Al-Qamar

24 passages reference this surah

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Book 1: The Book of Knowledge

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "The first is calculative, as the Quran states, The sun and the moon run on a fixed reckoning, and we have set the moon in fixed positions until it returns like the old twig. The second type relates to judgments, where conclusions are drawn from causes, similar"

   Source in The Book of Knowledge →

Book 4: The Book of Prayer

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "On the twenty-sixth night, the moon rises at dawn, and on the twelfth night, dawn rises with the moon setting. This is generally the case, although there can be variations. Learning the lunar phases is important for understanding the measures of time at night"

   Source in The Book of Prayer →

2. "Observing this at its onset can be challenging unless one learns the phases of the moon or knows how its rising correlates with visible stars. On two nights of the month, the moon rises with the dawn."

   Source in The Book of Prayer →

Hud, Salih & the Destroyed Nations

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "Of his signs are the night and the day and the Sun and the moon Do not prostrate to the Sun or to the moon but prostrate to Allah who created them if you worship him Therefore he said when he saw the Sun rising. He said this is my Lord. This is greater"

   Source in The Story of Hud & Salih →

2. "Surah Fusilat, And as for Thamud, we guided them, but they preferred blindness over guidance. So the thunderbolt of humiliating punishment seized them for what they used to earn, and we saved those who believed and used to fear Allah. And he, exalted, says in Surah Al-Qamar,"

   Source in The Story of Hud & Salih →

Book 13: Etiquettes of Earning and Living

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "for his family, and showing kindness to his neighbor, will meet Allah with his face like the full moon on the night of the full moon. One day, the Prophet, peace be upon him, was with his companions when they saw a young"

   Source in Etiquettes of Earning and Living →

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "He replied, do you encounter any difficulty in seeing the moon on a full moon night? This immense bliss is free from blemish and disturbance, without an overseer or competitor, and without fear of it ceasing."

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

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Day, adorned with the garment of divine favor, heading towards endless joy and happiness? Imagine the elation and brightness filling your heart and face, gleaming like the moon on a full moon night."

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

2. "Him privately as one of you converses with the moon on a full moon night and says, O son of Adam, what has deceived you concerning me? O son of Adam, what have you done with what you knew?"

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

3. "Ibn Abbas described a day when the earth will change dramatically. Its trees, mountains, and valleys will disappear, and it will be stretched out like tanned leather, becoming a white land like silver, untouched by blood or sin. The heavens will lose their sun, moon,"

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

Book 32: Patience and Gratitude

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "moistening property of the moon by exposing your head to it at night, and it will overcome your head with moisture commonly referred to as a cold. Just as it moistens your head, it moistens the fruit as well. We will not prolong on matters beyond comprehensive detailing,"

   Source in Patience & Gratitude →

2. "occur without water, air, the sun, the moon, and the stars, which relate to the celestial spheres upon which they depend. These spheres do not complete their movements without the heavenly angels who animate them. This chain continues back to more distant causes, which"

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3. "exist without the eye, the eye without the head, the head without the entire body, the body without sustenance, and sustenance without water, earth, air, rain, clouds, sun, and moon. All these depend on the heavens, which in turn depend on the angels, for everything"

   Source in Patience & Gratitude →

Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "its honorable sites is the cave where Ibrahim, peace be upon him, was born. It is a narrow, elongated cave with a large mosque overhead and a high minaret. From this cave, Ibrahim saw the stars, moon, and sun, as mentioned in the holy book. Behind the cave is his station"

   Source in Volume One →

2. "When the moon of Ramadan appears, drums and trumpets are sounded at the emir of Mecca's presence. The Haram mosque is celebrated by renewing carpets and adding many candles and torches, brightening it with splendor. The imams, being Shafis, Hanbalis, Hanafis, and Zaidis,"

   Source in Volume One →

3. "notably the fascinating apricots called Qamar al-Din, with almonds within their seeds. These are dried and exported to Egyptian lands where they are considered a delicacy. The city boasts fresh, sweet, cold-water springs, particularly refreshing in summer. We stayed"

   Source in Volume One →

The Story of Adam

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "When Adam, peace be upon him, passed away on a Friday, angels came with embalming spices and a shroud from paradise. They consoled his son and successor, Seth, peace be upon him. Ibn Ishaq mentioned that the sun and the moon were eclipsed for seven days without light."

   Source in The Story of Adam →

2. "the moon was worshipped, except through analogy. Iblis compared himself to Adam, considering himself more noble, and thus refused to prostrate to Adam, despite the command given to him and the other angels. When a clear text is present, analogy is invalid. Moreover,"

   Source in The Story of Adam →

Book 2: The Book of Belief

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "seal of the prophets, abrogating what came before of the laws of Jews, Christians, and Sabians, and supported him with evident miracles and clear signs, such as the splitting of the moon, the glorification of the pebbles, and speaking of the mute animals. Also, water"

   Source in The Book of Belief →

Book 9: The Mysteries of Supplication

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "al-Tirmidhi from Abu Bakr, and by Abu Dawud from Abu Malik al-Ashari with a good chain. Lastly, the hadith, O Allah, creator of dawn and the one who makes the night a repose, and the sun and the moon as reckoners, I ask You for the good of this day and its goodness,"

   Source in Invocations & Supplications →

Book 26: Condemnation of the World

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "my lamp is the moon, my mount are my legs, and my food and fruit are what the earth produces. I go to sleep having nothing and wake up having nothing, and there is no one on earth richer than me. Wab ibn Munabi reported that when Allah sent Moses and Aaron, peace be"

   Source in Condemnation of the World →

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "as extremely weak and false. In a hadith, it is mentioned about a poor man for whom Ali or Usama were instructed to wash and shroud him with the Prophet's cloak, stating that on the day of resurrection his face will be as bright as the full moon at night. The end"

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

The Story of Nuh

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "you that you do not attribute to Allah due grandeur while He has created you in stages? Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers and made the moon therein a reflected light and the sun a burning lamp? Allah has caused you to grow from the"

   Source in The Story of Nuh →

The Story of Isa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "child of Allah? He replied, My home is in the mosques, my fragrance is water, my seasoning is hunger, my lamp at night is the moon, my heat in winter is the sun's rays, my plants are the herbs of the earth, my clothing is wool, my innermost essence is the fear of"

   Source in The Story of Isa →