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Surah 050 · Makkah

Qāf

ق

"Qaf"

Number
50 of 114
Verses
45
Revealed
Makkah

Two angels on either shoulder, writing what you say.

In the classical library

13 passages reference this surah

From 7 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.

Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
  1. "a kasra, with a sukun on the lam, and an open ya, open nun, open wa, and feminine ta, then to the village of At-Khalanja, with an open hamza, a sukun on the ti, open qaf and lam, sukun on the nun, and open jim, where Sheikh Abu Abdullah bin Kafif used to spend the winter."

  2. "We then traveled from Biyana and reached the city of Qol, with its name pronounced with a dama on the Qaf, a beautiful city with gardens, most of its trees being grapevines. We camped outside the city in a spacious plain, and there we met the pious, devout Sheikh"

  3. "on the ra, and a dama on the mim, then to the village of Jabar Qawan, with a fatha on the jim, a datlisba, a sukun on the ra, and a fatha on the qaf, while an ending with a nun, then to the village of Dal-Dinwa, with two immaterially dotted dal, each with"

Hud, Salih & the Destroyed Nations
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
  1. "Ad and Thamud in his book, as in Surat At-Tawbah, Ibrahim, Al-Furqan, Surah Sa'd, Surah Qaf, Al-Najm, and Al-Fajr. It is said that the people of the book do not know their news, and they are not mentioned in their book the Torah. However, in the Qur'an, there is evidence"

  2. "Al-Furqan, Al-Anqabut, and in the Surah of Sa'd, and in the Surah of Qaf. Let us recount the content of the story gathered from these narratives along with additional reports. We have previously indicated that they were the first nations to worship idols after the"

Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
  1. "Report of the Sultan of Alanya. On Saturday, Judge Jalal al-Din accompanied me and we set out to meet the king. Al-Alaya, whose chief is Yusuf Bey, meaning Bey the ruler, the son of Karaman, with the Qaf and Ra pronounced with a Fatha, resides ten miles from the city."

  2. "which is pronounced similarly except with a Qaf replacing the Lam. Antalya is one of the most beautiful cities, remarkable for its spacious plazas and grandeur, the most charming and well-organized of lands. Each group of its inhabitants is distinct"

  3. "a voiced Dahl followed by a Qaf, also called Dun Ghazlu, which means country of pigs. It is one of the most exquisite and grand cities, containing seven mosques for Friday prayers, beautiful gardens, flowing rivers, springs, and attractive markets."

Book 8: The Mysteries of Qur'an Recitation
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "the fourth nine, the fifth eleven, the sixth thirteen, and the seventh consists of all the chapters from Surah Qaf to the end. The Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, divided it in this manner, and there is a narration from the Messenger of Allah,"

  2. "Some of the knowledgeable described it by saying that every letter in the preserved Tablet is greater than the Mount Qaf. If the angels gathered to lift a single letter, they could not bear it until Israfil, peace be upon him, the Angel of the Tablet,"

The Destroyed Nations & Yunus
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
  1. "And He said, exalted is He, in the chapter of Qaf: "Before them the people of Nuh denied, and the People of the Well, and Thamud, and Ad, and Pharaoh, and the brethren of Lut, and the People of the Thicket, and the people of Tubba."

Futūḥ al-Ghayb — Revelations of the Unseen
Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics
  1. ""The word is not changed with Me, and I am not unjust to the servants" Surah Qaf 50:29. Indeed, God, the Mighty and Majestic, does not wrong you by taking what He has apportioned and decreed for you and giving it"

Book 4: The Book of Prayer
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "The seeking of refuge is postponed until after the eighth declaration. In the first unit, after reciting Al-Fatiha, he recites Surah Qaf, and in the second unit, he recites from Surah Al-Qamar."

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