Al-Hadid 1348550 223517084 2008-07-04T12:12:52Z NoiX180 5976550 + id '''[[Sura]]t Al-Ḥadīd''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: سورة الحديد ) (The Iron) is the 57th sura of the [[Qur'an]], with 29 [[ayat]]. ==Iron in the Qur'an== [[Sura]]t Al-Hadid is the 57th [[Surah]] of the [[Qur'an]] prefixed by the [[Basmala]] (the [[At-Tawba|9th. sura]] is not - see also [[Sunnan Abu Dawood]] a[[hadith]] 785-787). This sura is the only one named for a [[chemical element]]. The word [[iron]] (Hadid) occurs 6 times in the [[Qur'an]]. The 6th occurrence of the word iron, and the only one in this sura, is in the 26th. [[ayah]] (counting the Basmala (q.v.)). The above-mentioned [[ayah|verse]] states: "...anzalna (We sent down) al-hadid ([[Iron]]), wherein is mighty power and many benefits for mankind...". The only other [[chemical element]]s mentioned in the [[Qur'an]] are [[gold]] and [[silver]] as valuables (e.g. [[Aale Imran|Sura 3]], 14 & [[At-Tawba|Sura 9]], 34), and [[copper]] in the context of molten [[brass]] or [[bronze]] (e.g. [[Saba (sura)|Sura 34]], 12). None of these are anywhere described as "sent down". {{Sura|57|[[Al-Waqia]]|[[Al-Mujadila]]}} ==External links== {{Wikisourcerename|The Holy Qur'an/Al-Hadid|Qur'an - Al-Hadid}} * [http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/pick/057.htm Al-Hadid] at Sacred Texts * [http://altafsir.com/Quran.asp?SoraNo=57&Ayah=1&NewPage=0&Tajweed=1 Al-Hadid] at Altafsir.com * [http://www.forgiving-merciful.net/Given/Manifest_Sign_of_The_IRON.wmv Manifest Sign of The-IRON/Al-Hadid] 85MB Presentation [[Category:Sura|Hadid]] [[Category:Numerology]] {{Quran-stub}} [[ar:سورة الحديد]] [[az:Hədid Surəsi]] [[fa:حدید]] [[id:Surah Al-Hadid]] [[ku:Hedîd]] [[ml:ഹദീദ്]] [[nl:Soera Het IJzer]] [[tr:Hadid Suresi]]