Behind every tyrant there is an ‘establishment’.الْمَلَأُ

There are about 30 instances of the word الْمَلَأُ (‘establishment) in the Quran. General meaning of the word الْمَلَأُ is chiefs, elites, leaders and nobles. There are two instances where it is referred to the angels in the sense of a ‘ noble assembly’. لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى الْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and … Continue reading Behind every tyrant there is an ‘establishment’.الْمَلَأُ

Medina : ‘a town which will swallow (conquer) other towns’

Narrated Abu Huraira: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحُبَابِ، سَعِيدَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏ ‏ “‏ أُمِرْتُ بِقَرْيَةٍ تَأْكُلُ الْقُرَى يَقُولُونَ يَثْرِبُ‏.‏ وَهْىَ الْمَدِينَةُ، تَنْفِي النَّاسَ كَمَا يَنْفِي الْكِيرُ خَبَثَ الْحَدِيدِ Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “I was ordered to migrate to … Continue reading Medina : ‘a town which will swallow (conquer) other towns’