An-Nabaʾ
النبأ"The Great News"
- Number
- 78 of 114
- Verses
- 40
- Revealed
- Makkah
What they argue about, they will know.
24 passages reference this surah
From 14 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.
Volume Three
Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn
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"The term "good news" can refer to two things: one is the announcement of the informer, and the other is the joy of the informed. اللّٰه Almighty says in سُورَة يُونُس: "For them are good tidings in the worldly life and in the Hereafter." This 'good news' has"
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"him among people. All of these interpretations are correct. Praise is part of the good news, the righteous dream is part of the good news, and the angels giving glad tidings at the time of death is considered a form of glad"
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"or 'he hit his stomach' and 'he hit his back' when referring to striking the stomach and back. As for 'rejoicing', it is derived from the word 'good news'. 'Good news' is the first truthful and pleasing news."
The Story of Ibrahim
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
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"They confirmed this news explicitly with these glad tidings, and assured him, giving him good tidings of a knowledgeable boy, who was Isaac the brother of Ishmael. boy, befitting his status and patience, and thus his Lord described him as faithful to"
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"apparent meaning which indicates Ishmael. Ibn Ka'ba al-Qurazi argued that it was Ishmael, based on the verse, So we gave him glad tidings of Isaac, and after Isaac, Jacob. He reasoned that it would be illogical to receive glad tidings of Isaac and Jacob, then"
al-Fawāʾid — Points of Benefit, Volume One
Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics
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"While he was enduring the hours of waiting, the bringer of good news came with news of the bringer of good news — and Salman was at the top of a palm tree, and agitation nearly cast him down, had not prudence held him fast,"
Volume 1 — From Creation to Mūsā
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"They said, Fear not! We announce to you good tidings of a knowledgeable son. He said, Do you give me glad tidings though old age? age has come upon me, of what do you give me glad tidings?'"
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"You have given us good news, now give us gifts twice. Then people from Yemen entered, and he said, Receive good tidings, O people of Yemen, since Banu Tamim did not accept it. They replied, We accept, O Messenger of Allah, we have come to ask you about this matter."
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"that he sent his messengers and revealed his books, explaining what is lawful and unlawful, his news and commands, detailing everything until the day of resurrection. The happy one is he who accepts the news with belief and submission, achieving everlasting"
Volume One
Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn
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"أَحْمَد has stated this meaning, and عُبَادَة بْن الصَّامِت said: "The dream of a believer is a conversation in which the Lord speaks to His servant in sleep." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Nothing remains of prophethood except glad tidings." When asked what these glad tidings were, he replied: "The righteous dream that a believer sees or is seen for him." When the dreams of مُسْلِمِين agree, they do not lie."
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"Chapter: Degrees of Inspiration He said: There are three degrees of inspiration. The first degree involves a report that comes as decisive revelation, accompanied by hearing. This 'report' refers to significant news, as not every piece of news qualifies as such."
al-Akhlāq wa'l-Siyar — Character and Conduct
Ibn Ḥazm of Cordoba · Timeless Classics
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"Were it not for the saying of the Messenger of God regarding good praise: "This is the immediate good news for the believer," it would be incumbent upon the wise to desire false blame more than true praise. But since this saying exists, the good news is only with the truth, not with falsehood."
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
Ibn Kathir · Timeless Classics
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"Qarin's nobility had reached its height among the sons of Persia. Khalid gathered the remaining spoils and took the fifth from them, and sent the fifth, the news of victory, and the glad tidings to the Trusted One with Sa'id ibn al-Nu'man, of the Banu Adi ibn Ka'b."
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"The news came to the Prophet, God's peace and blessings be upon him, from heaven on the night in which al-Ansi was killed, to bring us glad tidings, and he said: "Al-Ansi was killed last night. A blessed man from a blessed household killed him." It was said:"
Volume 2 — From the Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"to My revelation. I will inform you of your news and the news of the children of Israel. God said, Before I created you, I chose you. Before I fashioned you in your mother's womb, I sanctified you. Before you were born, I purified you. Before you reached maturity,"
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"the glad tidings of Jesus, who is the seal of the prophets of the children of Israel. This indicates that those prophets who came between them also gave glad tidings of him. In the highest assembly, his matter was well known and mentioned even before the creation"
Book 40: The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"from his wound, and they realized he was going to die. We entered to see him, and people came praising him. A young man entered and said, Receive the glad tidings, O leader of the believers, of the good news from Allah. You had the companionship of the Messenger"
Volume Two
Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn
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"The seventh: The news that it is greater than everything else. The eighth: That He has made it the conclusion of righteous deeds just as it was their beginning. The ninth: The news that those who remember Him are the ones who benefit from His signs and that they"
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""And grant me a reputation of truth among the later generations." اللّٰه also gave glad tidings to His servants that they have a position of truth with Him, saying, "And give good tidings to those who believe that they have a position of truth with their"
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"and inner movements, which include rejecting opposition to His command and His news. Thus, the inner self is stripped of every desire and intention that opposes His command, of every intention that opposes His will, of every doubt that opposes His news,"
Hud, Salih & the Destroyed Nations
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
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"It appears that this is part of the complete speech of Moses with his people, but since these two nations were Arabs, they did not accurately record their news, nor did they care to preserve it, even though their news was well known in the time of Moses, peace"
Al-Kabā'ir — The Major Sins
Imam al-Dhahabī · Timeless Classics
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"and angels will be humbled, and the scrolls will be spread out in their hands, containing secrets and news. How will the people fare when the news is standing by? Soon they will not know what will happen to them. Will it be in paradise a victory with no end,"
Book 9: The Mysteries of Supplication
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said to Jabir, "Shall I give you glad tidings, O Jabir? Jabir replied, "Yes, may Allah give you glad tidings of good. The Prophet said, "Allah, the Exalted, has revived your father and seated him before Him,"
Volume 3 — The Sīrah: From the First Revelation to Badr
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"I will inform you of your news and the news of the children of Israel. God said, Before I created you, I chose you. Before I fashioned you in your mother's womb, I sanctified you. Before you were born, I purified you. Before you reached maturity,"
Books referenced
Volume Three
Ibn al-Qayyim · 19h 25m
The Story of Ibrahim
Ibn Kathir · 1h 43m
al-Fawāʾid
Ibn al-Qayyim · 6h 03m
From Creation to Mūsā
Ibn Kathir · 18h 8m
Volume One
Ibn al-Qayyim · 18h 43m
Character and Conduct
Ibn Ḥazm of Cordoba · 3h 6m
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
Ibn Kathir · 6h 10m
Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia
Ibn Kathir · 18h 22m