Al-Kāfirūn

24 passages reference this surah

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Book 32: Patience and Gratitude

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "The response was, You are impatient for rain, while I am impatient for stones. If you wonder how you can rejoice when you see others whose sins are greater than yours but who have not been afflicted as you have, even the disbelievers, know that for the disbelievers"

   Source in Patience & Gratitude →

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 →

2. "The disbelievers will then say, What benefit has your Islam brought you when you are with us in the fire? The Muslims will respond, We had sins we were taken for. Allah the Almighty will hear what they said and will order that those in the fire from the people of the Qibla be brought out."

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

3. "but he will not die. If they beg for relief, they will be given water like molten brass, which will scald their faces. What a wretched drink and a terrible resting place. Consider their food, which is the zakum tree. Allah the Exalted has said, then indeed you disbelievers,"

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

Book 18: The Book of Listening and Ecstasy

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Mocking disbelievers and heretical people is permissible. Hasan ibn Thabit, may Allah be pleased with him, used to defend the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, by satirizing the disbelievers, and he was instructed by"

   Source in The Book of Listening and Ecstasy →

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"

   Source in Volume Two →

2. "during battles to protect rowers from arrows and stones. I boarded the Jaqar, which carried fifty archers and fifty Habashi soldiers, leaders of this sea, deterring Indian thieves and their disbelievers. After two days, we reached the empty island of Bairam, pronounced"

   Source in Volume Two →

3. "with an open ba, still ya, and open ra. Situated four miles from the coast, we descended and drew water from its basin. Its desolation resulted from Muslims conquering it from the disbelievers, leaving it uninhabited. The mentioned king of merchants intended to rebuild"

   Source in Volume Two →

Book 25: Condemnation of Rancor and Envy

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "stern and ardent, saying, Strong against disbelievers, merciful among themselves, and said to his Prophet, peace be upon him, strive against the disbelievers and the hypocrites, and be stern with them."

   Source in Rancor and Envy →

2. "to disbelief after you have believed out of envy from themselves. The envious desire cannot come to pass. If you wish for blessings to vanish from others due to envy, it is as though you wish for the blessing of faith to be taken away due to the envy of disbelievers."

   Source in Rancor and Envy →

Book 30: The Condemnation of Self-Delusion

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Let's present two examples of deception regarding Allah, one from the disbelievers and one from the disobedient. As for the deception of disbelievers about Allah, an example is when some say within"

   Source in Self-Delusion →

The Story of Nuh

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "the companions was apparent and evident. Thus, when the Prophet, peace be upon him, intended to write a decree appointing his successor but refrained, he said, Allah and the believers refuse any but Abu Bakr. The disbelievers among the people of Noah said to him and to those"

   Source in The Story of Nuh →

Book 14: The Lawful and the Unlawful

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "jewelers, dyers, and craftsmen, despite lying and immorality being prevalent among them, or even among disbelievers of the people of the Book. This is specifically for oppressors who consume the wealth of orphans and the impoverished and harm Muslims, those who obliterate"

   Source in The Lawful and the Unlawful →

The Story of Isa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "of others. They said, When Jesus, son of Mary, was sent and came to them with clear proof, the hypocrites and disbelievers from the children of Israel marveled at Him and mocked Him, saying, What did so-and-so eat last night, and what did he store in his home? He informed"

   Source in The Story of Isa →

2. "These are the successful, the rewarded, the supported, and the victorious. Whoever opposes them in any of these aspects are the disbelievers, the misguided, the ignorant. The exalted, the great, the wise, the all-knowing, has warned them with his words, So woe to"

   Source in The Story of Isa →

Book 24: Evils of the Tongue

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "from Ibn Umar and by Muslim from Abu Sa'id. The saying, Indeed in poetry there is wisdom, is referred to in other contexts relating to knowledge and the ethics of listening. Hassan was instructed to satirize the disbelievers with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon"

   Source in Evils of the Tongue →

Book 7: The Mysteries of Pilgrimage

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "The third section concerns leaving the house. When intending to leave, perform two rakahs of prayer. In the first, after al-Fatiha, recite, Say, O Disbelievers, and in the second, al-Ikhlas. Upon completion, raise your hands and sincerely supplicate God with a pure and"

   Source in The Mysteries of Pilgrimage →

Book 9: The Mysteries of Supplication

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Noah called against his people, saying, My Lord, do not leave upon the earth any of the disbelievers remaining, and if you had called against us like that, we would have perished. Your back was wounded, your face was bloodied, and your tooth was broken, yet you refused"

   Source in Invocations & Supplications →

The Story of Ibrahim

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "which was the main city of that region at the time. Its people were wicked, disbelievers, and corrupt. God Almighty revealed to Abraham the friend and commanded him to extend his gaze and look to the north, south, east, and west. He gave him glad tidings that all this"

   Source in The Story of Ibrahim →

The Story of Musa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "In the scriptures of the People of the Book, there is no mention of their reluctance to fight, but it is noted that Joshua was prepared by Moses to battle a group of disbelievers. Moses, Aaron, and Hur sat atop a hill, and whenever Moses raised his staff, Joshua would"

   Source in The Story of Musa →

Book 2: The Book of Belief

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "in Allah and his messengers, they are the truthful ones. They interpret these to mean that only disbelievers will enter the fire, as suggested by the verse, None shall burn therein but the most wretched who denies and turns away. However, this interpretation lacks"

   Source in The Book of Belief →

Book 29: Condemnation of Pride and Conceit

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "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, and he fears for himself. He realizes that he who does not mind depriving without wrongdoing and gives without means"

   Source in Pride & Conceit →

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "upon him, went out for the battle of Tabuk, he said, In Medina there are people such that we have not crossed a valley nor walked on ground which angers the disbelievers, nor have we spent any expenditure or experienced hardship except that they shared with us in"

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

The Prophets of Bani Israil

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "have made Hell a prison for the disbelievers. Wahab ibn Munabbi said that Allah revealed to a prophet among the Israelites named Jeremiah when sins appeared among them. Stand in the midst of your people and inform them that they have hearts but do not understand,"

   Source in The Story of Prophets of Bani Israil →