Discover the meaning of the term Al-mtn (متن) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 2 min readOf the earth: that which is hard and elevated, and matun matanah: it became intense and strong. That which the three share in terms of explicit and implicit indication. The matn according to the terminology of hadith scholars: the utmost limit of the discourse to which the chain of transmission reaches. The matn is used by practitioners of various arts to designate a concise authored work in a science among the sciences to facilitate memorizing the science or reviewing it (its author). Al-Tawqif p. 634, and Muntaha al-Wusul p. 89.
That by which the meaning of the hadith is established.
﴿قَالُوٓا۟ أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًۭا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ﴾
« They said, "When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected? »
Surah المؤمنون : 82
﴿أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًۭا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ﴾
« When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected? »
Surah الصافات : 16
﴿أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًۭا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ﴾
« That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed?'" »
Surah الصافات : 53
﴿أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًۭا ۖ ذَٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِيدٌۭ﴾
« When we have died and have become dust, [we will return to life]? That is a distant return." »
Surah ق : 3
﴿وَكَانُوا۟ يَقُولُونَ أَئِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًۭا وَعِظَـٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ﴾
« And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected? »
Surah الواقعة : 47