Al-Kāfirūn

24 passages reference this surah

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Volume One

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "As اللّٰه says in سُورَة النِّسَاء: "Those who wait to see what happens to you. If you gain a victory from اللّٰه, they say, 'Were we not with you?' But if the disbelievers have a success, they say, 'Did we not gain an advantage over you, and did we not protect you from the believers?' اللّٰه will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection, and never will اللّٰه give the disbelievers over the believers a way.""

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2. "That is the assumption of those who disbelieve." The falsehood assumed by disbelievers is the absence of law, recompense, command, prohibition, reward, and punishment. اللّٰه clarifies that creation serves the purpose of التَّوْحِيد and recompense, distancing Himself from the falsehood assumed by disbelievers."

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3. "This is the view of the خَوَارِج and the مُعْتَزِلَة, who differ among themselves. The خَوَارِج say they are disbelievers because only a disbeliever remains eternally in the Fire, while the مُعْتَزِلَة say they are not disbelievers but sinners who will be eternally in the Fire, provided they do not repent."

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Volume 1 — From Creation to Mūsā

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "earth from the disbelievers an inhabitant. Indeed, if you leave them, they will mislead your servants and not beget except wicked disbelievers. Their sins were compounded by their disbelief and wickedness and with the prayer of their prophet against them. Consequently,"

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Book 32: Patience and Gratitude

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Thus, his intellect is at the mercy of his desires, like a Muslim enslaved by disbelievers, forced to tend swine and carry wine. His status with God is like that of someone who subjugates a Muslim, handing him over to the disbelievers and making him a captive."

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2. "even the disbelievers, know that for the disbelievers, something much greater is reserved. They are only given more time to accumulate sin, which will prolong their punishment. As Allah said, "We only give them respite so they may increase in sin."

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Volume Three

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "disbelievers, such as unveiling what is hidden in a person's house or what a woman carries after conception. This type of unveiling can sometimes come from Satan or the self, which is why it occurs among disbelievers, like Christians and worshippers of fire."

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2. "اللّٰه's friend is the one in need. By their reasoning, how many friends does اللّٰه have among the righteous and the wicked, even believers and disbelievers? Many of the wicked and disbelievers place all their needs, big and small,"

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3. "Toward the disbelievers, they are like a lion toward its prey. "Severe against the disbelievers, merciful among themselves." The third sign is striving in the path of اللّٰه with one's self, hands, tongue,"

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Al-Kabā'ir — The Major Sins

Imam al-Dhahabī · Timeless Classics

1. "in Me and disbelievers in the stars. Those who said, We have been given rain by such and such star, are disbelievers in Me and believers in the stars. Scholars noted that if a Muslim attributes rain to a star as the cause, they have disbelieved."

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "and some of the people of the Qibla are with them, the disbelievers will ask the Muslims, Were you not Muslims? They will reply, Yes. The disbelievers will then say, Then what did your Islam benefit you while you are with us in the fire?"

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

Volume 2 — From the Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "اُنْزُرْنَا And listen. And for the disbelievers is a painful punishment. The disbelievers would say to the Prophet, Peace be upon him, رَئِنَا, meaning, Look at us with your sight and listen to our words, intending to imply foolishness."

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Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "Their disbeliever ruler, whom we had entered with the intent of taking it, arrived, causing all the disbelievers to flee to him. The Sultan's forces were scattered in the villages and cut off from us, so the disbelievers"

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The Wholesome Rain of Good Words

Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics

1. "the attributes of the believers, the disbelievers, and the hypocrites. He described the believers with three verses, the disbelievers with two, and these people with several verses, due to the widespread trial they pose,"

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2. "grace and mercy of Allah, are believers in Me and disbelievers in the stars. But those who said, We were rained upon by such and such a star, are disbelievers in Me and believers in the stars."

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Book 30: The Condemnation of Self-Delusion

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "This is an example of the world's deception shared by both disbelievers and believers. Let's present two examples of deception regarding Allah: one from the disbelievers and one from the disobedient."

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Futūḥ al-Ghayb — Revelations of the Unseen

Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics

1. "And if you are weak in patience or agreement and satisfaction or annihilation, He, the Almighty, does not need to be reminded, for He is not unaware of you or of others. He, the Almighty, feeds the disbelievers, the hypocrites, and those who turn away from Him, so how could He forget you, O believer, monotheist, who turns to His obedience, standing by His command in the watches of the night and the edges of the day?"

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Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

Ibn Kathir · Timeless Classics

1. "There is disagreement over his own name: it is said Laqit, which is the best known; and it is said: Muhashshim, and it is said Hushaym. He was present at Badr on the side of the disbelievers and was taken captive, so his brother Amr ibn al-Rabi came to ransom him, bringing with him for the ransom a necklace that Khadija had sent along with her daughter Zaynab when Abu al-As married her."

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2. "and Mujja'a ibn Murara lay bound in fetters in the tent with Umm Tamim, the wife of Khalid. The Muslims and the disbelievers clashed, and there was a rout: the bedouin were put to flight, until the Banu Hanifa burst into the tent of Khalid ibn al-Walid and were minded to kill Umm Tamim, until Mujja'a gave her his protection and said:"

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al-Fawāʾid — Points of Benefit, Volume Two

Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics

1. "And He said concerning the disbelievers: Dead, not living. And He said: Truly you cannot make the dead hear. As for what is forbidden, the utmost it does is to bring about sickness — and life with sickness is better than death. If it be said: yet among the forbidden things there is that which occasions destruction, namely associating partners with God — the reply is:"

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2. "As for the fear His friends have of His stratagem, that is true, for they fear that He may forsake them because of their sins and offenses, so that they end in wretchedness. Their fear is of their sins, and their hope is for His mercy. His words, "Do they then feel secure from God's plan?" concern only the wicked and the disbelievers. The meaning of the verse is:"

   Source in al-Fawāʾid II →

Book 4: The Book of Prayer

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Elaborate, detail, and emphasize your prayer, seeking witness from those upon whom Allah has bestowed guidance: the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs, and the righteous. Avoid seeking witness from those with whom He is angry, such as the disbelievers and those who have strayed among the Jews, Christians, and Sabeans."

   Source in The Book of Prayer →

Book 29: Condemnation of Pride and Conceit

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "This is the steadfast treatment of the ailment of pride from the heart. Whenever this overwhelms the heart, the fear of losing this blessing keeps him from vanity over it. Indeed, he looks at the disbelievers and the immoral who have been stripped of the blessing of faith and piety without a prior sin they committed,"

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Book 16: Etiquettes of Seclusion

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "However, this argument is weak because associating with disbelievers has no benefit except inviting them to religion. When there is no hope of their response, there is no benefit. The hadith about the Prophet withdrawing from Aisha during specific months is also narrated by Abu Dawood, who accepted it as valid."

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