IRON

Arabic al-Ḥadīd ( الحديد‎ ). The title of Sūrah lvii . in the Qurʾān, in the 25th verse of which it is said: “We (God) sent down iron , in which are both keen violence and advantages to men.” Zamak͟hsharī says that Adam brought down with him from Paradise five things made of iron, viz. an anvil, a pair of tongs, two hammers, a greater and le er, and a needle. IRTIDĀD ( ارتداد‎ ). [ APOSTASY .] ʿĪSĀ ( عيسى‎ ). The name given to Jesus in the Qurʾān and all Muḥammadan writings. [ JESUS CHRIST .]