Al-Layl

24 passages reference this surah

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Book 8: The Mysteries of Qur'an Recitation

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "to Al-Ma'idah, on Saturday night with Al-An'am to Hud, on Sunday night with Yusuf to Maryam, on Monday night with Taha to Al-Naml, on Tuesday night with Al-Ankabut to Sa'd, and on Wednesday night with Al-Zumar to Al-Rahman, concluding on Thursday night."

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2. "beginning of the day and night are met with a completion. Indeed, the angels, peace be upon them, will send blessings upon him if his completion is at night until morning, and if it is during the day until evening, thus covering both day and night with blessings. Regarding the"

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Book 10: The Mysteries of Regular Divisions

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Badr occurred. Ibn al-Zubayr said this night is Laylat al-Qadr. As for the other nine nights, the first night of Muharram, the night of Ashura, the first night of Rajab, the night of its middle, and the night of the twenty-seventh, known as"

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2. "for Observance and the Virtue of Night Vigilance and the Time between the Two-Night Prayers and the Division of the Night The Virtue of Observing the Time between the Two-Night Prayers"

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3. "before or after, and awoke for the rest of the night. In a narration of Al-Bukhari, when the third portion of the night remained, he sat and glanced at the sky. In Abu Dawood, he stood until a third or half of the night had passed, then awoke."

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Book 7: The Mysteries of Pilgrimage

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "at night. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, Journey in the early part of the night, because the earth is traversed during the night in a way it is not during the day. It is also recommended to reduce sleep at night to ensure vigilance."

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2. "From al-Bukhari, through the narration of ibn Abbas, righteousness is not in haste. At Muzdalifah, one must spend the night as part of the rites, and whoever leaves there during the first half of the night without staying the night must offer a sacrifice."

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3. "a sitting in between. After completing the tawaf, the pilgrim returns to Mina to spend the night and perform the stoning. This night in Mina is known as the night of settling, as people remain in Mina the following day and do not depart. On the"

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Book 38: The Book of Self-Examination and Self-Reckoning

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "this is the day I die and would not eat until night fell. At night, she would say, this is the night I die and prayed until dawn. Abu Sulayman al-Darani shared an experience. I spent a night with Rabiya."

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2. "He replied, Mother, I am more aware of what I have done to myself. Amir ibn Abdullah was asked how he endured the wakefulness of night and the thirst of sunny days. He said, I shift my daytime food to the night and my night sleep to the day,"

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3. "Whoever fears, the consequence travels by night, and at dawn the people praise their night journey. A companion of Amir ibn al-Khaiz said, I accompanied Amir ibn al-Khaiz for four months and never saw him sleep by night or day."

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Book 4: The Book of Prayer

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "except on the day and night of Jumu'ah. During the Maghrib prayer on the night of Jumu'ah, he would recite, Say, O you disbelievers, and say, He is Allah, who is One. In the Isha prayer on the night of Jumu'ah, he would recite Surat al-Jumu'ah and al-Munafiqun."

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2. "On the twenty-sixth night, the moon rises at dawn, and on the twelfth night, dawn rises with the moon setting. This is generally the case, although there can be variations. Learning the lunar phases is important for understanding the measures of time at night"

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3. "are the night and day of Friday. On the night of Saturday, Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, whoever performs twelve Raqqats on the night of Saturday between Maghrib"

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Book 12: Book of Marriage

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "which is why he promised paradise. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, shared an experience from his night journey. One night, while I was led on my night journey, I saw a palace in paradise with a maiden in its courtyard. I asked, Whose palace is this?"

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Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "He spent the night with Tughay Khatun and sent word to me saying, Tonight, I will spend the night at your place. The advice is to gather the emirs and armies. When he sneaks up to the fortress for the night, you can seize him, and God will handle"

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2. "Afterward, they remain in remembrance until a third of the night has passed. Then, they disperse, returning in the early third of the night to the mosque to perform night prayers until dawn,"

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3. "O Hassan, your mother weeps for you and longs to see you. She was one of Allah's righteous servants. Would you like to see her? Hassan replied, Yes, but I have no power to do so. The man said, Let us meet here on the coming night, God willing. On the following night,"

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Book 28: Condemnation of Status and Showing Off

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "due to witnessing others. Know that a man may find himself in a place with people engaged in night prayers, or some may pray the entire night or part of it. In his own home, he may not have the practice of praying at night, but sees them and is"

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Book 17: Etiquettes of Travel

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "advised not to stop until the sun has warmed the day. This follows the sunnah, and most travel should occur at night. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, Rely on traveling at night, for the earth is traversed at night, in a way it is not"

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Book 34: Poverty and Asceticism

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "and he kept turning over the whole night. In the morning he told her, Bring back the old cloak and remove this bed from me, as it kept me awake at night. Similarly, five or six dinars came to him at night, and he would keep them overnight"

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Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "about half a man's height, where fires were lit at night. Slaves and footmen kept watch, each carrying a bundle of thin reeds. If any infidels attacked the camp at night, they would light their bundles, turning night"

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Book 32: Patience and Gratitude

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "night in prayer and did not engage with each other. On the second night, we said the same, and we prayed throughout the night. For seventy or eighty years we have been like this every"

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The Story of Musa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "Does your Lord sleep? He said fear Allah his Lord the Almighty called to Moses O Musa they asked you if your Lord sleeps take two glass bottles in your hands and stay up the night Musa did so when a third of the night had passed he was overcome by drowsiness and fell to his knees"

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