28 results for “ayat”
Clear filter...stodian of the Ka'bah and provider of water to pilgrims (siqaya), felt the absence of this sacred source acutely. Accordin...
...ur chest?" The literal and spiritual meanings merge in this verse, as the physical procedure enacted the spiritual reality of...
...rdanian highlands exposed travelers to Byzantine markets, diverse peoples, and the remnants of ancient civilizations. For the...
...tion. He climbed Abu Qubays hill and called out publicly in verse — the traditional Arab method of shaming a wrongdoer — nami...
... appeared, embraced him three times, and revealed the first verses of Surah al-Alaq — the beginning of the twenty-three-year ...
...three times. On the third release, Jibril recited the first verses of Surah al-Alaq (96:1-5): "Read in the name of your Lord ...
...eturned home trembling and asked Khadijah to cover him. The verses of Surah al-Muddaththir (Chapter 74) were then revealed: "...
...which the entire practice of salah is organized. The seven verses of al-Fatiha — "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, t...
...phet ﷺ transmitted and explained the newly revealed Quranic verses and began instructing his companions in the practice of Is...
... duress to voice false words of disbelief — after which the verse was revealed: "Whoever disbelieves in Allah after belief — ...
...eading, washed as directed by Fatimah, and read the opening verses of Surah Ta-Ha: 'We have not sent down this Quran upon you...
...inue to seek forgiveness for his uncle until forbidden. The verse revealed in response — Surah al-Qasas 28:56 — spoke directl...
...ve naqibs — nine from the Khazraj, three from the Aws — to oversee their peoples' commitment to the oath. The pledge was mad...
...the story of Bani Israel's covenant and its violations, and Ayat al-Kursi — which the Prophet ﷺ himself identified as the gr...
...et ﷺ had been turning his face toward the sky, waiting. The verse came: 'We have certainly seen the turning of your face towa...
...aradise are opened, the gates of Hell are closed, and the shayatin are chained.' He also established the non-negotiable cond...
Ayat al-Kursi — verse 255 of Surah al-Baqarah — is identified by...
...id good among them and feared Allah is a great reward.' The verse explicitly names the injury (qar') of Uhud and the response...
...nefit. Many companions stopped drinking immediately at this verse. Stage two (Surah al-Nisa' 4:43) forbade approaching prayer...
...ment of martyrdom. The Quran is reported to have revealed a verse about the Bi'r Ma'una martyrs — 'Convey to our people: we h...
...ess and for gender interaction in the Muslim community. The ayat al-hijab (Surah al-Ahzab 33:53), revealed in 5 AH at the oc...
...ooked like retreat to be victory. The surah closes with the verse (48:29) that has served as the portrait of the companions i...
... hundred pilgrims. Shortly after his departure, the opening verses of Surah al-Tawbah were revealed: a declaration that disso...
...ds meant. On the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah at Arafat, the final verse of Quranic legislation was revealed: 'Today I have perfecte...
...idah 5:3 contains one of the most theologically significant verses in the Quran: 'Today I have perfected for you your religio...
The question of which Quranic verse was revealed last is among the most carefully studied in th...
.... Umar said: 'By Allah, it was as if I had never heard this verse before. My legs went out from under me.' The final illness ...
...' Umar said: 'By Allah, it was as if I had never heard this verse before. My legs went out from under me.' The companions bu...