Al-Masad
المسد"The Palm Fibre"
- Number
- 111 of 114
- Verses
- 5
- Revealed
- Makkah
The enemy named in the Qurʾan — Abu Lahab, who was the Prophet's ﷺ uncle.
24 passages reference this surah
From 14 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.
Volume 3 — The Sīrah: From the First Revelation to Badr
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"on spotted horses, whom Abu Rafi identified as angels. This angered Abu Lahab, leading to a confrontation where Um al-Fadl defended Abu Rafi by striking Abu Lahab with a pillar. Abu Lahab, humiliated and afflicted with a fatal disease,"
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"his nephew's claims regarding Abdul Mutalib's fate. Abu Lahab asked the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, where will Abdul Mutalib enter? He replied, with his people. When Abu Lahab relayed this to Quraysh, they said, he claims that he is in the fire."
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"They praised him for maintaining family ties. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, remained unchallenged by Quraysh for several days as they feared Abu Lahab. Later, Utbah ibn Abi Mu'ayt and Abu Jahal approached Abu Lahab, questioning him about"
Volume 2 — From the Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"This occurred a year after the death of Abu Lahab, following the Battle of Badr. Abu Lahab said to Al-Abbas, I am given some relief on the day of Monday. They said this was because when Thuwaybah brought him the news of the birth of his nephew"
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"After Abu Lahab died, some of his family saw him in a terrible state. They asked him, What did you encounter? Abu Lahab replied, I have not encountered anything good since you left me, except that"
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"the enemy of Allah, Iblis, came with a flame of fire to throw it in my face. So I said, I seek refuge with Allah from you three times. Then I said, I curse you with the complete curse of Allah, and he did not delay three times. Then I"
Book 40: The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"He saw Abu Lahab in flames and asked about his condition. Abu Lahab explained that his punishment was alleviated every Monday night because he rejoiced at the birth of Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and freed a slave"
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"without me saying no. The response was, May Allah forgive you. Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib recounted his close relationship with Abu Lahab. After Abu Lahab's death, Abbas prayed for a year to see him in a dream."
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"consider this. Draw your finger close to a flame and compare it. But know that this comparison falls short, for the fire of this world is not like the fire of hell. The most intense torment in this world is through fire, which is why the punishment"
Volume 1 — From Creation to Mūsā
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"Ibn Abbas, Ikrimah, Mujahid, Al-Hassan, and others explained that a smokeless flame of fire refers to the edge of the flame, and in another narration, it is described as the purest and best part."
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"than Ali and his son, Hassan ibn Ali. fighting and handed over the matter to Muawiyah, thus extinguishing the flame of discord and calming the whirlwind of war among the Muslims. As for the rest of the people, they had no ruling authority over the nation in any matter."
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"flame of fire, and Adam was created from that which has been described to you. This was also narrated by Muslim from Muhammad ibn Rafi and Abda ibn Humaid, both from Abdur-Razzaq. There are many hadiths regarding the angels, and we have mentioned what God the Almighty"
Book 14: The Lawful and the Unlawful
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"As for not giving you a kunya, God named His prophets and saints by their first names, saying, 'O Yahya, O Isa,' but He used kunyas for His enemies, as in 'Tabbat yada Abi Lahab. As for sitting in front of you without permission, I heard the Commander of the Faithful, Ali, may God be pleased with him,"
Book 24: Evils of the Tongue
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"Umar advised that if a woman dislikes her husband, she should not tell him, as many homes are built not on love but on living together according to Islam and lineage. An-Nawwas ibn Sam‘an al-Kilabi reported that the Messenger of Allah said, “Why do I see you rushing into lies like moths into a flame?"
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"The hadith of Nawwas ibn Sam'an warns against falling into lies, stating, "Why do I see you falling into lies like moths into a flame? Every falsehood is written down... This was reported by Abu Bakr ibn Bilal in "The Noble Traits" and narrated by al-Tabarani."
Book 36: The Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy, and Contentment
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"They seek daylight, and when they see a flame at night, they think they are in a dark house and the lamp is a window from the dark house to the lit place. They continue seeking the light, hurling themselves at it, only to burn themselves, thinking each time they miss their aim."
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
Ibn Kathir · Timeless Classics
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"Imam Ahmad said: Affan related to us, saying: Ata ibn al-Sa'ib informed us, from his father, from Ali, that when the Messenger of God married him to Fatima, he sent along with her a velvet wrap, a leather cushion stuffed with palm fibre, a hand-mill, a waterskin and two jars."
The Disease and The Cure
Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics
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"anger that I sowed enmity among their descendants. I have severed their kinship ties and shed their blood, and it was through it that one of Adam's sons killed his brother. Know that anger is an ember in the heart of the son of Adam, and desire is a flame rising"
Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
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"with singers chanting ahead of them, all taking place in the month of Rajab. This stirs aspirations and awakens desires, kindling the flame of determination to undertake the pilgrimage in the hearts of those whom Allah wills among His servants, prompting"
Book 13: Etiquettes of Earning and Living
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"it is not permissible, as these benefits resemble individual grains of sesame or wheat, which cannot be sold. They are like looking in someone else's mirror, drinking from another's well, shading under their wall, or taking fire from their flame."
Book 35: The Book of Divine Unity and Trust in God
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"His heart ignited with self-directed anger as he recognized his shortcomings. It was as if the oil within the lamp of his heart was ready to illuminate even without a flame. When knowledge touched it, the oil ignited, becoming light upon light."
Al-Kabā'ir — The Major Sins
Imam al-Dhahabī · Timeless Classics
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"and if it is false, may Allah forgive you. Regarding Allah's statement, carriers of firewood, it refers to the wife of Abu Lahab who used to spread gossip. Gossip is likened to firewood because it fuels enmity, just as firewood ignites a fire."
Volume Three
Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn
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"revealing it to him and inviting him to enter the path. Ecstasy is the intense desire and strength that ignites the flame of witnessing, as previously mentioned. "Ecstasy is a provision" means it accompanies the seeker like his provisions do,"
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"flame of love. The reason for citing the verse is that اللّٰه, glorified be He, decreed the coming of مُوسَى at the time when it was most needed. The Arabs say, "So-and-so came at the right time," when someone arrives at a time of need."
Books referenced
First Revelation to Badr
Ibn Kathir · 15h 55m
Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia
Ibn Kathir · 18h 22m
The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife
Imam al-Ghazali · 7h 38m
From Creation to Mūsā
Ibn Kathir · 18h 8m
The Lawful and the Unlawful
Imam al-Ghazali · 4h 46m
Evils of the Tongue
Imam al-Ghazali · 4h 9m
The Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy, and Contentment
Imam al-Ghazali · 4h 57m
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
Ibn Kathir · 6h 10m