Fāṭir

24 passages reference this surah

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "then knowledge of it is inevitably the most delightful, noble, and pleasurable. Oh, how I wonder if there exists in the universe something more supreme, more noble, more complete, and grander than the Creator of all things, the perfecter, the adorner, the originator,"

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

2. "If someone recognizes Allah as the creator, the maker, the originator, and the sustainer, and yet does not love Him, it is due to their ignorance of themselves and their Lord. Love is the fruit of knowledge, diminishing with its absence, weakening with its weakness,"

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

3. "Language was originally intended for creation, as creation is more immediate to our understanding than the Creator. Therefore, its application to the Creator is metaphorical, a borrowing and a transfer."

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

The Story of Isa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "sent to them and revealed the book to them. Then Jesus explained what he had said to them. Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord, meaning my creator and your creator, my sustainer and your sustainer. And I was a witness over them as long as I was among them, but when"

   Source in The Story of Isa →

2. "Lord there is no deity except him creator of all things so worship him and he is disposer of all things vision perceives him not but he perceives all vision and he is the subtle the aware as he clarified that he is the creator of"

   Source in The Story of Isa →

Book 39: The Book of Contemplation

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Naturally, they project such an image onto God Almighty to understand greatness. If a fly were intelligent and told that its creator has neither wings nor hands nor feet nor the ability to fly, it would reject that and say, how can my creator be inferior to"

   Source in The Book of Contemplation →

2. "of the heavens and the earth. Its rising and setting are guided by another pace ordained by its Creator. Without its rise and fall, there would be no alternation of night and day, no recognition of time. Darkness or light would prevail permanently, without distinction"

   Source in The Book of Contemplation →

3. "of creation undoubtedly leads to knowing the Creator, His greatness, majesty, and power. The more you marvel at the wondrous creation of Allah Almighty, the more complete your knowledge of His glory and grandeur becomes. This is akin to how you honor a scholar because"

   Source in The Book of Contemplation →

Book 12: Book of Marriage

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "These actions and instruments distinctly express the Creator's intention, calling upon people of intellect to recognize what they have been prepared for. Even if the Creator Almighty had not specified the intention through His messenger, peace"

   Source in Etiquette of Marriage →

Book 2: The Book of Belief

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "maker, originator, creator, and initiator of the world. The third foundational knowledge is that although He is eternal with no end to His existence, He is the first and the last, the manifest and the hidden. This is because what is proven"

   Source in The Book of Belief →

2. "None other than He is a creator, nor is there any originator save Him. He created the creation, crafted them, bestowed upon them ability and movement. Thus all acts of His servants are created by Him and connected to His power, validating"

   Source in The Book of Belief →

3. "How then could their Creator share in the acceptance of change? Consequently, His speech is eternal, inherent in His essence, while the transient are the sounds that indicate it. Just as understanding resides in a parent's desire for offspring before the child's creation,"

   Source in The Book of Belief →

Book 9: The Mysteries of Supplication

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Creator of good and evil, Creator of Paradise and Hell, the One, the Unique, the Eternal Refuge, who does not take a consort nor a child, the Unique, the Singular, Knower of the Unseen and the Seen, the King, the Holy, the Source of Peace,"

   Source in Invocations & Supplications →

2. "al-Tirmidhi from Abu Bakr, and by Abu Dawud from Abu Malik al-Ashari with a good chain. Lastly, the hadith, O Allah, creator of dawn and the one who makes the night a repose, and the sun and the moon as reckoners, I ask You for the good of this day and its goodness,"

   Source in Invocations & Supplications →

Book 4: The Book of Prayer

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "from Ibn Umar, who considered it likely true due to its narration through Sa'd bin Zaid. It is the face of the heart that you turn towards the Creator. Consider whether it is directed towards worldly desires or truly facing the Creator."

   Source in The Book of Prayer →

The Story of Musa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "heavens the Lord of the former and latter peoples the creator of the Sun and the moon and the traveling stars and the fixed stars bewildering in their paths he is the creator of the night in its darkness and the day in its"

   Source in The Story of Musa →

2. "And when Moses said to his people, O My people, you have wronged yourselves by taking the calf, so repent to your Creator and slay yourselves, that is better for you with your Creator."

   Source in The Story of Musa →

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "the gaze of creation by continually focusing on the Creator alone. This highlights the flaw of ostentation. Thus, some have said that sincerity in action is such that no devil can corrupt it, and no angel records it, suggesting mere concealment. It is also said that sincerity"

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

Book 16: Etiquettes of Seclusion

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "knowledge of actions are intended for this knowledge, which is the ultimate goal of those who seek. The work is a condition for it, as alluded to by the saying of the Almighty, To him ascend the good words, and the righteous work raises them, from Surah Fatir. Good words"

   Source in Etiquettes of Seclusion →

Book 32: Patience and Gratitude

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "have independent effects, acting on their own, and are not under the control of a Creator is considered disbelief. Second, believing astrologers who claim detailed knowledge about the effects of the stars is beyond human grasp. This knowledge was a miracle given to some"

   Source in Patience & Gratitude →

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

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "It is said that the term agent was created by linguists for the creator, therefore no true agent exists other than God, thus his name is true, and for others it is metaphorical. For some, expressing in linguistic terms beyond their original meanings inadvertently aligns"

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

2. "them of this through indication and habit. Ultimately, there is no power or strength except through the agent. However, this phrase does not complete its meaning regarding the agent, for they are not the creator of strength and power, but rather the one who makes them"

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

Book 25: Condemnation of Rancor and Envy

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "You become blameworthy before both the Creator and creation, while the blessing of the envied persists regardless of your feelings. Moreover, you bring joy to Iblis, your fiercest enemy, when you are deprived of blessings like knowledge, piety, prestige, and wealth."

   Source in Rancor and Envy →

Book 26: Condemnation of the World

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "creation. It was offered to your Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, with its keys and treasures, which would not have diminished his stance even by the span of a mosquito's wing, yet he refused it. He disliked opposing Allah's command, loving what his Creator"

   Source in Condemnation of the World →