Al-Qāriʿah

24 passages reference this surah

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Book 31: The Book of Repentance

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "you have indeed suffered a manifest loss, and if you spend it in disobedience, you have been grievously destroyed. If you do not cry over this disobedience, it is due to your ignorance, and your calamity by your ignorance is greater than any other calamity. Yet ignorance"

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2. "eternally decreed. This is what is meant by the statement of the Prophet, peace be upon him. Calamity is assigned to the Prophets, then the Saints, then the most exemplary. Do not think that calamity is like the tribulation of Job, peace be"

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3. "is a calamity whose afflicted do not realize its severity. Sleep's heedlessness conceals it, and people are asleep until they die and awaken. Then, every bankrupt will realize their bankruptcy, every afflicted their affliction, and people are relieved from amending it."

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Book 32: Patience and Gratitude

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "And he, peace be upon him, said, No servant is afflicted with a calamity and responds as Allah has commanded, saying, Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to him we will return. O Allah, reward me in my calamity and grant me something better than it,"

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2. "One who does not believe that the reward of the calamity is greater than the calamity itself cannot conceive gratitude for the misfortune. This was exemplified when an Arab offered condolences to Ibn Abbas upon his father's passing, saying,"

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3. "Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said, No servant ever swallowed two draughts more beloved to Allah than a draught of anger, restrained with forbearance, and a draught of calamity, to which a man"

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "reward or punishment, as they would not accept it and would dislike it. Death and sheer nonexistence are only cherished when faced with the agonies of life. Whenever afflicted by calamity, the beloved is the removal of that calamity."

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

2. "Then wish for death, if you are truthful. The man responded, But the Prophet, peace be upon him, said, Let none of you wish for death. Al-Buwaiti replied, He only said this in the context of a calamity, for acceptance of God's decree is better than"

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Book 19: The Book of Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "placed in the scales of others while the bad deeds of others are added to your own, calamity upon calamity, darkness upon darkness. So heed my advice and take heed of my admonition."

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "with him. It was as if people had never faced calamity before that day. Some said we fear for him, while others said there is no harm. He was brought some drink, mixed with dates, and drank it, but it came out from his wound. Then he was given milk, which also came out"

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2. "Consider the gravity of your situation on that day. Will you hear, I covered your sins in the world and I forgive them for you today, leading to great rejoicing and happiness? Or will it be said, Take this evil servant, shackle him and throw him into hell, a calamity"

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3. "where its inhabitants never die, calamity never befalls those nearby, and change never touches its people. How can one find comfort in a world destined for ruin and rejoice in a life that is less than this eternal abode? By God, if only this world offered the safety"

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Book 28: Condemnation of Status and Showing Off

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "eyes and thus be safe from the calamity of status. This is not permissible for one who is followed as an example, for it weakens religion in the hearts of believers. For one who is not followed, it is not permissible to engage in prohibited actions for this purpose,"

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2. "This too is rooted in a transient power that does not deserve happiness. Instead, the praiser's admiration should trouble you, and you should despise and be angered by it, as reported from the pious predecessors, since the calamity of praise"

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The Story of Nuh

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "carry therein two of every pair, and your family, except those against whom the decree has already proceeded and those who believe, and none believed with him, except a few. This command was for Noah to carry two of every pair when calamity struck. The people of the"

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Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "daily for a ruling. People go to the assembly except on Fridays, as it is their day of rest, during which they clean themselves and relax. May God protect us from calamity. He had a brother named Masoud Khan, whose mother was the daughter of Sultan Alauddin."

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Book 29: Condemnation of Pride and Conceit

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "affects a person unless he is self-admiring in his opinion and ignorance, for he does not listen to those who are knowledgeable and accuses them. Thus, Allah has imposed upon him a calamity that will destroy him while he perceives it as a blessing. How then"

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Book 33: Fear and Hope

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "by analogy or assumption is impossible, let alone by investigation and certainty. This is what breaks the hearts of the knowers, for the greatest calamity is the dependence of your affair on the will of one who does not care for you, if he destroys you, for"

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Book 1: The Book of Knowledge

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "as it is the way of contemplation, a path for scholars and the righteous. The meaning of contemplation is to transfer from what is mentioned to something else, not confining it to one thing, as when an intelligent person observes a calamity befalling"

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The Story of Isa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "tremendous day. They also differed in the transmission of the Gospels into four statements involving increase, decrease, distortion, and alteration. Then, 300 years after Christ, there occurred the greatest calamity and catastrophe when the four"

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Book 38: The Book of Self-Examination and Self-Reckoning

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Would you think that because the calamity is widespread, it becomes acceptable, or would you leave their company, deem them foolish for their actions, and take precautions against what has befallen you? If you avoid conforming to them, fearing"

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Hud, Salih & the Destroyed Nations

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "In Surik-Tarabat, he, the exalted, said, Aqu-Ad denied. So how was my punishment and my warnings? Indeed, we sent upon them a screaming wind, on a day of continuous calamity. It plucked the people as if they were trunks of uprooted palm trees."

   Source in The Story of Hud & Salih →

Book 23: The Book of Breaking the Two Desires

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "This is the balance between the two, and Allah knows best. Statement on the calamity of ostentation affecting those who abandon desires and reduce food. Know that two great afflictions, worse than consuming desires, befall those who forsake"

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Book 26: Condemnation of the World

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "you slaves. Store your treasure with the one who does not lose it, for the world's treasurer fears calamity, but the one with Allah's treasure does not. He, peace and blessings be upon him, said, O Disciples, I have overturned the world for"

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