Selected Quranic verses

﴿ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ كُونُواْ قَوَّٰمِينَ لِلَّهِ شُهَدَآءَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۖ وَلَا يَجۡرِم... ﴾

8. O you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allâh a...

﴿ وَيَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَكَ بِٱلۡعَذَابِ وَلَن يُخۡلِفَ ٱللَّهُ وَعۡدَهُۥۚ وَإِنَّ يَوۡمًا عِندَ رَبِّكَ كَأ... ﴾

They ask you to hasten the punishment, but Allah w...

﴿ وَفِي عَادٍ إِذۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلرِّيحَ ٱلۡعَقِيمَ ﴾

41. And in ‘Âd (there is also a sign) when We sent...

﴿ وَجَآءَهُۥ قَوۡمُهُۥ يُهۡرَعُونَ إِلَيۡهِ وَمِن قَبۡلُ كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِۚ قَالَ ي... ﴾

And his people came hastening to him, and before [...

﴿ ۞ وَقِيلَ لِلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوۡاْ مَاذَآ أَنزَلَ رَبُّكُمۡۚ قَالُواْ خَيۡرٗاۗ لِّلَّذِينَ أَحۡسَنُواْ... ﴾

And it will be said to those who feared Allāh, "Wh...

﴿ تَدۡعُواْ مَنۡ أَدۡبَرَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴾

It will call everyone who turned their backs and d...

﴿ وَٱلنَّٰشِطَٰتِ نَشۡطٗا ﴾

and by those who draw out [good souls][2] gently,

﴿ مَا قَطَعۡتُم مِّن لِّينَةٍ أَوۡ تَرَكۡتُمُوهَا قَآئِمَةً عَلَىٰٓ أُصُولِهَا فَبِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِ وَل... ﴾

Whatever palm trees you cut down[4] or left standi...

﴿ قُل لَّآ أَمۡلِكُ لِنَفۡسِي نَفۡعٗا وَلَا ضَرًّا إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ وَلَوۡ كُنتُ أَعۡلَمُ ٱ... ﴾

Say, "I hold not for myself [the power of] benefit...

﴿ فَأَقِمۡ وَجۡهَكَ لِلدِّينِ ٱلۡقَيِّمِ مِن قَبۡلِ أَن يَأۡتِيَ يَوۡمٞ لَّا مَرَدَّ لَهُۥ مِنَ ٱللَّه... ﴾

So direct your face [i.e., self] toward the correc...

﴿ ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيۡفَ قَدَّرَ ﴾

20. And once more let him be cursed: how he plotte...

﴿ وَلَقَدِ ٱسۡتُهۡزِئَ بِرُسُلٖ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِٱلَّذِينَ سَخِرُواْ مِنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِ... ﴾

41. Indeed, (many) Messengers were mocked before y...