An-Naḥl

23 passages reference this surah

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Futūḥ al-Ghayb — Revelations of the Unseen

Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics

1. ""And if you count the blessings of God, you will not be able to number them." Surah An-Nahl 16:18. And His saying, the Almighty: "And whatever of blessings you have, it is from God." Surah An-Nahl 16:53."

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2. ""And if you should count the favors of God, you could not enumerate them." Surah An-Nahl 16:18. From this, the believer has no benefactor other than God Almighty. As for gratitude through the limbs, it is that you set them in motion and employ them in obedience to God, mighty and majestic, and not for any other of His creation, so that you answer no one among creation in anything that turns away from God."

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3. "God, the Mighty and Majestic, said: ... Enter Paradise for what you used to do Surah An-Nahl 16:32. Glory be to Him, how generous and merciful He is. He attributed the deeds to them and that they deserved entry into Paradise by their deeds, which is by His guidance and mercy for them in this world and the Hereafter."

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Volume One

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "Divine inspiration is a specific type of inspiration, which is revelation to non-prophets, whether they are accountable, as in the verse, "And We inspired the mother of مُوسَى, 'Suckle him'," and "And when I inspired the disciples, 'Believe in Me and My messenger'," or not accountable, as in the verse, "And your Lord inspired the bee, 'Take for yourself among the mountains, houses, and among the trees and in that which they construct'." All of this is a form of inspired revelation."

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al-Fawāʾid — Points of Benefit, Volume Two

Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics

1. "He is the Creator of both this and that, just as He created the parts of the earth, this one receptive to vegetation and that one not receptive to it; and He created the trees, this one accepting fruit and that one not accepting it; and He created the bee receptive to bringing forth from its belly a drink of varying colors,"

   Source in al-Fawāʾid II →

2. "The man said: Counsel me. He said: Leave the world to its people as they have left the Hereafter to its people, and be in the world like the bee: if it eats, it eats what is wholesome; if it feeds, it feeds what is wholesome; and if it alights upon a thing, it neither breaks it nor scratches it."

   Source in al-Fawāʾid II →

Book 39: The Book of Contemplation

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Yet, we will refer to some examples to illustrate this. Created existences can be divided into those whose origin is unknown to us, making reflection on them impossible, and those we are unaware of, as God said: "And He creates that which you do not know" from Surah An-Nahl."

   Source in The Book of Contemplation →

Volume 1 — From Creation to Mūsā

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "In Surah Al-Mu'minun, it is advised to seek refuge from the incitements of the devils. And in Surah An-Nahl, it is mentioned that Satan has no authority over those who believe and rely upon their Lord. Imam Ahmad and others reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him,"

   Source in From Creation to Mūsā →

2. "whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth of creatures and the angels, and they are not arrogant. They fear their Lord above them and do what they are commanded. This is from Surah An-Nahl. He further said, To Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens"

   Source in From Creation to Mūsā →

3. "This revelation was one of inspiration and guidance. As Allah says, And your Lord inspired the bee, Set up dwellings in the mountains, in the trees, and in what they construct. Then feed on every kind of fruit, and follow the ways of your Lord laid down."

   Source in From Creation to Mūsā →

Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "followed by a dental bee with an open ay and ra, a small city inhabited by the Marathas, known for their craftsmanship, doctors, and astrologers. The nobles among the Maratha are the Brahmins and Kshatriyas, who consume rice, vegetables, and sesame oil, and refrain"

   Source in Volume Two →

The Disease and The Cure

Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics

1. "as dead and not alive, as he said, dead not alive, from Surah An-Nahl. True life is the life of the heart, and a person's lifespan is the duration of their life. One's lifetime consists only of the times they live with God, which are the true hours of their life."

   Source in The Disease and The Cure →

2. "forgiving and merciful. From Surah An-Nahl, He informs us that after these actions He is forgiving and merciful to those who do them. The knowledgeable places hope where it belongs, while the ignorant deceived places it in inappropriate places."

   Source in The Disease and The Cure →

3. "ones. Their life is truly the good life, and there is no life for the servant more pleasant, joyous and delightful than it. This is the good life mentioned in the verse from Surah An-Nahl, Whoever works righteousness,"

   Source in The Disease and The Cure →

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Surah An-Nahl or something similar in the first unit of prayer to allow people to gather. As soon as the prayer began, I heard him say, the dog has killed or devoured me, when he was stabbed by Abu Lulua. The foreigner fled with a double-bladed knife, stabbing"

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

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "so much so that any bee that becomes impure is executed at the entrance, you would indeed marvel further, if you are insightful and free from the burdens of bodily desires and cravings of enmity towards peers and loyalty to brothers."

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

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

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "Umar ibn al-Khattab and some companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, they discussed the virtues of the Quran. Some mentioned the concluding verses of Surah Al-Nahl, and others mentioned Surah Yasin. Ali then highlighted the"

   Source in Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia →

2. "And when I inspired the disciples to believe in Me and in My Messenger, means that Allah guided them as He guided the bee and the mother of Moses. The inspiration here refers to revelation"

   Source in Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia →

The Story of Musa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "they construct. Then eat from all the fruits and follow your Lord's paths made smooth. From their bellies comes. This is from Surah Al-Nahl. It was not a prophetic revelation as claimed by Ibn Hazm and some theologians."

   Source in The Story of Musa →

2. "unaware. This inspiration was one of intuition and guidance, as Allah said, And your Lord inspired to the bee, Take for yourself among the mountains, houses, and among the trees, and in that which"

   Source in The Story of Musa →

Book 26: Condemnation of the World

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "He noted that the finest food is honey, yet it is the saliva of a bee. The finest drink is water, shared by both the righteous and the sinful. The finest clothes are silk, woven by a worm."

   Source in Condemnation of the World →

Volume 1

Imam al-Dhahabī · Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalā

1. "Then Allah revealed the verse: "And if you punish, then punish with the like of that with which you were afflicted," from Surah Al-Nahl. The Prophet, peace be upon him, chose to forgive."

   Source in Volume 1 →

2. "leading to the revelation of the verse: "And those who emigrated for the cause of Allah after they had been wronged..." from Surah Al-Nahl. It is narrated that the Messenger of Allah,"

   Source in Volume 1 →