Ar-Raʿd
الرعد"The Thunder"
- Number
- 13 of 114
- Verses
- 43
- Revealed
- Madinah
Creation as a continuous act of divine signs.
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24 passages reference this surah
From 16 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.
Book 9: The Mysteries of Supplication
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"Blessed is He who placed constellations in the sky, and has placed therein a radiant lamp and a luminous moon." When you hear the sound of thunder, say: "Glory be to Him whom the thunder glorifies with His praise, and the angels out of fear of Him.""
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
Ibn Kathir · Timeless Classics
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"His companions said to him: Do as God shows you. And they carried out what Khalid, may God be pleased with him, had directed. The Romans came on with their crosses raised, with terrifying voices like thunder, their priests and patricians urging them to fight, and they were in numbers and equipment the like of which had never been seen."
Book 39: The Book of Contemplation
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"The ship clings to the strong air, preventing it from submerging. Glory be to the One who suspends the heavy vessel in delicate air without visible connections. Observe the wonders of the atmosphere: clouds, thunder, lightning, rain, snow, meteors, and bolts of lightning, marvels between heaven and earth."
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"The Quran refers to all this in His saying, "And We did not create the heavens and earth and what is between them in play. He points to its details, saying, "And the clouds suspended between the heaven and the earth" when addressing thunder, lightning, clouds, and rain."
The Wholesome Rain of Good Words
Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics
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"negligence, bound by desires and whims. The wound to the dead causes no pain. The second example is his saying, Or it is like a rainstorm from the sky within which is darkness, thunder, and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears against the thunderclaps in dread"
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"inviting separation and departure by what he demonstrates. These two parables mentioned in Surah Ar-Ra'd, align with God saying, He sends down water from the sky, so the valleys flow according to their measure, and the torrent carries rising foam."
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"They were not deterred by difficult commands like striving against enemies and being patient upon commands contrary to desires, resembling darkness, thunder, and lightning. However, those who understood the benefits of rain"
Volume One
Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn
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"O group, nothing has harmed the religion of مُحَمَّد or brought harm to it and caused it to be abandoned except this. They hear it as thunder and lightning when it contains warnings and prohibitions, and they see it as the greatest barrier to the soul from its desires."
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"They put their fingers in their ears, cover themselves, and flee, while pursuit follows them. Their condition is revealed to those with insight. اللّٰه describes them: "Or like a rainstorm from the sky, in which is darkness, thunder, and lightning."
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"As اللّٰه says: "Deaf, dumb, and blind, so they will not return." The revelation descends upon them, offering life to hearts and souls. Yet, they hear nothing but the thunder of threats and obligations."
Volume 1 — From Creation to Mūsā
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"There is a narration that lightning is an angel with four faces, a human face, a bull's face, an eagle's face, and a lion's face. When it wags its tail, that is the lightning. When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, heard thunder and lightning,"
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"the city of Aleppo, after comparing it with the photographed edition housed at the Egyptian National Library, and reviewing the abridged biography of Ibn Ishaq by Ibn Hisham, its commentary al-Ra'd al-Unuf by al-Suhayli, Dalail al-Nubuwa by al-Hafiz Abu Nu'aym,"
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"al-Fadl ibn al-Muqtar is known for unreliable reports. Allah, the Exalted, says in the Quran, He it is who shows you the lightning in fear and hope, and brings up the heavy cloud. The thunder declares his praise, and so do the angels out of awe for him."
The Disease and The Cure
Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics
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"and when Allah intends for a people ill, there is no repelling it, and there is not for them besides Him any patron, from Surah Ar-Ra'd. In some divine narrations it is said, By my might and majesty, no servant of mine remains on what I love, then moves away from it"
Volume 2 — From the Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"Qudama al-Maqdisi, may Allah have mercy on him, in his book The Repentance. Likewise, it has been narrated with a strong chain by the scholar Abu al-Qasim al-Suhayli in his book Al-Ra'd al-Anif, arranged in the best order and clearly explained."
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"In them are your angels glorifying your holiness. You placed light upon the darkness of the night and brightness from the sun by day. You made the thunder glorify with praise, dispelling the darkness of night by your might."
Book 32: Patience and Gratitude
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"Al-Tirmidhi narrated from Ibn Abbas that the Jews asked about thunder, and the reply was: "It is an angel responsible for the clouds. In a narration from Abu Hurairah in Muslim, a man in a wasteland heard a voice from a cloud,"
Book 28: Condemnation of Status and Showing Off
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"and piety, accompanied by the sound of thunder and light like the sun, with three thousand angels, surpassing to the seventh heaven. The angel there says to them, "Stop and strike the face of its doer with this deed.""
Book 23: The Book of Breaking the Two Desires
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"It is said that hunger is like thunder, contentment like a cloud, and wisdom like rain. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "Whoever endures hunger, their thoughts are magnified, and their heart is perceptive.""
Book 40: The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"When they leave you, the inquisitors of the grave will come to you, Munkar and Nakir, with voices like rumbling thunder and eyes like flashing lightning, dragging their hair and raking the grave with their teeth."
Book 14: The Lawful and the Unlawful
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was with Suleiman ibn Abd al-Malik when Suleiman heard thunder and was frightened. Umar said, "That is the sound of His mercy; how then will you act if you hear the sound of His punishment?"
Volume Two
Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn
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"It's like inferring rain from lightning and thunder, or sailors predicting a storm from the murkiness on the horizon. Similarly, a doctor might infer a patient's condition from their appearance and symptoms."
Book 26: Condemnation of the World
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"Now, there is another narration about Jesus, peace be upon him. One day, he faced strong rain and thunder and sought shelter, seeing a tent in the distance. He went to it and found it occupied by a woman."
Al-Kabā'ir — The Major Sins
Imam al-Dhahabī · Timeless Classics
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"cut off. Thunder and lightning were sent against him, and what has befallen him has made some of his hair turn gray. He was forsaken by the beloved who did not part, and abandoned by the friend and the"
Books referenced
Invocations & Supplications
Imam al-Ghazali · 3h 17m
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
Ibn Kathir · 6h 10m
The Book of Contemplation
Imam al-Ghazali · 1h 44m
The Wholesome Rain
Ibn al-Qayyim · 6h 28m
Volume One
Ibn al-Qayyim · 18h 43m
From Creation to Mūsā
Ibn Kathir · 18h 8m
The Disease and The Cure
Ibn al-Qayyim · 10h 56m
Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia
Ibn Kathir · 18h 22m