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Surah 074 · Makkah

Al-Muddaththir

المدثر

"The Cloaked One"

Number
74 of 114
Verses
56
Revealed
Makkah

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

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4 passages reference this surah

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Book 39: The Book of Contemplation
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
  1. "a person would be helpless to scratch an itch, as no other member could take their place. 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"

Book 21: The Book of the Wonders of the Heart
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
  1. "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"

The Prophets of Bani Israil
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
  1. "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"

Book 34: Poverty and Asceticism
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "a form of punishment, cloaked to conceal her unsightly secrets with the subtlety of magic and deceit. She set her snares on the paths of men, capturing them with various types of treachery and assassination."

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