Ar-Rūm

24 passages reference this surah

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Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "and liberality. He would then return to jihad until he became a significant threat to the Romans, who complained about him to the Pope. The Pope ordered the Genoese and the French Christians to attack him. They prepared an army of Romans and assaulted his city at night"

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2. "Most of the craftsmen are Roman women, and there are many Romans under the Covenant, who pay jizya and other dues to the Sultan. The Romans there are recognized by their tall, different colored hats, red and white."

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3. "around five hundred cavalry, with approximately two hundred being her servants, comprised of slaves and Romans, and the rest were Turks. She also had about two hundred maidservants, most of whom were Romans."

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Book 2: The Book of Belief

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "For example, Allah says in Surah Al-Fath, You will surely enter the sacred mosque, if Allah wills, in security, with your heads shaved and shortened. And in Surah Ar-Rum, the Romans have been defeated in the lowest of the land, but after their defeat they will"

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The Story of Nuh

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "Sheikh Abu Umar bin Abd al-Barr narrated that, Imran bin Hussain reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, about the origins of different peoples. He explained that the Romans mentioned are the original Romans, descended from Romay,"

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2. "Sam's descendants included the Arabs, Persians, and Romans. Japheth's offspring were the Turks, Slavs, and Gog and Magog. Ham's progeny included the Copts, Sudanese, and Berbers. Al-Hafidh Abu Bakr al-Bazar mentioned in his Musnad that Abu Huraira reported the Messenger"

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3. "of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, To Noah were born Sam, Ham, and Japheth. From Sam came the Arabs, the Persians, and the Romans, in whom is goodness. From Japheth came Gog, Magog, the Turks, and the Slavs, in whom there is no goodness."

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The Story of Isa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "Now there is another account of this event. When the Jews crucified a man, thinking him to be the Messiah, most Christians, in their ignorance, believed it too. They attacked his disciples with killing, beating, and imprisonment. This reached the ruler of the Romans, who"

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2. "narrated by al-Nasai, with a chain that is reliable through Anas, elevated, and by al-Bayhaqi, with a sound chain through Shaddad ibn Aus, also elevated, regarding the site where some kings of the Romans"

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3. "infallible and knew the true occurrence. Secondly, the Romans did not enter the Christian religion until three hundred years later, during the time of Constantine, the builder of the city"

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Book 29: Condemnation of Pride and Conceit

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "by the Persians and Romans, Allah will let them oppress each other, and whoever exalts himself and walks arrogantly will meet Allah while he is angry with him, narrated by Ahmad al-Tabarani and Al-Hakim, who verified it, and al-Bayhaqi and Shu'ab from the hadith"

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Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "his tribe, while the remaining soldiers appointed Caesar of the Romans. News of their deeds reached Imad al-Mulk Sertiz, a servant of the sultan and then commander of the troops in Sindh, residing in Multan. He gathered the armies and prepared for battle by land"

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2. "for the inhabitant, and the recompense awaits both the resident and the traveler. This was after the death of the tyrant of the Romans, Alfonso, and his ten-month siege of the mountain, believing he would seize the remaining lands of Andalusia from the"

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3. "artistry, a fact well documented and elaborated upon by various authors. In terms of painting, no one, not even the Romans, can compete with their proficiency. They possess an extraordinary talent in this art."

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The Story of Adam

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "This is also reflected in the verse, So set your face toward the religion, upright, the nature of Allah, upon which He has created mankind, Qur'an, Surah Ar-Rum, verse 30. And in the verse, This is a warner in the tradition of the former warners,"

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The Prophets of Bani Israil

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "wisdom, admonitions, and fine matters, and in terms of language, it carries an oddity. Hisham ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sa'ib al-Kalbi said that Nebuchadnezzar was a commander from Ahwaz to Rum for the king over Persia, who was Hirasp. He had built"

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2. "The Israelites lived there until the Romans overpowered them during the era of the puppet kings, after which they lost unity and authority, especially after the Christians prevailed over them."

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Book 19: The Book of Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "By Allah, were I not seated here, I would take Persia, the Romans, the Dalam, and the Turks' task from this very place. Ibn Abi Dua'ib replied, O commander of the faithful, Abu Bakr and Umar ruled, taking the truth and distributing"

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2. "equally, dealing with Persia and the Romans, humbling their leaders. Abu Jafar released his neck and let him go, saying, By Allah, if I didn't believe you spoke the truth, I would have killed you."

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Book 14: The Lawful and the Unlawful

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Alif Lam Mim, the Romans have been defeated, was revealed. The prophet, peace be upon him, stated, This is illicit, so give it in charity. Al-Baihaqi narrated it in Dala'il al-Nubu'a from Ibn Abbas, but it does not include the"

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2. "was forbidden, saying, Feed it to the prisoners. When the verse about the Romans was revealed, disbelievers mocked it. Abu Bakr wagered with their permission, and when Allah confirmed the truth, the Prophet,"

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Book 9: The Mysteries of Supplication

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "who had been martyred in the lands of the Romans, and he asked him, What is the best thing you have seen, more than deeds? He replied, I saw the glorifications of Ibn al-Mutamir, worthy of a place with Allah Almighty,"

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Yusha, al-Khidr & Ilyas

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "because he did not recognize him and hoped to fulfill a command that was destined for Yusha's time. Similarly, the messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, intended to campaign against the Romans."

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The Story of Ishaq & Yaqub

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "and he is the ancestor of the Romans. The second was named Jacob, who is Israel, to whom the children of Israel are attributed. It is said that Isaac loved Esau more than Jacob because he was his firstborn,"

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