At-Takāthur

24 passages reference this surah

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Book 12: Book of Marriage

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "The hadith continues, whoever marries a woman for her honor, Allah will increase him only in humiliation, and whoever marries her for her wealth, Allah will increase him only in poverty, and whoever marries her for her lineage, Allah will increase him only in baseness."

   Source in Etiquette of Marriage →

2. "Requesting more falls under the verse, And do not show favor seeking worldly gain, which means giving to receive more. It also falls under the verse of what you give as usury to increase people's wealth. Usury is a form of increase. This request for increase"

   Source in Etiquette of Marriage →

3. "among the companions, there were those with three or four wives, while those with two were countless. When the cause is clear, the treatment should match the reason. The goal is to bring peace to one's soul, so the approach should consider whether to increase or decrease"

   Source in Etiquette of Marriage →

Book 10: The Mysteries of Regular Divisions

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "not be a grateful servant? This implies an increase in rank, as gratitude is the cause of increase, as Allah said, if you are grateful, I will surely increase you. The Prophet also said, O Abu Hurairah, would you like Allah's mercy to be upon"

   Source in Arrangement of Litanies →

2. "all praise is due to Allah, there is no god but Allah, Allah is the greatest, and there is no power or might except with Allah, is recorded by al-Nasai in the day and night, and by ibn Hibban and al-Hakim, who authenticated it, from Abu Sayyid al-Hudri's hadith. Increase"

   Source in Arrangement of Litanies →

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "You will not find a limit to my knowledge, as it has no boundary. Whenever you seek an increase from me, I will give it to you, and you will find no limit to my increase. Then inform the children of Israel that there is no kinship between me and any of my creation,"

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

The Story of Adam

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "Adam asked, O Lord, how much lifespan has he? He said, Sixty years. Adam asked, O Lord, increase his lifespan. Allah said, No, unless you increase it from your age. Adam's lifespan was a thousand years, and he gave an additional forty years."

   Source in The Story of Adam →

2. "When Allah created him, he wiped his back, extracting his offspring and presenting them to him. Adam saw among them a bright man and said, O Lord, increase his lifespan. Allah said, I will not, unless you increase it from your own lifespan."

   Source in The Story of Adam →

Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East

Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta

1. "and its decrease begins when other rivers increase and flood. The Indus River shares this characteristic, and its mention will come later. The Nile's increase starts in June. When its rise reaches 16 cubits, the Sultan's revenues"

   Source in Volume One →

2. "Well's opening tilts toward the wall facing the revered Kaaba. It is made of carefully bonded marble consolidated with soldering, and measures forty spans around, with a height of four and a half spans, and a depth of eleven fathoms. It is mentioned that its waters increase"

   Source in Volume One →

Book 15: Friendship and Brotherhood

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "him. This command to inform is because it results in an increase of love. If he knows that you love him, he will undoubtedly love you in return. Likewise, if you know that he also loves you, your love will undoubtedly increase."

   Source in Friendship and Brotherhood →

Book 35: The Book of Divine Unity and Trust in God

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Even if the veil were lifted, their certainty would not increase, although clarity might. Just as seeing a person at dawnlight does not increase certainty of their humanity with sunrise, but clarifies their features."

   Source in The Book of Divine Unity and Trust in God →

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Work and rejoice, for there are two creations with you that will increase. increase the numbers of those destroyed, the descendants of Adam and Iblis. They asked who these were, and he replied, Gog and Magog."

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

2. "of Accounting, and the Day of Questioning. It is also known as the Day of Competition, the Day of Debate, the Day of Rivalry, the Day of Convulsion, and the Day of Overthrowing. Other names include the Day of the Thunderbolt, the Day of the Event, the Day of the Overwhelming,"

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

Book 32: Patience and Gratitude

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "increase. This hadith was narrated by Ibn Adiyy and Ibn Hibban from the hadith of Mu'ath Ibn Jabal with the wording, Except that the burdens of people upon him increase, so whoever does not bear this burden."

   Source in Patience & Gratitude →

2. "And Allah the Exalted said, And few of my servants are grateful. Allah has promised increase with gratitude without exception, saying, If you are grateful, I will surely increase you."

   Source in Patience & Gratitude →

Book 38: The Book of Self-Examination and Self-Reckoning

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "This pertains to the future. Reflecting on abundance and measure to no increase and decrease is called accounting. Reflecting on what lies before the servant during his day to discern his increase from"

   Source in The Book of Self-Examination and Self-Reckoning →

Book 2: The Book of Belief

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "its increase and decrease are apparent. Whether it affects the increase in faith that is purely belief is debatable, yet it indeed influences it. The third expression refers to definitive certitude"

   Source in The Book of Belief →

Book 24: Evils of the Tongue

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "possible. If the person is absent or deceased, one should increase praying for their forgiveness and blessings, and increase in good deeds. If you ask whether forgiveness is obligatory,"

   Source in Evils of the Tongue →

Book 7: The Mysteries of Pilgrimage

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "O Allah, this is your house that you have exalted, honored, and sanctified. Increase its respect, honor, and sanctity, and increase the favor and dignity of those who perform hajj."

   Source in The Mysteries of Pilgrimage →

The Story of Ibrahim

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "land would be for him and his descendants until the end of time and that he would increase his progeny until they were as numerous as the dust of the earth. This glad tiding was connected to this nation and was never more complete or greater than it was in this Mohammedan"

   Source in The Story of Ibrahim →

Book 14: The Lawful and the Unlawful

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "with no increase beyond one or four dinars, as this too is a matter of independent judgment. The ruler has the discretion to act within what is discretionary, and provided the one from whom jizya is taken earns from sources not known to be forbidden, implying not working"

   Source in The Lawful and the Unlawful →

Book 21: The Book of the Wonders of the Heart

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "This reflects the condition of most people. Their greatest concerns revolve around their appetites and rivalry with enemies. It's astonishing to see them criticize idol worshipers for worshiping stones. If their true state were revealed to them, they would see themselves"

   Source in The Book of the Wonders of the Heart →

The Story of Ishaq & Yaqub

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "their merchandise returned to them. They said, O our father, what more could we desire? Here is our merchandise returned to us. We will supply our family and protect our brother, and we will increase the measure of a camel's load, that is an easy measure. He said, I will"

   Source in The Story of Ishaq & Yaqub →