Iron __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text IRON Arabic al-Hadid الحديد The title of Surah lvii. in the Qur'an, in the 25th verse of which it is said: "We (God) sent down iron, in which both keen violence and advantages to men." Zamakhshari 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 lesser, and a needle. Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail