Al-Hadid __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text AL-HADID الحديد "Iron." The title of the LVIIth Surah of the Qur'an in which the word occurs (verse 25): "We sent down iron in which are both keen violence and advantage to men." Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail