Surah 074 · Makkah

Al-Muddaththir

المدثر

"The Cloaked One"

The cloaked one called to warn — the start of a long message.

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5 passages reference this surah

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Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

"The outward aspect of the world appeared to him as a beautiful woman, swaying and scheming, but its inner truth was revealed as an ugly hag made of the clay of disgrace, molded into a form of punishment, cloaked to conceal her unsightly secrets with the subtlety of magic and deceit."

Source in Poverty & Asceticism → Play in preview

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

"evil. Thus, the Satan cloaked in desires only commands good. When worldly pursuits dominate the heart, driven by whims, Satan finds a way to whisper. Conversely, when the heart turns to the remembrance of Allah, Satan departs and the angel approaches"

Source in The Book of the Wonders of the Heart →

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

"which indicates the ignorance of its owner, even though it is cloaked in humility, submission, and self-deprecation. There is also the story of الشِّبْلِيّ. When his son passed away, he entered the bathhouse and completely shaved his beard."

Source in Volume Three →

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

"with opinion will go astray along with the wisdom of the wise. Then I shall establish over them a harsh, oppressive tyrant cloaked in awe, from whose heart I will strip both compassion and mercy. I have sworn that he shall be followed by"

Source in The Story of Prophets of Bani Israil →

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

"The hand is guided to the site of an itch, even during sleep or heedlessness, without needing to search. All of this was created from a drop of fluid within the womb, cloaked in three layers of darkness."

Source in The Book of Contemplation →

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