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Surah 038 · Makkah

Ṣād

ص

"Sad"

Number
38 of 114
Verses
88
Revealed
Makkah

Dāwūd and Sulaymān — two kings given trust.

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12 passages reference this surah

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Book 18: The Book of Listening and Ecstasy
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
  1. "of the eyebrow and eyelid, these being expressions, albeit spiritual. As for the beastly lover, he uses corporeal speech to express the fruit of his weak longing and false love. Someone else said, Whoever is sad, let him listen to melodies, for sorrow extinguishes"

  2. "Eventually he recited a poem about a sad dove cooing at noon, expressing sorrow and longing. The group was so moved by the recitation that none could remain seated, overtaken by emotion."

Book 35: The Book of Divine Unity and Trust in God
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
  1. "When informed of its location, he chose not to retrieve it, saying, I had said it was for the sake of Allah. One of the sheikhs shared a dream of seeing a brother after his death. The brother was forgiven and admitted to paradise, but remained sad."

Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
  1. "dama on the b and a shada on the h. This city produces most of Egypt's linen, which is exported to various Egyptian territories and to Africa. I then travelled to the city of Dallas, pronounced with a fatha on the d and ending with a sad."

  2. "a silent zay, a bunched dal, a dot-tinged ka, a long alif, and a dotless sad. A small town with well-constructed buildings, a fine market, and an astonishing mosque made of stone. The town is surrounded by a fortified ditch"

  3. "In Persian, Ansaleh with an open Sad and Lam meaning year. They claim he lived for 350 years, and they hold a good belief in him. People visit him from different regions and villages, including sultans and royals."

Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
  1. "the sad and shelters the outcast. My companion became weary when he saw its snowy landscapes turn cold again. It is the frontier, may God protect its inhabitants, and what good is a frontier that does not remain cool?"

  2. "night-time affairs, known as the baswanin, baswanin with an open ba, a rest on the sad followed by a waw alif nun. Between the second and third walls reside the soldiers, the governing prince, and within"

  3. "Every island has a wooden building called the bajansar, with a fatha on the jim, silent nun, fatha on the sad, ending with a ra, managed by the kurduri, gathering all goods for buying"

Book 27: Condemnation of Miserliness and Love of Wealth
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "If there is something with them, I am grieved because I do not share in the example of the family of Muhammad. It is also reported that if they walked the path of ease, they would feel sad and anxious,"

Book 25: Condemnation of Rancor and Envy
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
  1. "The Hadith, Indeed, Sad is Jealous, is recorded by Muslim from the Hadith of Abu Hurairah and agreed upon from the Hadith of Al-Mughirah in similar terms, and advanced in the chapter"

  1. "disdains it. A believer is not heedless unless he forgets, and when he thinks, he becomes sad. Abu Sulayman al-Darani added, among the creation of Allah, there are those who are not"

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