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good people in order to atone their sins or raise their status, and for others
to punish them for their sins. In both cases, the form of the calamities look
alike. Then how should they be differentiated? Shah Waliyyullah alla,
Jw has said that the calamities on good people for the sake of tests can be
recognized by their endurance with contentment, which is a gift of God.
They remain happy and contented in troubles and calamities like a
patient, who remains contented on his treatment by medicines of bitter
taste or by a painful surgery. Not only that he does not complain of the
pains he faced during treatment, but also pays fees for it and deploys all
sorts of resources for getting himself treated in such a painful manner. As
against this, the evildoers, on whom the calamities fall as punishment,
take it to heart and cry and moan against the sufferings they are placed
in. Sometimes they utter words of ingratitude to the extent of blasphemy.
Sayyidi Hakim-ul-Ummah Ashraf 'Ali Thanavi رحمه الله تعالى has given
another distinction between the two calamities. If one becomes aware of
his sins and faults and finds greater inclination toward seeking pardon
from Allah Ta'ala, then it is a sign of His kindness and favour. But if one
gets frustrated and indulges more in sins and evil, then it is a sign of
والله اعلم .Allah's wrath and torment
Verses 46 - 53
وَمِنْ أَيْثَةٍ أَنْ يُرْسِلَ الرِّيَاحَ مُبَشِّرْتٍ وَلِيُذِيْقَكُمُ مِّنْ رَّحْمَتِهِ وَلِتَجْرِىَ
الْفُلْكُ بِأَمْرِهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ ﴿٤٦﴾ وَلَقَدْ
اَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ رُسُلاً إِلَى قَوْمِهِمْ فَجَآءُوُهُمْ بِالْبَّنْتِ فَانْتَقَمُنَا مِنَ
الَّذِيْنَ أَجْرَمُوْا وَكَانَ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا نَصْرُالْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ ﴿٤٧﴾ اللَّهُ الَّذِىُ
يُسِلُ الرِّيحَ فَتُثِيْرُ سَحَابًا فَيَبْسُطُهُ فِى السَّمَآءِ كَيُفَ يَشَاءُ
وَيَجُعَلُه، كِسَفًا فَتَرَى الْوَدُقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلْلِهِ فَإِذَا أَصَابَ بِهِ مَنْ
يَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهٍ إِذَاهُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُوْنَ ﴿٤﴾ وَإِنْ كَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ
يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِّنْ قَبْلِهِ لَمُبْلِسِيْنَ ﴿٤٩﴾ فَانْظُرُ إِلَى أَثْرٍ رَحْمَتِ اللهِ

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كَيْفَ يُحْيِ الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ◌ُ إِنَّ ذُلِكَ لَمُحْيِ الْمَوْتَّى وَهُوَ
عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ ﴿ .. ﴾ وَلَئِنُ أَرْسَلْنَا رِيُحًا فَرَأَوُهُ مُصُفَرًّا لَّظَلُّوا
مِنْ بَعْدِهٍ يَكْفُرُونَ ﴿٥١﴾ فَإِنَّكَ لاَتُسُمِعُ الْمَوْتَّى وَلاَ تُسُمِعُ الصُّمَّ
الدُّعَاءَ إِذَا وَلَّوْا مُدُبِرِيْنَ ﴿٥٢) وَمَآ أَنْتَ بِهِدِ الْعُمْىِ عَنْ ضَلَتِهِمُّ
إِنْ تُسْمِعُ إِلَّ مَنْ يُؤْ مِنُ بِإِنَا فَهُمْ مُّسُلِمُونَ ﴿٥٣﴾
And among His sings is that He sends winds giving good
news (of rain), and so that He gives you a taste of His
mercy, and that the ships may sail with His command,
and that you may search for His grace, and you may be
grateful. [46] And We had indeed sent before you
messengers to their people. So they came to them with
clear proofs. Then We took vengeance upon those who
were guilty. And it was due on Us to help the believers.
[47]
Allah is the One who sends the winds, so they stir up a
cloud, then He spreads it in the sky however he wills
and makes it (split) into pieces. Then you see the rain
·coming out from its midst. So, once He makes it reach
the ones He wills from His slaves, they start rejoicing,
[48] even though they were absolutely hopeless before it
was sent down to them. [49] So, look to the effects of
Allah's mercy, how He gives life to the earth after its
death. Surely That (Allah) is the One who will give life
to the dead. And He has the power to do everything. [50].
And should We send a (harmful) wind, and they see it
(the tilth) turning yellow, then they will turn
ungrateful, even after all the aforesaid (bounties of
Allah). [51] So, you cannot make the dead to hear, nor
can you make the deaf to hear the call when they turn
their backs in retreat. [52] And you are not (able) to
show the blind the right path against their straying.
You can make none to hear except those who believe in
Our signs, hence they submit. [53]
Commentary
Then We took vengeance) فَانْتَقَمُنَا مِنَ الَّذِيْنَ اجُرَمُوا ﴾ وَكَانَ حَقًّا عَلَيْنَا نَصُرُ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
upon those who were guilty. And it was due on Us to help the believers. -

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30:47). This verse tells us that Allah Ta'ala has taken it upon Himself to
help the believers. On the face of this statement, one would have expected
that Muslims would never be defeated against the infidels. But on many
occasions, results have been exactly opposite. Answer to this confusion is
at hand in this very verse, that by the word 'believers' those believers are
intended who fight with infidels purely for the sake of Allah. Allah Ta'ala
takes revenge of only such believers from the criminals and helps them
overpower their adversaries. Wherever the position is different, it is due to
some sort of slip on the part of the believers, as Qur'an itself has quoted
about the battle of Uhud: إِنَّمَا اسْتَزَلَّهُمُ الشَّيُطِنُ بِبَعْضِ مَا كَسَبُوا (Satan had but made
them slip for some of their deeds - 3:155). Even in such a situation, Allah
Ta'ala graces them with victory and upper hand, once they realize their
fault, as it happened in the battle of Uhud. As for such people who are
Muslims only by name and are habitual defiant and negligent of the
teachings of Islam, and are not penitent even when the infidels gain
upper hand, they are for sure not included in this promise of Allah Ta'ala,
and do not qualify for His help. Nonetheless, Allah Ta'ala provides help
by His grace on many occasions without any one deserving it. Therefore,
it is always beneficial to beg for His mercy and hope for His help.
So you cannot make the dead to hear - 30:52). As for) فَإِنَّكَ لَا تُسُمِعُ الْمَوُتى
the issue whether the dead have the ability to hear or not, and if they
have this ability, whether it is exclusive to some, or all can hear, this
subject has been dealt with briefly in the commentary of Surah An-Naml
in this volume, and a detailed discussion can be seen in my book J.
.الحبور بسماع اهل القبور
Verses 54 - 60
اللهُ الَّذِيُ خَلَقَكُمْ مِّنُ ضُعُفٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْ بَعْدِ ضُعُفٍ قُوَّةٌ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ
مِنْ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ ضُعْفًا وَّشَيْبَةً يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَآءٌُ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيْمُ الْقَدِيْرُ ﴿٤﴾
وَيَوْمَ تَقُوُمُ السَّاعَةُ يُقْسِمُ الْمُجْرِمُوْنَ ا مَا لَبِثُوْا غَيْرَ سَاعَةٍ ◌ُ كَذلِكَ
كَانُوا يُؤْفَكُونَ ﴿٠﴾ وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ وَالْإِيْمَانَ لَقَدُ لَبِثْتُمْ
فِىْ كِتْبِ اللهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْبَعُثِ ، فَهَذَا يَوْمُ الْبَعُثِ وَلكِنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ

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لاَتَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٥٦﴾ فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لِأَيَنْفَعُ الَّذِيْنَ ظَلَمُوا مَعْذِرَتُهُمْ وَلَا هُمُ
يُسْتَعْتَبُّونَ ﴿٥٧﴾ وَلَقَدْ ضَرَبْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِىُ هُذَا الْقُرْآنِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَثَلٍ ◌ّ
وَلَئِنُ جِئْتَهُمْ بِيُّةٍ لَّيَقُوْلَنَّ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا إِنْ آَنْتُمْ إِلَّ مُبْطِلُونَ ﴿٥٨)
كَذْلِكَ يَطْبَعُ اللَّهُ عَلىْ قُلُوُبِ الَّذِيْنَ لاَ يَعُلَّمُونَ ﴿٥٩﴾ فَاصُبِرُ إِنَّ
ع
وَعُدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَّلاَ يَسْتَخِفَّنَّكَ الَّذِيْنَ لَا يُوقِنُونَ ﴿٦٠﴾
Allah is the One who created you in a state of weakness,
then He created strength after weakness, then created
weakness and old age after strength. He creates what
He wills, and He is the All-Knowing, the All-Powerful.
[54] And on the Day when the Hour (Qiyamah) will take
place, the sinners will swear that they did not remain
(in the graves) more than one hour. In the similar way
they used to be contrary (to truth in their worldly life).
[55] And those who are given knowledge and belief will
say, "You remained, according to the destiny written by
Allah, up to the Day of Resurrection. So this is the Day
of Resurrection, but you had no belief." [56] So, on that
Day, their apology will not benefit the wrongdoers, nor
will they be asked to repent. [57]
And surely We have given in this Qur'an all kinds of
examples for the benefit of mankind. (Still) if you bring
to them a sign, the disbelievers will certainly say, "You
are nothing but men of falsehood." [58] Thus Allah seals
up the hearts of those who do not believe. [59] So, be
patient. Surely Allah's promise is true, and let not
those who do not believe make you impatient. [60]
Commentary
Greater part of this Surah aims at removing the doubts of the deniers
of the Hereafter. For meeting this end, many verses deal with the signs of
Allah's omnipotence and His all-encompassing wisdom in order to awake
people from their slumber. The first of the above-referred verses deals
with the same subject in a different manner. It is pointed out that man is
impetuous by nature, in the sense that he gets involved in the present so
much that he forgets the past and the future. This habit leads him to
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and he does not care about anyone in his over-weaning pride. He finds it
difficult to remain within limits. In order to warn people, this verse has
given a complete picture of the strength and weakness in human life as
they come and go by. It is pointed out in the verse that the man starts his
life in a state of weakness and ends it with a similar weakness. It is only
in the middle of his life that he gains strength for a short period. It is in
his own interest that he should keep in mind the impending weakness
while he is still strong, and does not forget how he achieved strength
gradually from the state of weakness.
The man is reminded of his real self in ◌ٍخَلَقَكُمُ مِّنُ ضُعُف (Who created you
in a state of weakness - 30:54). It means that his original base is a dirty
drop of semen that has neither strength, nor sense or life. So ponder,
who has turned this sickening drop into congealed blood, then into flesh
and then transfixed bones into the flesh? After that, who has produced
delicate machines of the limbs and organs to turn him into a mobile
factory, which is supported by innumerous automatic machines. If one is
to look more closely into this factory, one would notice that it is a mini-
world of its own in which innumerable models of His creation are set in.
The creation and bringing up of man is not brought about in a giant
factory but in three dark stages in the womb of his mother. After
spending nine months in the womb of mother, man ultimately takes birth
to come out into this world. The Holy Qur'an says, ثمّ السَّبِيلَ يَسِّرَه (Then Allah
facilitated exit [ from the womb ] for him - 80:20).
وَاللهُ أَخْرَجَكُمْ مِّنْ When he came into this world, his condition was that
'And Allah has brought you forth from your mothers) بُطُوُنِ أُمَّهتِكُمُ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
wombs when you knew nothing - 16:78). Then Allah made you learn so
many things. The first lesson was to teach you crying, so that you could
attract the attention of your parents towards you, and they should look
for your needs of thirst and hunger. Then you were taught the skill to
suck milk by pressing your lips and gums from your mother's breasts for
your sustenance. Who else had the power to teach these two skills to an
infant having no intelligence, to meet all his needs? Indeed no one else
but the Power who is responsible for his creation. The infants are weak at
that stage of their life. Minor exposure to cold or heat makes them sick.
They can neither ask for their needs, nor can they remove any of their
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in them a gradual development of life and strength - a process only Allah
Ta'ala can create and control and a clear manifestation of His
omnipotence, if people could only contemplate.
.(30:54 - Then He created strength after weakness) ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْ بَعُدٍ ضُعُفٍ قُوَّةٌ
When man reaches the stage of his strength, he gets involved in showing
off his powers and intelligence. He flies to reach the moon and Mars, and
tries to overpower the earth and oceans. He forgets all about his past and
becomes oblivious of his future, and cries out ◌ًمَنُ اَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّة (Who is stronger
than us in might? - 4:15); so much so that in this state of intoxication, he
even forgets his Creator and His commands. So the Nature has warned to
make him realize his folly ◌ًثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ ضُعْفًا وَشَيْبَة (Then created weakness
and old age - 30:54). O remiss! Be mindful of the fact that your present
strength is temporary and you have to return to the same old weakness,
and it will take you gradually to your grey hair. Then all your limbs and
organs will change their shape and form. You need not go through any
books and the history of the world, but look into your own concealed self,
and you will be left with no other option but to accept and believe that
He creates what He wills, and He is the) يَخُلُقُ مَايَشَاءُ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُمُ الْقَدِيْرُ
All-Knowing, the All-Powerful - 30:54). All this control and running of
affairs are by the One who creates them. He does as He pleases, and in a
manner as it pleases Him. He has no parallel in knowledge and power.
Knowing all this, is there any room for doubt that He can resurrect the
dead whenever He likes?
After this, the falsehood and ignorance of the deniers of the Dooms
Day is mentioned ◌ٍوَيَوْمَ تَقُوُمُ السَّاعَةُ يُقْسِمُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ مَا لَبِثُوا غَيْرَ سَاعَة that is, 'When the
Dooms Day will come, these deniers of the Dooms Day will start swearing
by losing senses after looking at the horrid scenes, that their stay was not
more than one hour'. It is probable that the stay referred to here is the
stay in this world, because they spent the time in this world in comfort
and ease. And when they will encounter troubles in the Hereafter, they,
by way of a natural habit of man to regard the comfortable period of his
life very short, will swear that they lived in the world hardly for one hour.
The other probability is that this 'stay' is their stay in graves and
barzakh. In that case, the meaning would be that they had thought that
their stay in graves, that is barzakh, would be very long and the Dooms
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stayed in barzakh for a very short time, and the Day of Judgement
dawned too early. The reason for this feeling is that they will not find any
comfort for themselves in the Hereafter, rather it will bring nothing but
problems for them. And it is human nature that when he is taken over by
problems, he considers the time previously spent in comfort being very
short-lived. Although the barzakh is also a place of punishment for the
infidels, yet it is much lighter as compared to what they will come across
in Qiyamah. Hence they will regard the period of barzakh as very short
and swear that their stay in it was brief.
Would any one be able to lie before Allah on the Day of
Resurrection?
It is revealed in this verse that the infidels will lie on the Day of
Resurrection in their swearing that they did not stay in the world or
barzakh for more than an hour. It is also revealed in another verse that
the disbelievers will say on oath that they were not disbelievers & L; i,
3's : & (By Allah, our Lord, we ascribed no partners to Allah - 6:23).
What needs to be understood here is that it will be Allah's court on the
Day of Resurrection, and He will allow all and sundry to say whatever
one wishes to say, whether one lies or speaks the truth. Allah is
All-Knowledgeable and is not dependent on any one to find out what is
false and what is true. When any one will speak a lie, his mouth will be
sealed, and his skin, hair and limbs will be asked to give evidence. They
will relate the truth in full detail, after which the liar will be left with no
excuse. The verse ◌ْالْيَوْمَ نَخْتِمُ عَلىّ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَتُكْلِّمُنَا أَيْدِيُهِم (Today We set a seal on
their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us. - 36:65) means the same.
Some other Qur'anic verses reveal that there will be different occasions
for the appearance of human beings before Allah Ta'ala on the Day of
Resurrection. On one such occasion, no one will have the right to speak
without permission from Allah Ta'ala, and he will have to speak nothing
but truth. It will not be possible for him to speak a lie, as stated in the
verse لاَيَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلاَّ مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحُمُنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا (They shall speak not, save him to
whom the All-Merciful has given leave, and who speaks aright - 78:38).
No one will be able to speak a lie in the grave
As against this, it is related in some authentic ahadith in regard to
questions and answers in the grave that when it will be asked from the
infidels 'who is your Lord?' and 'who is Muhammad g?' they will answer
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speak a lie, he would have said 'Allah is my Lord' and 'Muhammad
is
His Prophet.' It looks rather strange that infidels are capable of speaking
lies before Allah Ta'ala, but not before the angels. But when it is looked at
deeply, the explanation is simple, that is the angels neither have the
knowledge of the unknown nor can they seek evidence from the limbs to
confute the liar. If they had the capability of speaking lies before the
angels, then all infidels and sinners would have been carefree about the
torment of the grave. On the other hand, Allah Ta'ala knows even the
secrets of hearts, and also has the power to elicit evidence from the limbs
and organs for exposing the liars. Therefore, allowing this freedom on the
Day of Resurrection will not interfere with the rule of justice. del Jul,
Surah Ar-Rum was completed by grace of Allah on 28th of
Dhulqa'dah, 1391 Hijrah.
Alhamdulillah
The Commentary on
Surah Ar-Rum
Ends here.

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Index
A
(Al) 'Ashrah Al-mubashsharah 684
(Al) 'Azīz 37
'Abd Ibn Humaid 234, 632
'Abdullah Ibn 'Abbas 34, 39, 59, 62, 63,
69, 71, 78, 88, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102,
105, 106, 112, 116, 117, 133, 138, 143,
147, 152, 156, 187, 210, 221, 227, 232,
233, 234, 235, 241, 246, 248, 258, 262,
265, 266, 274, 286, 291, 292, 294, 308,
309, 324, 334, 336, 337, 348, 364, 367,
393, 395, 403, 411, 415, 424, 432, 433,
434, 437, 451, 458, 459, 462, 463, 468,
471, 472, 480, 483, 488, 495, 512, 513,
514, 516, 540, 543, 548, 550, 572, 573,
581, 585, 588, 590, 593, 598, 604, 616,
632, 636, 644, 652, 660, 670, 672, 675,
676, 699, 722, 728
'Abdullah Ibn 'Uyaynah 600
'Abdullah Ibn Abi Al-Hamsa' 52
'Abdullah Ibn Harith 184
'Abdullah Ibn Mas'ud 58, 59, 171, 175,
245, 259, 334, 339, 397, 408, 411, 415,
424, 517, 699
‘Abdullah Ibn Mubarak 291, 619
'Abdullah Ibn Salam 454, 650
'Abdullah Ibn 'Ubayy 374, 375, 381,
382
'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar 156, 187, 224, 234,
236, 255, 259, 271, 337, 390, 426, 442,
562, 612, 613, 616
'Abdur Rahman Ibn Abu Bakr
Aş-Şiddiq 720
'Ad, people of 277, 316, 486, 547, 695
destruction of - 694
‘Adiyy Ibn Nadlah 563
'A'ishah Şiddiqah 194, 195, 298, 321,
396, 410, 416, 463, 478, 562, 612, 633
false slander against - details and discussion
371-393
special attributes and distinctions of
375-380
'Akkaf 421
'Ala' Al-Hadrami 590
'Ali Ibn Abi Țalah 234
'Ali Ibn Abi Talib 4%
59, 83, 147, 170,
254, 301, 352, 377, 409, 452, 616, 666,
696, 704
‘Ali Ibn 'Aşim al-Wasiți 399
'Alusi, Allamah 415, 504, 572, 597
'Alusi, Sayyid Mahmud 504
'Amr Ibn Al-'Aş 696
'Amr Ibn Malik 595
'Amr Ibn Dinar 301
'Amr Ibn Murrah 697
'Amr Ibn Qais 516
'Amr Ibn Rabi ah 563
'Amr Ibn Sharid 562
'Arafat 258, 266
'Aş Ibn Wa'il 66
‘Aşim Ibn 'Adiyy 367, 368
'Askarī, 'Allamah 524
‘Abdul 'Aziz Dehlavi, Shah 666
'Abdullah Ibn 'Umm Maktum 409
'Abdullah Ibn Rawhah 561
'Abdur Razzaq 337
'Abdurrahman 351
Adam 41, 50, 55, 130, 171, 194, 204,
215, 230, 242, 261, 306, 307, 731
story of -158-164
'Ajurri 607
'Anas Ibn Malik 60, 194, 247, 292, 301,
366, 402, 407, 421, 483, 548, 590, 686

762
Index
'Aşif Ibn Barkhiya 598, 599
'Asiyah 89, 96, 109, 628
propitious end of - 137
'Ata' Ibn Abi Rabah 228, 259, 334, 397,
671, 710
'Ața' Ibn Yasar 396
Ablution, see Wudu'
Abu 'Abdullah 416
Abu 'Amr 563
Abu 'Ubaidah 513
Abu 'Umamah 438, 478, 512
Abu al-Darda' 302, 439, 576, 714
Abu Al-Layth 590
Abu al-Qasim Lalka'i 194
Abu Ash-Shaikh 234
Abū Ayyub Anşarı 398
Abu Bakr Aş-Şiddiq 78, 274, 321, 378,
378, 389, 390, 403, 424, 451, 452, 537,
641, 653, 666, 718, 719, 720, 721
Abu Dawud 37, 348, 398, 482, 576, 728
Abu Dawud Tayalisi 615
Abu Dharr Al-Ghiffari 301, 607
Abu Hanifah, Imam 214, 258, 265, 290,
349, 357, 362, 369, 420, 422, 438, 642, 643
Abu Hayyan 39, 94, 281, 441, 572
Abu Hurairah 44, 47, 71, 75, 165, 171,
188, 233, 236, 255, 263, 278, 301, 350,
375, 398, 439, 483, 563, 619, 686, 699, 703
Abu Jahl 77
Abu Mas'ud Anșarī 58
Abu Musa al-Ash'ari 211, 215, 399, 402,
418
Abu Nu'aim 187, 435
Abu Qubais 261
Abu Said al-Khudri 169, 242, 293, 437,
Andalusia 452
483
Abū Şadiq 'Azdi 439
Abu Sufyan 327, 595
Abū Sumayyah 63
Abū Țalib 47, 657
Abu Ya'la 43, 233, 247, 366, 562
Abu Yahya 710
Abul 'Aliyah 234, 451, 309
Abul Ahwas 563
Abul Hajjaj Mizzi 117
Abul Hakam Ibn Hisham (see Abu
Jahl)
Aden, Gulf of 615
Adhru'at, region of 718
Adultery 303, 355-358, 393, 396, 408, 429,
430, 513, 514, 515
punishment for - 343-355, 388
evidence required to prove - 353, 384
punishment for false accusation of - 359-362,
373, 375
- accusation by spouse without solid evidence
362-369
Africa 410
Ahl-ul-Bait 576
Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Imam 82, 188,
224, 247, 248, 290, 298, 348, 364, 402,
421, 442, 477, 482, 520, 615, 696, 710
Ahwaz 452
Ahzab
battle of 126, 466, 467
Al-Bairuni 505
Alexandria, see Iskandria
Al-Lauh al-Mahfuz, see Preserved
Tablet
Al-Qanun 37
America 505

763
Index
Angels 158, 185, 192, 232, 289, 313, 439,
446, 454, 474, 479, 480, 500, 503, 520,
573, 609, 619, 709
- pray to Allah non-stop 183, 184
- as 'Rasul' 280
preferred ones among - 665
Anșār 123, 365
Ant 575, 577
Anwar Shah Kashmiri, Syyid 647
Aqșa, the Mosque 84
Arabs 658
Qur'an, an honour for - 179
- are progeny of Syyiddna Isma'il 651
A'raf, people of 337
Ark of Nuh 5 315, 687
Astrology 54
Astronomy 54, 502, 504, 505
Atheist 444
Avicenna, see Ibn Sina
Aykah, people of
vices of - 553
Ayyub XE (Job) 682
story of - 218-221
supplication of - 218
B
(Al) Baghawi 44, 210, 291, 339, 367, 368,
379, 434, 454, 462, 463, 665, 684
(Al) Bahr-ul-Muhit 81, 82, 153, 188,
200, 204, 281, 441, 572, 590
(Al) Baihaqi 194, 234, 255, 338, 398, 442,
466, 520, 558
(Al) Bazzar 165, 255, 375, 463
Badr
battle of - 193, 254, 324, 377, 389, 482, 722
Bahrain 451
Baitullah 84, 258, 262, 266, 437, 659
historical origin of - 260
Bal'amah 584
Bani 'Amir, tribe of 398
Bani Hashim, tribe of 291, 666
Bani Mușțaliq, battle of 373, 407
Banu 'Abd Munaf, tribe of 75
Banu Isra'il, see Isra'ilites
Bara' Ibn 'Azib 213, 720, 595
Barakah (blessings)
adopting names of Prophets to receive - 39
Barirah 377
Barzakh 332, 612, 647, 756, 757
Bashir Ibn Khaşaşyia
Bașra ('Iraq) 462, 718
Bayan-ul-Qur'an 54, 279, 301, 468, 573
Believers
success, the destiny of the - 297
attributes of perfect - 297, 300-305
condition of - on Qiyamah 335
promise for - of being made the vicegerents of
Allah on the land 451
world, a prison for - 747
Big Bang, Theory of 188
BilqĪs 586
story of - 579, 585, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596,
597, 598, 599
genealogy of - 584-585
marriage of - with Sulayman ( 585, 600
letter of Sulayman XxEl to - 587, 588, 589,
590, 591, 593
Bishr 449
Botany 503
Bukhari 32, 47, 66, 71, 165, 214, 234, 248,
254, 293, 350, 351, 364, 366, 367, 376,
390, 398, 417, 516, 548, 562, 563, 585,
595, 634, 644, 653, 655, 676, 703
Buràidah 438
Bușra 452
Byzantium 169

Index
764
C
Caesar 452
Calf, Golden 115, 123, 149
craft of - by Samiri 112, 142, 148, 152, 153
Caliphs, see Al-Khulafa'-ur-
Rashidun
Capitalism 427
Caspian Sea 226
Children of Isra'il, see Isra'ilites
China 452, 502, 505
Chosroe 452, 718
Christ, Jesus (see 'Isa )
Christians 56, 178, 183, 250, 275, 287, 474,
535, 539, 595, 691, 704, 718, 719, 740
- face eastwards to pray 34
beliefs of - about Isa ( 43
rules of greeting-47
- are worshippers of Isa # 233
mannerism of debating with and preaching -
701-702
Church 273, 274, 275
Communism 427
Constantinople 718
Copernicus 505
Cosmological theories
- and the Qur'an 498-501
Cosmology 507
Covenant, (see also Trust, Promise)
fulfilling of - attribute of Muslim 304
Cow-worshippers 143
Cyprus 452
D
(Ad) Durr-al-Mukhtar 662
Dabbat-ul-Ard
appearance of - a prelude to Qiyamah 615,
616
Dahak 97, 276, 291, 309
Dailami 540
Dairmi 75
Dajjal
appearance of - a prelude to Qiyamah 615
Damascus 438, 452
Dates (Fruit) 36, 306
usefulness of - during labor pains 37
Dawud ( 33, 65, 210, 212, 213, 214, 234,
438, 477, 575
the heir of - 32, 575, 576
miracles given to - 209, 216, 218
armor making, skill of - 215
Day of Judgment, see Qiyamah
Day of Remorse, see Qiyamah
Day of Resurrection, see Qiyamah
Death
injunctions on desire for - 36
feeling of remorse after - 44
-regarded as day of reckoning 176
-sure destiny of every living thing 190, 192
repentance ceases after - 231
can people hear after -612
Deeds
weighing of -193-195, 335, 336, 337, 338
Deluge 208, 313, 315
Dhahabi 337
Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) 92,
168, 727
verse of - by Ibrahim XE 728
Dhimmi 119, 145, 633
Dhulhijjah, month of 661
Dhul-Kifl 221
story of - 222-225
Dhulqarnain 232
Dhunnun Al-Mişri 606
Dhunnun, see Yunus Ibn Matta
Dooms Day, see Qiyamah
Dreams 176, 177
Du'a'
preferred tone and contents of - 31
- of Zakariyyah XE 30, 31, 229
- of Musa XE 88-90
- for seeking Allah's help 89

765
Index
-forimproving knowledge ('Ilm) 157
-of Ayyub El (Job) 218
- of Yunus 5 (Jonah) 225, 228
- of Nuh ) (Noah) 208, 545
-of Muhammad # 247, 298, 540, 606
- of Ibrahim El 293, 538, 539
- against mischief of Satan 329, 331
- for the relief of insomnia 332
- for seeking forgiveness 338, 339
- for one's spouse and children 509, 518
-ofSulayman ) 575
surely accepted - 607
- of Lut E (Lot) 692
- by an infidel 607, 712
Dukhān (Smoke)
- a prelude to Qiyamah 615
E
Earth
the composition of every human being from -
130, 730, 731
- a purposeful creation 181, 182, 183, 472
Egypt 50, 81, 82, 88, 92, 97, 108, 109, 110,
111, 123, 124, 134, 139, 451, 452, 502,
505, 53, 535, 633, 638
Eid, festival of 410, 661
English (language) 558, 559
Ethiopia 451
Eunuchs
- a type of Non-Mahram 416
Evangel, see Injil
Eve, see Hawwa'
F
Fahsha' (obscenity)
meaning and scope of - 698
Fai‘ 146, 147
Falah, see Success
Farra' 228
Faruq (title of 'Umar Ibn Khattab
653
Fasting 654
- calms down sexual desire 421, 425
Fathul Bari 561, 710
Fatimah (sister of 'Umar Ibn
Khattab) 76
Fațimah Az-Zahra' 170
Fatwa 592
Fetus (or Foetus) 241, 242, 243, 309
possibility of formation of - without male
intervention 37
different stages of development of human -
244, 245, 246
Fiqh, see Islamic Law
Fir'aun, see Pharaoh
Firdaus, see Jannah
Fitrah (nature)
meaning of - 740
Fornication, see Adultery
Fudayl Ibn 'Iyad 714
G
(Al) Ghazzali, Muhammad 301, 432,
473, 540, 614
Gabriel, see Jibra'il
Galileo 505
Gambling 720
Geology 502
Ghamidiyyah 350
Ghayb (unseen), knowledge of
- not possessed by any Prophet 583, 608,
609
Ghilman 192
Gibbon, Edward 719
Glenn, John 506
Gog and Magog 231, 242
- among the signs of Qiyamah 232, 615
Gospel, see Injil
Greece 505

766
Index
Greek Sciences 505
Guidance 158, 166, 167, 171, 196, 197, 245,
270, 285, 287, 433, 434, 435, 436, 446,
567,742
meaning, nature and nuances of - 127
attributes of the recipients of Nur of -
441-443
- of Takwin 251
giving of - not in the hands of the Prophet
656,657
H
(Al) Hajar-al-Aswad 615
Habsha, see Ethiopia
Hadith-ul-Bitaqah 195
Hadith-ul-Gharaniq 281
Hadith-ul-Futun 97, 116, 139, 145, 147,
153
Hadurah' 180
Hafşah 641
Hajar (territory) 451
Hajirah (wife of Ibrahim (E)71
Hajj 257, 262, 266, 268, 285, 438, 654, 659
the obligation of - 260, 261
reward for - 263
correct sequence of rituals in - 264, 265
the real object of - 272
Hakam Ibn 'Umair 439
Hakim 187, 194, 274, 520, 558
Hamalat-ul-'Arsh 619
Haman 628, 646, 647, 694, 695
Hamnah 374, 375
Hamnah bint Abi Sufyan 684
Hamzah 254, 560
Hanafi Jurists 258, 361, 417, 418, 552,
662, 710
Haram Ibn Hayyan 71, 337
Harbi 146, 633
Harith Ibn 'Amr 463
Harith Ibn 'Uthman 658
Harun ₺ 50, 51, 56, 88, 90, 91, 107, 111,
112, 123, 125, 133, 134, 136, 142, 145,
146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 196, 280, 318,
485, 526, 527, 528, 532, 535, 644
Harut 131
Hasan al-Başri 59, 83, 216, 228, 265, 321,
338, 415, 437, 511, 514, 543, 573, 616,
619, 742
Hasan Ibn 'Ali 535, 744
Hassan Ibn Thabit 374, 375, 381, 389,
561
Hawwa' 158, 161, 162, 163
Heaven, see Jannah or Sky
Hebrew 670, 703
Hell, see Jahannam
Heraclius 719
Hereafter ('Akhirah) 165, 177, 249, 255,
268, 278, 299, 300, 305, 317, 320, 330,
343, 358, 362, 367, 369, 372, 386, 388,
390, 391, 427, 427, 443, 444, 445, 449,
479, 480, 482, 497, 499, 502, 511, 517,
519, 533, 539, 540, 541, 543, 544, 562,
563, 567, 608, 609, 610, 612, 622, 647,
661, 662, 672, 673, 674, 685, 686, 691,
695, 712, 718, 722, 723, 725, 726, 727,
730, 731, 733, 741, 754
Hidayah, see Guidance
Hijab 343, 373, 374, 409, 456, 639, 640
injunctions and detailed discussion on -
406-418, 458, 460
exemption from the injunctions of - 407, 413,
460
Hijr, chiefs of 602
Hijrah (Migration) 274, 275, 302, 451,
629, 676, 682, 696, 706, 719, 720
first prophetic - of the world 691

767
Index
Shari ah position of - 706-710
Hilal Ibn 'Umayyah 364, 365, 366, 367,
368, 369, 369
Hindu 119, 120, 143, 275
Hira', Cave of 35
Homicide 515
Homosexuality 207, 354, 408, 551, 552
- worse than adultery 693
Hoopoe 579, 581, 582, 583, 584
Horn, see Sur
Hud XE 316, 547, 649
Hudaibiyah 272, 704
Hudhaifah Ibn Yaman 58, 194, 232,
615
Hudhud, see Hoopoe
Hudud (Islamic punishments) 353,
355, 360, 362, 375
meaning and categories of - 344-345
Huquq-ul-'Ibad 461
Hur 192
Husain Ibn 'Ali 455
Husband
obligatory maintenance of wife by - 162-163
If- accuses his wife of adultery 362-369, 376
Hypocrite 143, 374, 375, 376, 381, 448, 449,
466, 670, 682, 683, 685
I
(Al) Ism ul-A'zam 598
'Ibad-ur Rahman
traits and characteristics of - 508, 509,
510-519
rewards and degrees of exaltation of -
519-520
'Iddah 369
'Ifrit 596
'Ikrimah 97, 137, 188, 234, 266, 309, 437,
572,601
'Imran Ibn Husain 562, 698, 699
'Iraq 206, 452
'Īsā 34, 43, 56, 183, 191, 229, 232, 262,
275, 280, 310, 318, 380, 505
miracles of - 38, 40, 41
- was kind to his mother 42
- worshipped by the Christians 233
descent of - a prelude to Qiyamah
'Iyad Ibn Himar al-Mujashi'i 595
Iblis, see Satan
Ibn 'Abbas, see 'Abdullah Ibn
'Abbas
Ibn Al-Arabi 164, 204, 233, 498, 540, 581,
584, 599
Ibn 'Arafah 271
Ibn 'Asakir 39, 236, 335, 601, 720
Ibn 'Atiyyah al-'Aufi 187, 234, 416, 577,
696
Ibn 'Aun 517
Ibn Abi Hatim 97, 117, 169, 187, 216,
220, 245, 248, 278, 424, 459, 573
Ibn Abi Jamrah 563
Ibn Abi Shaibah 308
Ibn al-Ambari 479
Ibn al-Qayyim 192, 665, 666
Ibn al-Ziba'ra 233
Ibn Athir 721
Ibn Battal 562
Ibn Hajar Asqalani, Hafiz 364, 368,
634, 710, 718
Ibn Hajar Makki Shafi'i 412, 416, 562
Ibn Hibban 274, 408
Ibn Humām 417
Ibn Ishaq 75, 466, 598, 633, 670
Ibn Jabir 97
Ibn Jarir, at-Țabari 117, 144, 188, 222,
234, 245, 286, 332, 416, 432, 448, 462,
548, 562, 573, 593, 598, 700
Ibn Juraij 83, 332, 397, 512, 593
Ibn Kathir 54, 78, 79, 97, 117, 187, 188,

768
Index
216, 219, 222, 224, 247, 286, 302, 357,
397, 407, 409, 414, 416, 432, 433, 452,
459, 468, 514, 517 616, 630, 696, 699, 700
Ibn Majah 171, 274, 337, 348
Ibn Marduwaih 375, 573
Ibn Mundhir 187
Ibn Simak 68
Ibn Sina 37
Ibn Sirin 415
Ibn Wahb 693
Ibn Zubair 62
Ibn-us-Sunni 728
Ibrahim (š 33, 44, 45, 46, 48, 50, 55, 58,
63, 71, 98, 102, 127, 208, 260, 261, 262,
277, 290, 292, 293, 541, 542, 578, 622,
638, 653, 666, 687, 688, 690, 691, 692, 750
story of - 197-207, 538, 544, 558
supplication of - 293, 538, 539, 728
Idolatry 488
Idris = 50, 51, 53, 55, 221, 222
- the first one to learn Mathematics and
Astronomy 54
Ifk, incident of 371-393, 407
Ihram (pilgrim's garb) 259, 263, 266,
268, 438
some rules and restrictions of - 264
Ijtihad 150, 151, 211, 212, 213, 227, 574
Ilhām 94, 95
India 502, 505
Infidels 165, 168, 169, 191, 252, 257, 258,
266, 272, 274, 285, 292, 323, 324, 325,
326, 329, 331, 332, 336, 337, 381, 426,
428, 444, 451, 474, 477, 478, 480, 483,
484, 514, 515, 520, 552, 561, 592, 602,
612, 616, 636, 658, 663, 665, 668, 682,
685, 687, 688, 689, 701, 704, 706, 707,
708, 712, 718, 730
rules of greeting - 47
prohibition of seeking forgiveness for - 47-48,
541
rules of the property of - 145-147, 634
first command to fight- 273
condition of - on Qiyamah 335
correspondence and communication with -
Shari ah position 586
gifts and presents by - 594
world, a heaven for - 747
acceptance of supplication by - 607, 712
- should be helped if oppressed 636
Inheritance
law of - 32
Injil 114, 171, 178, 185, 234, 434, 449, 451,
557, 650, 652
authenticity of - in its present form 703
Inspiration, Divine, see Ilham
Intercession, see Shafa'ah
Ishaq El 45, 48, 51, 55, 198, 207, 690, 691
Ishraq, salah of 438
Iskandria 451
Islamic Calendar
according to - evening precedes the morning
727
Islamic Law 213, 217, 319, 458, 495, 513,
539, 548, 577
- prohibits the vow of silence 36
- on property of infidels 145-147, 634, 635
- about maintenance to wife 162-163
- of administration ofjustice 211
- pertaining to Zinā (Adultery) 343-355, 359,
362-369, 373, 384
- of Hudud (Islamic punishments) 344-345,
353, 355, 360, 362, 375
- of Ta'zir 348, 353, 354, 361
- about homosexuality and other forms of
unnatural sex 354, 551, 552, 693
- about marriage with adulterer and
polytheist 355-358
- on mannerisms of socializing 393-406
- on 'Satr' (concealable body parts) 410
- on marriage - some injunctions 419-425,
732
- on contract of Kitabah with a Slave 425,
426,427
- on purity of water 494
- on impermissible oaths 533
the place of poetry in - 562-564
- on asking forgiveness for Mushriks 541
- on punishing animals 582
- on marriage with Jinn 584
- on woman as king or Imam of people 585

769
Index
- on correspondence with infidels 586
- on gifts and presents from infidels 594
- on violation of certain covenants 634
- on helping infidels 636
- on Mahr(dower) 642
applicability of - to small towns and villages
661
- on killing of spiders 696
· ou mannerism of debating and preaching to
Jews and Christians 701-702
- on Hijrah (migration) 706-710
- on Gambling 720
- on exchange of social gifts 745
Islamic State 454
Tax imposed by 146
Ismail 5 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 72, 221, 222,
291, 578, 651
outstanding attributes of - 51
progeny of - preferred one 666
Isra'ilite Traditions 54, 117, 140, 148,
488, 593, 597
Isra'ilites 55, 56, 94, 98, 100, 102, 103, 107,
108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 115, 117, 118,
124, 126, 130, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146,
147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 153, 180, 196,
224, 292, 526, 528, 529, 534, 535, 536,
556, 610, 636, 670, 675
- led astray by Samiri 112
repentance by - from calf-worshipping 114
twelve tribes of - 123, 140
bounties of Allah on - 139
Israfil 619, 665
Isti'dhan 419
mannerisms of social visits and detailed
rules of - 393-406, 461, 466-468
a different type of - 456, 457, 458, 459
Isti'nas, see Isti'dhan
Italy 505
J
(Al) Jașșaș, Imam Abu Bakr 362, 415,
416, 418, 656
Ja'far Aş-Sadiq 576, 652
Jabir Ibn 'Abdullah 255, 398, 399, 696
Jabir Ibn Samurah 452
Jahannam 59, 61, 63, 68, 69, 129, 133,
136, 138, 182, 233, 311, 333, 336, 338,
450, 481, 508, 512, 514, 520, 541, 560,
611, 647, 702, 709, 711
assembly of everyone around - on Qiyamah
62
fuel of - 231
- a place of purification for Muslims 336
Jalaluddin Mahalli, Shaikh 616
Janatul Baqi', 437
Jannah 60, 63, 136, 137, 158, 159, 160, 163,
164, 188, 192, 234, 235, 278, 299, 311,
332, 336, 337, 437, 450, 476, 480, 509,
519, 539, 622, 665, 691, 705, 707, 731
- as inheritance to the God-fearing 57, 298,
305
'Adam's * expulsion from - 158, 161
type of bracelets in - 255
people of - 481
entry in - not possible without the grace of
Allah 578
Jarir Ibn 'Abdullah al-Bajali 409
Jesus Christ, see 'Īsa EN
Jewish Legends 218
Jews 56, 178, 183, 250, 287, 474, 535, 539,
577, 691, 704, 740
beliefs of - about 'Īsa 43
rules of greeting - 47
- worshipped 'Uzair El 233
mannerism of debating and preaching to -
701-702
Jibra'il KE 34, 35, 38, 61, 71, 90, 95, 103,
112, 144, 148, 152, 156, 157, 162, 194,
206, 207, 229, 366, 369, 379, 497, 619,
629, 647, 665, 676
Jihad 54, 146, 237, 448, 463, 466, 535, 652
philosophy behind - 274
meaning of - 290-291, 713
strictly forbidden acts during - 331
a great kind of - 495
grabbing wealth of infidels during - 634-635

770
Index
Jinn 96, 127, 236, 252, 331, 561, 575, 576,
580, 582, 584, 594, 596, 609, 742
- subjugated for Sulayman 82 217-218, 597
believing and non-believing - 217, 218
marriage with - in the Shari'ah 584
Jizyah (capitation tax) 451
Jordan 638
Joseph (the Carpenter) 44
Juhfah 629, 676
Junaid Al-Baghdadi 160
Jurhum, tribe of 55, 261
Jurisprudence, Islamic (see Islamic
Law)
K
(Al) Kafi 32
(Al) Khatib al-Baghdadi 399, 400
(Al) Khulafa 'ur-Rashidun 91, 275,
276, 349, 380, 452, 453, 455, 666
(Al) Kulaini 32, 576
Al-Khadir skl 629, 740, 741
Ka'ab Al-Ahbar 54, 97, 117, 184, 434, 650
Ka'b Ibn Malik 540, 561, 595
Ka'bah, see Baitullah
Ka'b Ibn Ashraf 449
Kafir, see Infidels
Kalbi 200
Kalimullah (see also Mūsā () 75
Karamah 599
distinction of - from a miracle 598
Keiler 505
Kuf 420
Khabbab Ibn Al-'Aratt 66, 76
Khaibar 451
Khalid Ibn Walid 331, 332
Khalillullah, Ibrahim # 66
Khandaq, battle of (see Ahzab)
Khaulah 368
Khawarij 455
Khazin 412
Khurasan 452
Khushu'
meaning, importance and scope of - 300-302
Khybar, battle of 652
Kinanah 291
Kirman, Province of 143
Kisra, king 585
Kitabah, contract of 425, 426, 427
Knowledge ('Ilm) 45, 186, 207, 212, 245
- a legacy of the Prophets and is a great
fortune 32
supplication to improve - 157
- should be acquired from the learned ones
178-179
who is knowledgeable in the eyes of Allah?
696
- increases if acted upon 714
Kufah 315, 344, 562, 690
Kufah, School of 214
Kufr (unbelief) 237, 454, 516, 721
L
Laylatulqadr 308
Layya 219, 220
Lebanon 638
Lesbianism 408
Li‘an 362-369, 373
Lot, see Lut
Lut XE 143, 198, 206, 277, 393, 544, 552,
603, 649, 690, 691
vices of the people of - 207, 551, 692-693
destruction of the people of - 603-604,
692-693
supplication of - 692

771
Index
M
(Al) Masjid Al-Haram (the Sacred
Mosque) 257, 258, 260, 269
(Tafsir) Mazhari 45, 338, 291, 292, 301,
310, 334, 337, 338, 362, 422, 424, 432,
435, 456, 468, 482, 495
Ma'arib, see Saba'
Madaris (religious schools) 441
Madinah 123, 126, 147, 241, 242, 249, 254,
274, 203, 327, 365, 373, 451, 454, 466,
472, 563, 580, 595, 629, 639, 652, 676, 745
Madyan (son of Ibrahim ) 638
Madyan, town of 50, 51, 81, 93, 105, 107,
120, 180, 637, 638,
people of - 277, 649, 694
Magians 250, 275
Magic 137, 177, 531, 532, 533
truth, forms and rules governing - 131
Magicians (of the Pharaoh) 122, 130,
132, 134, 137, 196
conversion of - to Islam 133, 136, 137-138
hypnotic spell by the - 135
Mahdi 235, 453
Mahr (dower) 642
Mahram 394, 396, 409, 413, 456, 457, 460
- exempted from injunctions of Hijab 407,
413
categories of - 407, 413, 414, 415, 416
eunuch, not a - 416
Mahshar, see Qiyamah
Maimunah 409
Ma'iz 350
Makhul Shami 519
Makkah 29, 72, 75, 167, 168, 175, 185, 191,
242, 257, 258, 263, 267, 272, 273, 274,
275, 278, 302, 324, 326, 327, 403, 451,
471, 472, 478, 482, 487, 539, 561, 615,
623, 629, 658, 675, 676, 681, 689, 704,
708, 709, 718, 720, 722, 725; 745
land of - a Haram (sanctuary) 658, 711, 713
haram of - a special Divine gift 659
Maktab 441
Malakul-Maut 619
Malik Ibn 'Anas, Imam 213, 265, 290,
357, 396, 412, 516. 540, 554
Malik Ibn Dinar 278
Malik Ibn Zaid 463
Ma'mun ur-Rashid 68
Man
- created from the earth 130, 306, 307, 730,
731
haste, a characteristic of - 190, 193
stages of the birth of - 244, 245, 246, 306,
307-310
- stages of life after birth 247
water, a constituent of creation of - 489, 497
core purpose of creation of - 742
Mann, see Manna
Manna 116, 140, 141
Maqām Ibrahim (Station of
Ibrahim) 261, 615
Ma'qil Ibn Yasar 558
Marriage 353, 419, 424, 425, 641, 642, 654
- with a polytheist 355-357
-with an adulterer 355-357
arranging - through guardians is a preferred
way 420, 643
status of - in Shari ah 420-423
- a Sunnah of the Holy Prophet # 421, 422,
424
- a Sunnah of all Prophets 422
status of - with Jinn in Shari'ah 584
objective of - 732
someinjunctions regarding - 419-425
Marut 131
Marwah, mount of 258
Maryam * (Mary) 29, 37, 38, 39, 40,
45, 95, 233, 318, 380
story of -34-42
- sister of Harun 38, 39

772
Index
Masih, see 'Īsa X1
Masjid Nabawi 84
Masturbation 303, 408
Mathematics 54
Mawardi 398
Menstruation 303
Meteorology 502
Mīka'il E) 619, 665
Mina 258, 269
Miracle 214
- demanded by the unbelievers 178
distinction of - from a Karamah
Mişbah Ibn Yusuf 219
Misțaņ 374, 375, 381, 389, 390
Monasteries 273 , 274, 275
Monotheism 515
Moon
orbit of - 186,189
three simultaneous eclipses of - a prelude to
Qiyamah 615
sighting of - for observing Islamic Calendar
661
Mosque
- a house of Allah and its respect is
obligatory 436, 437
exaltation and some merits of - 438
etiquettes of- 439-441
other places having the status of - 441
best - for women 442
Mu'adh b. Jabal 43, 655, 656
Mu'minun, see Believers
Mu'adh Ibn 'Anas 728
Muawiyah Ibn Abi Sufyan 79, 116,
117
Mufradat-ul-Qur'an 721
Mughirah Ibn Shu'bah 39, 399, 634
Muhajirin 275, 278, 123
Muhammad # 32, 41, 44, 52, 53, 58, 66,
75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 83, 117, 118, 123,
126, 147, 165, 167, 169, 170, 171, 176,
177, 178, 182, 185, 186, 191, 193, 194,
195, 201, 213, 214, 229, 233, 242, 248,
249, 258, 268, 272, 274, 275, 278, 285,
286, 287, 291, 292, 301, 302, 323, 325,
326, 327, 330, 332, 335, 337, 339, 347,
348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 365, 366,
367, 368, 369, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377,
378, 379, 380, 381, 384, 392, 393, 394,
396, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 405,
406, 408, 409, 410, 414, 421, 422, 424,
434, 436, 437, 438, 439, 442, 449, 450,
451, 452, 453, 454, 461, 462, 463, 466,
467, 468, 472, 474, 475, 477, 478, 479,
482, 483, 484, 485, 497, 500, 501, 502,
509, 510, 512, 516, 517, 520, 533, 534,
536, 537, 539, 540, 548, 552, 558, 559,
560, 561, 562, 570, 576, 578, 580, 581,
585, 586, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 595,
604, 606, 607, 609, 610, 612, 615, 616,
619, 629, 634, 642, 645, 649, 650, 651,
652, 653, 654, 655, 657, 658, 666, 670,
675, 676, 682, 684, 686, 688, 696, 697,
699, 703, 706, 708, 709, 710, 718, 719,
720, 721, 728, 732, 743, 747, 758
- mercy for all the worlds 236
supplication of - 247, 298, 540
- spiritual father of all Muslims 293
being unlettered, a miracle of - 704
Muhammad Ibn Hanafiyyah 516
Muhammad Ibn Ka'b 338
Muhammad Ibn-ul-Hasan
Ash-Shaibani 146
Muhammad Ya'qub, Maulana 683
Mujahid 58, 62, 199, 211, 211, 222, 228,
234, 270, 301, 309, 437, 511, 512, 516,
543, 548, 572, 593, 632, 744
Mujtahid 212, 320
Munkar (evil)
meaning and scope of - 698