Al-Qalam

24 passages reference this surah

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "The pen replied, have you forgotten what you saw in the realm of dominion and testimony and what you heard from the pen when you asked it? It referred you to the hand. He replied, I have not forgotten that. The pen said, my answer is like that of the answer you heard,"

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

2. "He found the pen being moved within its grasp and the pen's excuse was revealed to him. He asked the right hand about its nature and its movement of the pen. The response was, my answer is like what you heard from the right hand you saw in the realm of testimony."

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

3. "If it weren't for the pen, I would not have been saved. This is ignorance, for the pen has no power of its own and is merely an instrument in the writer's hand. The wise person recognizes this and thanks the writer, not the pen."

   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. "made a cause for the inscription of knowledge in human hearts. As God Almighty says, He who taught by the pen taught man what he did not know. God's pen does not resemble the pen of His creation,"

   Source in The Book of the Wonders of the Heart →

2. "just as His attributes do not resemble the attributes of His creation. Thus, His pen is neither reed nor wood, just as He is neither substance nor accident. The comparison between the inner insight and outward sight is accurate in these respects,"

   Source in The Book of the Wonders of the Heart →

3. "impossibilities and possibilities. Theoretical sciences are not yet present, but they are possible and near to being acquired, similar to a writer who knows the inkwell, pen, and letters, but not yet composite writing."

   Source in The Book of the Wonders of the Heart →

The Prophets of Bani Israil

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "them when they were disputing. They cast their recognizable pens, and a young boy picked one, which was Zechariah's pen. They cast lots a second time, throwing their pens into the river, and Zechariah's pen flowed"

   Source in The Story of Prophets of Bani Israil →

Book 25: Condemnation of Rancor and Envy

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "does not become angry with any of his creation, seeing them as tools in his dominion, like a pen in the hand of a writer. If a king decrees someone's execution, he does not become angry at the pen, so he does"

   Source in Rancor and Envy →

Book 1: The Book of Knowledge

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "If it were given intelligence, watching the line of ink gradually forming on a piece of paper and believing it to be the act of the pen, without looking further to the fingers, then the hand, then the will moving the hand, then the capable, willing writer, and finally"

   Source in The Book of Knowledge →

2. "like a pen in the hand of a scribe, then he has attained certainty in the second sense, which is the realization that follows from the first certainty. When it becomes clear that the sun, stars, inanimate objects, plants, animals, and all"

   Source in The Book of Knowledge →

3. "Take knowledge wherever it is found, and do not accept what jurists say about one another, for they are envious of one another as billy goats are envious in their pen. Arrogance is another trait to be wary of."

   Source in The Book of Knowledge →

Book 39: The Book of Contemplation

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "asserting it is crafted by a knowledgeable, capable, willing, and articulate human being, yet when you look at the divine inscriptions marvelously engraved on the pages of my face by the divine pen, whose essence, movement, and connection with the place it inscribes"

   Source in The Book of Contemplation →

2. "So how is this engraving more astonishing than witnessing it done with a pen creating a wondrous image? If you saw it once or twice, you would learn it. But can you learn this kind of engraving and imagery that envelops the droplet, affecting"

   Source in The Book of Contemplation →

The Story of Idris

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "as noted by several genealogists. Idris was the first among the descendants of Adam to be granted prophethood after Adam and Seth, peace be upon them. Ibn Ishaq mentioned that Idris was the first to write with a pen and lived for 308 years"

   Source in The Story of Idris → Play in preview

Book 33: Fear and Hope

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "would meet him with forgiveness nearly equaling the earth. It is mentioned in the Hadith that the angel lifts the pen from the servant who commits a sin for six hours. If he repents and asks for forgiveness, it is not written against him."

   Source in Fear & Hope →

2. "Similarly, attention to the eternal decree signed with the pen is higher than looking at what will manifest in the hereafter. To this the prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, alluded when he was on the pulpit"

   Source in Fear & Hope →

3. "Me, the Hadith continues. The Hadith, The angel raises the pen from the servant for six hours if he sins, and if he repents and seeks forgiveness, it is not recorded against him, says, and in another"

   Source in Fear & Hope →

Book 24: Evils of the Tongue

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "if I were given such-and-such. Slander through writing is akin to using the pen as one of the two tongues. When a specific individual is mentioned and their words are belittled in writing, it constitutes slander, unless there is a"

   Source in Evils of the Tongue →

2. "It is also narrated that Al-Rabi Ibn Kuthaym did not speak of worldly matters for 20 years. When he would awaken he would place an inkwell a piece of paper and a pen nearby. Everything he spoke throughout the day"

   Source in Evils of the Tongue →

Book 32: Patience and Gratitude

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "However, realizing that the instruments are merely ascribed to the king's will, akin to the king's writing with a pen upon paper, does not engender joy or gratitude towards them, aside from acknowledging them as tools of the king."

   Source in Patience & Gratitude →

Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "of great significance, unlike any others I have seen, except for the harbors of Qalam and Calicut in India, the Unbelievers Harbor in Sordag in Turkey, and the Zeytun Harbor in China, which will be discussed later."

   Source in Volume One →

Book 40: The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "pen in this book and in all our writings. We seek his forgiveness for words not matched by our actions, for any knowledge and insight into the religion of Allah that we claimed and displayed while falling short."

   Source in The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife →

Book 3: The Book of Purification

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "tooth stick on their ears. This was recorded by al-Khatib and authenticated by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi, noting that Zayd ibn Khalid would attend prayers with his tooth stick on his ear in place of a pen."

   Source in The Book of Purification →

Book 27: Condemnation of Miserliness and Love of Wealth

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "instead of honor. The hadith, Two ravenous wolves, unleashed in a sheep pen, are not more destructive than the love of wealth and fame in a man's religion, was reported by al-Tirmidhi and al-Nasai in"

   Source in Miserliness and Wealth →