrich. The breezeweed is a fragrant plant in the desert,"

Source in The Book of Purification →
"and crouching here means balancing on the balls of one's feet, while stooping refers to raising the rump. It is permissible for a person to urinate close to his companion while shielding from his view."

Source in The Book of Purification →

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

"As it has been said, There is none among you who will not pass over it. This is a decree from your Lord which must be fulfilled. Then we will save those who feared Allah and leave the wrongdoers crouching in it."

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

"I saw a man from my community kneeling, with a barrier between him and Allah. Then his good character came and ushered him to Allah, the Exalted." Anas also reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said:"

Source in The Book of Disciplining the Soul →

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

"Even if entry itself is not sinful, bowing, kneeling, or standing in service means honoring the oppressor for his authority, an instrument of his tyranny, and humility towards an oppressor is sinful."

Source in The Lawful and the Unlawful →

Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics

"I saw a man from my community kneeling on his knees, separated from God Almighty by a veil, until his good character came and took him by the hand, bringing him into the presence of God Almighty."

Source in The Wholesome Rain →

Imam al-Ghazali · The Beginning of Guidance

"O Allah, Possessor of firm connection and wise command, I ask you for safety on the day of threat and paradise on the day of eternity with the close observers, the kneeling worshippers,"

Source in Beginning of Guidance →

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