Al-Qadr

24 passages reference this surah

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Book 36: The Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy, and Contentment

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "The entire earth is but a speck compared to the universe, and all earthly power is but dust from that speck. Even so, that dust is from God's bounty and enabling. Therefore, it is impossible to love a servant of God for his power and not love God more for his supreme power."

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2. "Now consider the power of all creation compared to the power of God, the Almighty. Even the strongest individuals, those with the widest dominion and greatest force, have limited power."

   Source in The Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy, and Contentment →

3. "than visual observation, that light is brought about by Allah's power precisely due to the occurrence of confrontation between the sun and dense bodies, just as the light, eye, shape and form of the sun also obtain purely from Allah's power."

   Source in The Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy, and Contentment →

Book 14: The Lawful and the Unlawful

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "all current governments invalid, we would annul all benefits and squander the principle in pursuit of profit. Now governance only follows power. He who has pledged allegiance by those with power becomes the caliph. If someone seizes power while remaining obedient"

   Source in The Lawful and the Unlawful →

Book 2: The Book of Belief

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "The metaphor of fingers conveys power as it deeply impresses upon our understanding of perfect power. An example of metaphorical reference to divine power is Allah's saying, our word to anything when we intend it"

   Source in The Book of Belief →

2. "opposite and what has no opposite could have emanated before or after? Since power equally applies to opposites and times, a will must direct power to one of the possible objects of power."

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3. "apparent attributes for general understanding, such as knowledge and power, which people comprehend through a kind of analogy to their own knowledge and power. If he had mentioned any of his attributes that are incomparable with those of creation, they would not have"

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Book 35: The Book of Divine Unity and Trust in God

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Language in reference to God relies on metaphoric usage, and delving into this topic is neither suitable for this science nor brief enough. If you ask, do you say that knowledge gives birth to will, will gives birth to power, and power gives birth to movement, and that each subsequent event arises from what precedes it?"

   Source in The Book of Divine Unity and Trust in God →

2. "them of this through indication and habit. Ultimately, there is no power or strength except through the agent. However, this phrase does not complete its meaning regarding the agent, for they are not the creator of strength and power, but rather the one who makes them"

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3. "with His full care, compassion, and mercy, recognizing that nothing surpasses His power, knowledge, care, and mercy, your heart will undoubtedly rely solely on Him. It will not turn to anyone else, neither to yourself nor your own power and strength, as there is no"

   Source in The Book of Divine Unity and Trust in God →

Book 21: The Book of the Wonders of the Heart

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "heart, which is the center of its dominion like a king. The imaginative power at the forefront of the brain acts as a messenger that gathers sensory information. The memorizing power at the back of the brain acts as his treasurer. The tongue functions as his interpreter,"

   Source in The Book of the Wonders of the Heart →

2. "and the innate nature of the intellect in it is similar to the power of sight in the eye. The power of vision is a subtle quality that is lost in blindness and is found in seeing, even if one closes their eyes or is enveloped by night."

   Source in The Book of the Wonders of the Heart →

Book 32: Patience and Gratitude

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "essence, just as the term power does. Actions that issue from the attribute of power are divided into those that reach their ultimate end, which is the culmination of its wisdom, and those that stop short of this end. Each has a relation to the attribute of will due"

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2. "grasp the light of the sun, not due to its ambiguity, but due to their weak eyesight, those whose sight was opened to notice its majesty borrowed expressions from the world to describe it. They called it power, and thus we speak of an attribute known as power"

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3. "in lawful pleasure. True honor lies in the power that action reveals, as deeds aim at internal states. This power of heart varies with the strength of certainty and faith, indicating that what shows greater faith is undoubtedly superior."

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Book 22: The Book of Disciplining the Soul

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "is termed chastity. If the power of anger inclines beyond moderation towards excess, it is called recklessness, and if it inclines towards weakness and deficiency, it is called cowardice and languor. If the power of desire leans towards excess, it is termed greed,"

   Source in The Book of Disciplining the Soul →

Book 9: The Mysteries of Supplication

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "قوة إلا بالله. There is no might and no power except with Allah. This is agreed upon. The hadith of Abu Hurairah tells us about a powerful saying from the treasures of Paradise found beneath the throne. There is no power or strength except through Allah. When one"

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Book 25: Condemnation of Rancor and Envy

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "release him. Second, one should instill fear of Allah's punishment, considering that Allah's power over him is greater than his power over this person. If one exacts his anger upon him, he might not be safe from Allah unleashing his wrath upon him on the Day of"

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Book 29: Condemnation of Pride and Conceit

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "and that is to consider that the action arose from your power. But from where does your power come? The action cannot exist without your existence, your action, your will, and all causes for your action, and all of that is from God Almighty, not from you."

   Source in Pride & Conceit →

Book 34: Poverty and Asceticism

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "In the fourth level, one abstains from knowledge, power, dinars, dirhams, and prestige. Although there are many types of wealth, they are encompassed by dinars and dirhams. Although there are many causes of prestige, they return to knowledge and power."

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Book 6: The Book of Fasting

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "weakness of the forces so that the heart becomes pure. This makes night prayers and devotions easier, allowing one to gaze upon the dominion of the heavens. Laylat al-Qadr, the night of decree, is when something of the dominion is unveiled, as"

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2. "intending to engage in worship more intensively. This is particularly due to the presence of Laylat al-Qadr, the night of decree, which is most likely on odd nights, especially the 21st, 23rd, 25th, and 27th nights. Continuity in such"

   Source in The Book of Fasting →

Book 4: The Book of Prayer

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "to Laylat al-Qadr, where efforts are intensified to observe it. It is also said that it shifts within the hours of Friday, like the shifting of Laylat al-Qadr, and this is more likely having a secret not fitting the science of transactions."

   Source in The Book of Prayer →

Book 31: The Book of Repentance

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "for his allies it grieves them and as for his foes it deceives them. He also wrote to one of his officials, you have the power to oppress the servants, so if you are resolved to wrong someone, remember Allah's power over you, know"

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