An-Naml

24 passages reference this surah

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

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "when they came upon the valley of the ants an ant said oh ants enter your dwellings lest Suleiman and his soldiers crush you while they perceive not. The ants warning showed understanding and"

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2. "to seek rain. He saw an ant standing on one leg, raising it to the sky seeking rain. He told his companions, Return, for you have been granted rain. This ant has sought rain, and it has been answered. A similar narration is reported about a prophet who saw an ant"

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3. "raising its leg to the sky, and he told the people, Return, for you have been answered because of this ant. Al-Sudi mentioned that during a drought in Sulaiman's time, he commanded the people to go out, and they saw an ant praying for rain. Then Allah poured"

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Al-Ghunya li-Ṭālibī Ṭarīq al-Ḥaqq — Volume One

Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics

1. "be upon him, that an ant bit a prophet, and he ordered the burning of the ant's colony. revealed to him, because one ant bit you, you destroyed a nation that glorifies me. It is disliked to kill frogs, as narrated from Abdur-Rahman ibn Uthman, who asked the"

   Source in Al-Ghunya, Vol. 1 →

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

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "Allah the Exalted said, until when they came upon the valley of the ants, an ant said, oh ants, enter your dwellings, lest Suleyman and his soldiers crush you while they perceive not."

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2. "A similar narration is reported about a prophet who saw an ant raising its leg to the sky and he told the people, return for you have been answered because of this ant. Al-Sudi mentioned that during a drought in Suleyman's time,"

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3. "The ants' warning showed understanding, and excused Suleyman and his soldiers for their unawareness. It has been mentioned by Wab, that as he passed through a valley near Taif, there was an ant named Jarsa"

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Book 23: The Book of Breaking the Two Desires

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Consider an ant thrown into the center of a ring heated by fire. It flees from the heat but cannot escape, so it settles in the center, the farthest point from the heat. Similarly, desires surround a person like the ring surrounds the ant."

   Source in The Book of Breaking the Two Desires →

Book 39: The Book of Contemplation

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "and you know of the angels of the heavens only what an ant knows of you and the inhabitants of your house. Indeed, there is no path for the ant to know you and the wonders of your palace and the marvels of the maker's craft within it."

   Source in The Book of Contemplation →

Book 28: Condemnation of Status and Showing Off

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Allah knows best. Some parts are more obscure than others, such that some are akin to the crawling of ants, and some are even subtler. How can one perceive that which is subtler than the crawling of ants unless by keen vigilance?"

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2. "Riya is one of the most severe destructors, with subtle impurities more concealed than the creeping of ants, as it has been reported. Such things can mislead even the most knowledgeable scholars, let alone devout worshippers who are unaware of the soul's pitfalls and the heart's deceits."

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Book 24: Evils of the Tongue

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "The Prophet then asked him if he composed poetry, to which he apologized, saying, “By my father and my mother, poetry invades my tongue like ants crawling, then nibbles me like ants bite, and I find no way but to say poetry."

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Volume Two

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "time." The host then asked, "Why did you delay with the table?" The boy replied, "There were ants on it, and it would not have been proper to present the table to the young men with ants on it."

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2. "It would not have been chivalrous to throw the ants off and deprive them of the food. So I waited until the ants moved away." They said, "Boy, someone like you should serve the young men.""

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Futūḥ al-Ghayb — Revelations of the Unseen

Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics

1. ""...a city, they ruin it and make the noblest of its people the most abased." (Surah An-Naml 27:34) They expelled the honorable from their pleasant homes and the luxury of living. The dominion over the heart was for Satan, desires, and the self, and the limbs moved by their command in various sins, falsehoods, and vanities, so that dominion was removed, the limbs calmed, and the abode of the king, which is the heart, was emptied and the courtyard, which is the chest, was cleansed."

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2. "The Prophet, God's peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Association in this nation is more hidden than the creeping of a black ant on a black stone in the darkness of night." Then He grants you success in thanking Him, and makes you aware that it is from Him, the Almighty, and that He is the one bringing it to you and providing it for you."

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Volume One

Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn

1. "He is the Living who does not die, the Sustainer who does not sleep, the All-Knowing from whom nothing is hidden, not even the weight of an atom in the heavens or on the earth. He is the All-Seeing who perceives the movement of a black ant on a solid rock in a dark night, the All-Hearing who hears the clamor of voices in different languages and diverse needs."

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Book 30: The Condemnation of Self-Delusion

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Healing is possible and straightforward, thus, he feels a determined drive to engage in advising them. Enticed by Satan, he hopes to find a chance to stir trouble. Once he engages in this, Satan finds room for mischief, secretly alluring him to leadership, more subtly than the crawling of ants, unnoticed by the seeker."

   Source in Self-Delusion →

Book 37: The Book of Intention, Sincerity, and Truthfulness

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "The deceit of the heart, the devil's infiltration, and the soul's malice are far more intricate and concealed. The saying about shirk being more hidden in the heart than the movement of a black ant on a dark night on a smooth rock was mentioned in the knowledge of the condemnation of vanity and showing off."

   Source in The Book of Intention, Sincerity, and Truthfulness →

2. "This form of shirk is more concealed in the heart than the movement of a black ant on a smooth rock in the dark night, as mentioned in a reliable tradition. One is only safe from the devil if they possess keen insight and are blessed with Allah's protection, guidance, and success."

   Source in The Book of Intention, Sincerity, and Truthfulness →

Book 9: The Mysteries of Supplication

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Ali narrated that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Whoever says, 'Glory be to You, I have wronged myself and committed evil, so forgive me, for no one forgives sins except You,' his sins will be forgiven even if they are like the back of ants."

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2. "because Allah is too generous to be asked for two needs, granting one and rejecting the other. However, this is not found as a marfu' hadith but rather mawquf on Abu al-Darda. Now, consider this account: Sulayman, upon seeing the ant, instructed his people, "Return,"

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Book 2: The Book of Belief

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "The term “above” refers to what is toward the direction of the head, and “below” to what is toward the direction of the leg. For instance, an ant crawling upside down on the ceiling would perceive ‘above’ as ‘below’ from its perspective, even if it is ‘above’ in ours."

   Source in The Book of Belief →

Volume 1 — From Creation to Mūsā

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "who brings forth what is hidden in the heavens and the earth, and knows what you conceal and what you proclaim. Allah, there is no deity except Him, Lord of the great throne. This is from Surah An-Naml. Furthermore, Allah said, Do you not see that to Allah prostrates"

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