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Surah 114 · Makkah

An-Nās

الناس

"Mankind"

Number
114 of 114
Verses
6
Revealed
Makkah

The last surah — a refuge sought in the Lord of humanity.

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24 passages reference this surah

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Hud, Salih & the Destroyed Nations
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
  1. "may receive mercy? They said, Why are O my people, Why are O my people, Why are O my people, Why are O my people, Why are O my people, You are my people, Why are O my people, Laha dhalla sa'ah? Rather, you are a people being tested. And there were in the city"

  2. "O My people, worship Allah. You have no deity other than Him. Will you not fear Him? The leaders of those who disbelieved among His people said, Indeed, We see you in foolishness, and indeed, We think you are among the liars. He said, O My people, there is no foolishness in Me,"

  3. "when the people of Qat'a'd persisted in their disbelief in Allah, he withheld rain from them for three years, causing great distress. In those times, people would seek relief from Allah at his sanctuary near his house, a practice well known among the people."

Book 31: The Book of Repentance
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "do without people, for people are people, and not all people are truly people. The people have gone, leaving behind lesser ones who are hardly people at all, having been steeped in despair. As he sensed in the asker the harm of social interaction and reflected on"

  2. "him with people's burdens. Whoever seeks people's pleasure with Allah's displeasure, Allah entrusts him to the people. Peace be with you. Note her wisdom as she targets the governor's potential vice seeking people's favor at"

  3. "this is a sign of abandonment. The prophet, peace be upon him, said, A servant may act like the people of paradise for seventy years, until people say he is among them, but he will be overtaken by the decree, and he will act like the people of hellfire and enter"

Book 20: The Book of the Prophetic Character
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
  1. "He was the most compassionate among people towards people, the best of people to people, and the most beneficial of people to people. Voices were not raised in his gathering. If he rose from his gathering, he would say, Subhanakallahumma wabihamdika ashhadu an la"

  2. "gathered from reports and traditions, he, peace and blessings be upon him, was the most forbearing of people, the bravest of people, the most just of people, and the chastest of people."

  1. "It is not befitting for anyone from the people of Paradise to enter Paradise, while one of the people of Hell has a claim against him, nor for anyone from the people of Hell to enter Hell, while one of the people of Paradise has a claim against him, even if it be a slap."

  2. "be pleased to see on the Day of Judgment. Al-Junaid had a dream where he saw Satan, naked, and asked, Do you not feel ashamed of the people? Satan replied, Are these people? The true people are those in the Shunaziyah Mosque who have wearied my body and consumed"

Book 1: The Book of Knowledge
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "Each one is the light of his era, through which the people of his time benefit. Al-Hassan, may Allah have mercy on him, said, Were it not for the scholars, people would become like animals, because education elevates people from a beastly state to that of humanity."

Book 29: Condemnation of Pride and Conceit
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "Is that arrogance? The Prophet replied, No, but arrogance is rejecting the truth and belittling people. The hadith about arrogance being rejecting the truth and belittling people is cited together with this explanation. Belittling people means despising them and considering"

Book 33: Fear and Hope
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "people of the earth, He would not accept them from you, and hope in God with such hope that if you were to come to Him with the sins of the people of the earth, He would forgive you. Similarly, Umar said, If it were announced that all people should enter hell except one"

Book 8: The Mysteries of Qur'an Recitation
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "understanding. The king asked, What do the prophets bring forth, claiming it is not the speech of people but the speech of Allah, exalted and glorious, for how can people bear it? The wise man replied, We observe that when people wish to make certain animals and birds"

The Story of Musa
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
  1. "people, if you have believed in Allah, then rely upon him if you are Muslims. They replied, Upon Allah do we rely. Our Lord, do not make us a trial for the wrongdoing people, and save us by your mercy from the disbelieving people. He commanded them to rely on Allah,"

  2. "your people, O Moses? He said, They are close upon my tracks, and I hasten to you, my Lord, that you be pleased. Allah said, But indeed, we have tried your people after you left, and the Samiri has led them astray. So Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved."

  3. "Later they passed by a people devoted to their idols. The people said, O Moses, make for us a god as they have gods. Moses replied, Indeed, you are a people who are ignorant. Truly what they are engaged in will be destroyed, and false is what they have been doing."

The Story of Nuh
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
  1. "In Surat Al-Mu'minun Allah says, And We certainly sent Noah to his people, and he said, O My people, worship Allah. You have no deity other than Him. Then will you not fear Him? But the eminent among those who disbelieved from his people said, This is not but a man"

  2. "In Surah Ad-Dariyat, it is said, And the people of Noah before, indeed, they were a transgressing people. And in Surah An-Najm, And the people of Noah before, indeed, they were more unjust and more rebellious. His story is also mentioned in Surah Al-Qamar."

Book 15: Friendship and Brotherhood
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "said that he asked, O Lord, how can I have all people love me, while I am safe between you and them? Allah said, Behave with people using their manners and improve your private affairs with me. In some of these stories, it is said, Interact with the people of this"

Book 27: Condemnation of Miserliness and Love of Wealth
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "Meanness is akin to disbelief and the people of disbelief are in hell Generosity and kindness are part of faith and the people of faith are in paradise Who'd Haifa reported Abu Saeed's narration states that God has designated certain people as vessels of virtue"

Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
  1. "the gesture, and then the curtain was drawn over them, and the platform carrying them was pulled into the palace. The people ate and departed. The next day he gathered the people, and his father oversaw his oath-taking as heir, and the people pledged allegiance"

The Destroyed Nations & Yunus
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
  1. "meaning so they would believe in what he believed in and thus attain what he attained. Ibn Abbas said, He advised his people during his life by saying, O my people, follow the messengers, and after his death, O I wish my people knew how my Lord has forgiven me"

Book 2: The Book of Belief
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "to people according to their intellects. He also said, Never relate to a people a narration that their minds cannot grasp else it will be a trial for them. Allah Almighty says, And such are the parables We set forth for mankind, but none will grasp"

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