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Reflections on Surah An-Naml Ayah 18
حتى اذا اتوا على واد النمل قالت نملة يا ايها النمل ادخلوا مساكنكم لا يحطمنكم سليمان وجنوده وهم لا يشعرون ١٨
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَتَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ وَادِ ٱلنَّمْلِ قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌۭ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّمْلُ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ مَسَـٰكِنَكُمْ لَا يَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ سُلَيْمَـٰنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ١٨
حَتَّىٰٓﱾ
إِذَآﱿ
أَتَوۡاْﲀ
عَلَىٰﲁ
وَادِﲂ
ٱلنَّمۡلِﲃ
قَالَتۡﲄ
نَمۡلَةٞﲅ
يَٰٓأَيُّهَاﲆ
ٱلنَّمۡلُﲇ
ٱدۡخُلُواْﲈ
مَسَٰكِنَكُمۡﲉ
لَاﲊ
يَحۡطِمَنَّكُمۡﲋ
سُلَيۡمَٰنُﲌ
وَجُنُودُهُۥﲍ
وَهُمۡﲎ
لَاﲏ
يَشۡعُرُونَﲐ
١٨ﲑ
And when they came across a valley of ants, an ant warned, “O ants! Go quickly into your homes so Solomon and his armies do not crush you, unknowingly.”
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last year · Referencing Ayah 27:18
Surah An- Naml ( The Ants ) .
Whenever I read An- Naml , I always get struck by the very beginning of the surah . The name itself An- Naml caught my attention. What's the wisdom behind naming a surah after Ants? Why would Allah Tallah mention Ants ? These questions often came to my mind .Until today I paused for 5 minutes and started reflecting on it . But before sharing my reflection, I want to mention something important. My Qur'an teacher ...
Whenever I read An- Naml , I always get struck by the very beginning of the surah . The name itself An- Naml caught my attention. What's the wisdom behind naming a surah after Ants? Why would Allah Tallah mention Ants ? These questions often came to my mind .Until today I paused for 5 minutes and started reflecting on it . But before sharing my reflection, I want to mention something important. My Qur'an teacher ...
2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 16:68-69, 27:18, 27:20-22
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I repeatedly asked God about my purpose in life.
I pleaded, cried, and begged for an answer, desperately wanting to know why I am here and what I am meant to do.
My heart ached for a sign or revelation to guide me.
In my search for answers, I came across the stories of the ants, bees, and the hoopoe in the Quran. These stories opened my eyes to a profound truth: no purpose is insignificant.
In Surah Al-Naml, the story of the ants illustr...
I repeatedly asked God about my purpose in life.
I pleaded, cried, and begged for an answer, desperately wanting to know why I am here and what I am meant to do.
My heart ached for a sign or revelation to guide me.
In my search for answers, I came across the stories of the ants, bees, and the hoopoe in the Quran. These stories opened my eyes to a profound truth: no purpose is insignificant.
In Surah Al-Naml, the story of the ants illustr...
3 years ago · Referencing Ayah 27:18
Ants are very social and cooperative creatures. The level of care and altruism that each individual ant has for the good of the collective may even put humans to shame.
Not only do they try to alert and protect the colony against danger, as we see in Surah 27:18, but some ants (the worker ants) even perform a routinely and preemptive self-sacrifice (i.e. 'preemptive' because there is no detectable threat yet).
One study on this finding explai...
Not only do they try to alert and protect the colony against danger, as we see in Surah 27:18, but some ants (the worker ants) even perform a routinely and preemptive self-sacrifice (i.e. 'preemptive' because there is no detectable threat yet).
One study on this finding explai...
3 years ago · Referencing Ayah 27:18
Allah swt records in His book the fears of an ant
Do you think he is ignorant of your fears!!
Just trust in Allah swt
Do you think he is ignorant of your fears!!
Just trust in Allah swt
5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 27:18
بسم اللّٰہ الرحمٰن الرحیم
And when they came across a valley of ants, an ant warned, ‘O ants! Go quickly into your homes so Solomon and his armies do not crush you, unknowingly.'
This verse and specially this incident of ant in the Quran helped me in understanding some attributes of Allah SWT more. Although what I feel is deeper than what I am able to write here, I pray I make sense to everybody reading this. Ameen.
Allah, Al-Khaliq
Allah SWT...
And when they came across a valley of ants, an ant warned, ‘O ants! Go quickly into your homes so Solomon and his armies do not crush you, unknowingly.'
This verse and specially this incident of ant in the Quran helped me in understanding some attributes of Allah SWT more. Although what I feel is deeper than what I am able to write here, I pray I make sense to everybody reading this. Ameen.
Allah, Al-Khaliq
Allah SWT...
5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 27:18
While watching the stories of animals related to Sulayman AS, the very thing that touched my heart is the linguistic style of the Qur'an. The speech of animals which is presented in this surah is remarkable and goes right to the heart. Personally, I can't describe my entire emotions and feelings like Qur'an describes the emotions and concerns of animals in the Qur'an. Also, while listening to the Surah along with translation, I tried to pause aft...
5 years ago · Referencing Ayah 27:18
#AnimalsInTheQuran
Why are ants so significant that Allah mentioned them in His book???
Ants are social insects. They have their own social behaviour that is so fascinating. They make and live in their home together without fighting (for power, food or equality), harming, blaming, belittling, being depressed or bored or addicted or ………
They are not just surviving but thriving in such an unfriendly world because of their unity and loyalty towar...
Why are ants so significant that Allah mentioned them in His book???
Ants are social insects. They have their own social behaviour that is so fascinating. They make and live in their home together without fighting (for power, food or equality), harming, blaming, belittling, being depressed or bored or addicted or ………
They are not just surviving but thriving in such an unfriendly world because of their unity and loyalty towar...
6 years ago · Referencing Ayah 27:18, 32:7
#The_story_of_the_ant
The verses of the Qur'an are a source of information for linguists. Allah (swt) reveals all the extraordinary information through some verses, some simple stories or conversations that seem very ordinary. For example, look at the following verse where Allah (swt) has given us a lot of information about ants through a single word of a female ant:
And when they reached the valley of the ants, an ant (female) said, 'O ants!...
The verses of the Qur'an are a source of information for linguists. Allah (swt) reveals all the extraordinary information through some verses, some simple stories or conversations that seem very ordinary. For example, look at the following verse where Allah (swt) has given us a lot of information about ants through a single word of a female ant:
And when they reached the valley of the ants, an ant (female) said, 'O ants!...
3 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 27:18-19
Dua of Prophet Suleman a.s, truly captured my attention and made me reflect deeply on the sequence of things he asked ALLAH s.w.t for.
In this duaa, Suleman a.s first asked ALLAH to enable him to be grateful for the blessings He had bestowed upon him and his parents, Dawud a.s i.e.:
رَبِّ اَوۡزِعۡنِىۡۤ اَنۡ اَشۡكُرَ نِعۡمَتَكَ الَّتِىۡۤ اَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلٰى وَالِدَىَّ...
"My Lord! Hold me under (Your) control that I may render thanks for t...
In this duaa, Suleman a.s first asked ALLAH to enable him to be grateful for the blessings He had bestowed upon him and his parents, Dawud a.s i.e.:
رَبِّ اَوۡزِعۡنِىۡۤ اَنۡ اَشۡكُرَ نِعۡمَتَكَ الَّتِىۡۤ اَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلٰى وَالِدَىَّ...
"My Lord! Hold me under (Your) control that I may render thanks for t...
3 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 27:18-19
As I saw a road sign saying, “Slow down, residential area ahead”, I am reminded of the ant in Surah An-Naml, verses 18–19.
When Prophet Sulaiman (AS) and his mighty army approached the valley of ants, one ant called out to the others:
"And when they came across a valley of ants, an ant warned, “O ants! Go quickly into your homes so Solomon and his armies do not crush you, unknowingly.”
(Qur’an 27:18)
SubhanAllah! A tiny creature, standing befor...
When Prophet Sulaiman (AS) and his mighty army approached the valley of ants, one ant called out to the others:
"And when they came across a valley of ants, an ant warned, “O ants! Go quickly into your homes so Solomon and his armies do not crush you, unknowingly.”
(Qur’an 27:18)
SubhanAllah! A tiny creature, standing befor...