The Prohibition of Backbiting: The Devouring of the Dead
Ghibah (غيبة) in the QuranBy Aira Aurora
Length1h 24m
About this audiobook
No image in the Quran is more viscerally disturbing than the image of backbiting. The Quran does not merely prohibit speaking ill of others behind their backs — it describes the act in terms that make the stomach turn: "O you who believe, avoid much suspicion. Indeed, some suspicion is sin. And do not spy or backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would detest it. And fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Accepting of Repentance and Merciful" (49:12). The verse compares backbiting to eating the flesh of a dead brother — an act so revolting that no person would contemplate it. The comparison is the Quran's way of making the invisible visible: the backbiter does not see the harm of their words, so the Quran gives them an image they can see — the image of a person eating the flesh of their own dead brother — and says: this is what you are doing.
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length1 hr 24 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 17, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title Page
2Introduction: The Flesh of Your Brother
3Chapter 1: The Prohibition — What Allah Forbids
4Chapter 2: The Foundation — Allah as the Protector of Honor
5Chapter 3: The Nature of Backbiting — The Hidden Crime
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6Chapter 4: The Anatomy of the Tongue — The Weapon of the Self
7Chapter 5: The Prophets and the Tongue — Models of Restraint
8Chapter 6: The Hypocrite — The One Who Speaks
9Chapter 7: The Social Poison — The Destruction of Trust
10Chapter 8: The Exceptions — When Speaking Is Permitted
11Chapter 9: The Reward — The Silence of the Pure
12Chapter 10: The Slanderer's Woe — 104:1-3 and 68:11's Standing Portrait
13Chapter 11: The Loved Slander — 24:19 and 24:23's Market of the Lie
14Chapter 12: The Secret Conference — 58:7-9 and the Betrayed Confidence
15Disclaimer
16Frequently Asked Questions
17Glossary
18About the Author
19Series Info
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