Al-Wāqiʿah

24 passages reference this surah

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Volume Three

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "which prefers one example over another without any preference. Thus, every event arises from it, and with each event arises another event, coinciding with it in a customary manner,"

   Source in Volume Three →

The Disease and The Cure

Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics

1. "dislike from a future event, it generates anxiety, and when it reflects on a past event, it generates sorrow. Incapacity and laziness are linked. If a person's failure to pursue goodness and success is due to lack of ability, it is incapacity, and if it is due to lack of will,"

   Source in The Disease and The Cure →

Book 12: Book of Marriage

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "He dislikes death, and I dislike displeasing Him, yet it is inevitable. His saying, Yet it is inevitable, indicates the precedence of will and decree, as mentioned in His words, We have decreed death among you, and who created death and life?"

   Source in Etiquette of Marriage →

Futūḥ al-Ghayb — Revelations of the Unseen

Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics

1. "God Almighty said: "And We will surely test you until We make evident those who strive among you and the patient, and We will test your affairs." Surah Muhammad 47:31. If you stand firm with the truth through your faith and align with His actions through your certainty, all of this by His guidance and grace, then be forever patient, aligned, and submissive to Him. Let no event occur in you or others that departs from His command and prohibition."

   Source in Futūḥ al-Ghayb →

2. "Cultivate Your Soul to Become a Garden He said, may God be pleased with him: O friend, engage in the remembrance of God at all times, for it encompasses all good. Hold fast to the rope of God, for it shields you from trials. Be prepared to accept the decrees of fate with contentment, for they are inevitable and contentment is beneficial."

   Source in Futūḥ al-Ghayb →

al-Akhlāq wa'l-Siyar — Character and Conduct

Ibn Ḥazm of Cordoba · Timeless Classics

1. "and he who took his ease, took his ease — only that they might drive away from themselves the opposites of these acts, and all other cares. In all that we have mentioned, for those who ponder it, there are inevitable worries due to the obstacles that arise, the impossibility of some, the loss of what is found, and the inability due to certain afflictions,"

   Source in Character and Conduct →

Volume One

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "This is the state of the sincere monotheist who does not associate anything with اللّٰه. Any sin, desire, or doubt that comes near this light is burned away. The sky of his faith is guarded by stars from every thief of his good deeds, so the thief cannot take anything except by surprise and negligence, which is inevitable for humans."

   Source in Volume One →

2. "They gather their resolve and intention for the journey of migration to اللّٰه, knowing with certainty that it is inevitable. They prepare for this journey, gathering provisions for the day of return, freeing themselves from the obstacles of the journey, and cutting off the ties that prevent them from setting out."

   Source in Volume One →

3. "If one escapes this, there remains one inevitable obstacle. If anyone could escape it, it would have been the messengers of اللّٰه and His prophets. This is the obstacle of the adversary's forces inflicting harm, whether by hand, tongue, or heart, according to one's rank in goodness."

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Book 28: Condemnation of Status and Showing Off

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "This is a struggle all worshippers face, as a child is born with a weak intellect and judgment, looking eagerly towards people's judgment, often motivated by selfish desires. Seeing others performing for one another in fabricated manners leads to an inevitable love for pretense, embedding deeply within them."

   Source in Status & Showing Off →

Volume 3 — The Sīrah: From the First Revelation to Badr

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "Ibn Asakir mentioned the hadiths of the Night Journey in the early days of the Prophethood. Ibn Ishaq placed this event about ten years after the Prophethood began. Al-Bayhaqi narrated that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was taken on the Night Journey a year before his migration to Medina."

   Source in First Revelation to Badr →

2. "to make them aware of their wrongs in abandoning you and their desire for Al-Lat and Al-Uzza.� Abu Jahl then recited a verse of poetry. Now there is another account of this event. Marwan ibn al-Hakam once asked Hakim ibn Hizam about the Day of Badr. Hakim initially disliked"

   Source in First Revelation to Badr →

Book 19: The Book of Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "allowed Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, to watch the Abyssinians performing and playing with shields and spears on the day of Eid in the mosque. If the Abyssinians had made the mosque a regular playground, they would have been barred, but the rarity of the event was not seen as objectionable."

   Source in The Book of Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil →

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "They understand the fleeting nature of leadership and the impermanence of those they lead, recognizing that it is mixed with unavoidable impurities, all truncated by the inevitable death when the earth has taken on its adornment and beautified, and its people think they are masters over it."

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

2. "It has been noted that the heart's love for a benefactor is inevitable and cannot be resisted. This love is part of our inherent nature and instinct, which cannot be changed. As a result, one might find themselves loving a stranger with whom there is no kinship or connection."

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

Book 1: The Book of Knowledge

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Once you realize this progression, you will know that the true doctrine is this, and you will understand that every servant, in their daily circumstances, is not free from new obligations arising from their worship and transactions, requiring them to ask about every unexpected event."

   Source in The Book of Knowledge →

Book 2: The Book of Belief

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "So, the wording is one of hesitation and weakening of the statement, and its meaning is the inevitable weakening of the statement’s implications, which is self-praise. By this interpretation, if asked about a reproachful attribute, it would not be appropriate to make an exception."

   Source in The Book of Belief →

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "of Accounting, and the Day of Questioning. It is also known as the Day of Competition, the Day of Debate, the Day of Rivalry, the Day of Convulsion, and the Day of Overthrowing. Other names include the Day of the Thunderbolt, the Day of the Event, the Day of the Overwhelming,"

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

Volume 1

Imam al-Dhahabī · Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalā

1. "al-Ashhali. Abbad was an imam and a participant in the Battle of Badr, serving as a leader of the Aws tribe. He lived for forty-five years and was known for the miraculous event when his staff shone with light as he returned home from the presence of the Messenger of Allah,"

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The Story of Isa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "Now there is another account of this event. When the Jews crucified a man, thinking him to be the Messiah, most Christians, in their ignorance, believed it too. They attacked his disciples with killing, beating, and imprisonment. This reached the ruler of the Romans, who"

   Source in The Story of Isa →

Volume 2 — From the Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "Rashid observed two foxes around the idol Suwa licking and eating offerings, then urinating on it. He remarked on the humiliation of a deity that could be urinated upon by foxes. This event coincided with the prophet Muhammad's migration to Medina, and Rashid traveled to"

   Source in Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia →

2. "with God. He was then told to stand up, for he had been healed. Al-Fasl died and was placed in his grave. After this event, the Juhayni was seen praying and cursing the idols. In another narration, Abdullah shared an account involving Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be"

   Source in Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia →

3. "account. Ibn Ishaq shared a story from Salama Ibn Salama Ibn Waqsh, who was among the people of Badr. He recounted an event involving a Jewish neighbor from Banu Abd al-Ash'al. One day, this neighbor spoke to a group of idol worshippers about the Day of Resurrection,"

   Source in Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia →

Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "but she swore by the Sultan's head that he should not do so. He ignored her plea, and in the morning the Sultan summoned and informed him of the event, which led to his downfall. The Sultan had a servant known as the son of Malik Shah, who was the spy on Ayn al-Malik."

   Source in Volume Two →