Selected Quranic verses

﴿ وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمۡ صَٰلِحًا أَنِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ فَإِذَا هُمۡ فَرِيقَ... ﴾

45. And indeed We sent to Thamûd their brother Sâl...

﴿ ثُمَّ جَعَلۡنَٰكَ عَلَىٰ شَرِيعَةٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡرِ فَٱتَّبِعۡهَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعۡ أَهۡوَآءَ ٱلَّذِين... ﴾

18. Then We have put you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه...

﴿ قَالَ أَبَشَّرۡتُمُونِي عَلَىٰٓ أَن مَّسَّنِيَ ٱلۡكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ ﴾

54. [Ibrâhîm (Abraham)] said: "Do you give me glad...

﴿ إِنَّا سَنُلۡقِي عَلَيۡكَ قَوۡلٗا ثَقِيلًا ﴾

We will send down upon you a heavy Word[2].

﴿ تَنزِيلُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡحَكِيمِ ﴾

The revelation of the Book is from Allāh, the Exal...

﴿ فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۗ وَيَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰۖ قُلۡ إِصۡلَاحٞ لَّهُمۡ خَيۡرٞۖ وَإ... ﴾

in this life and the Hereafter. They ask you about...

﴿ فَتَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ مُدۡبِرِينَ ﴾

So they went away from him and left.

﴿ وَمَن لَّا يُجِبۡ دَاعِيَ ٱللَّهِ فَلَيۡسَ بِمُعۡجِزٖ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَيۡسَ لَهُۥ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَو... ﴾

But he who does not respond to the Caller of Allāh...

﴿ فَإِذَا بَلَغۡنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَأَمۡسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعۡرُوفٍ أَوۡ فَارِقُوهُنَّ بِمَعۡرُوفٖ وَأَشۡهِدُو... ﴾

And when they have [nearly] fulfilled their term,...

﴿ مَّٰكِثِينَ فِيهِ أَبَدٗا ﴾

3. They shall abide therein for ever.

﴿ وَتِلۡكَ عَادٞۖ جَحَدُواْ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ وَعَصَوۡاْ رُسُلَهُۥ وَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ كُلِّ جَب... ﴾

And that was ʿAad, who rejected the signs of their...

﴿ وَمَآ أُرۡسِلُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَٰفِظِينَ ﴾

But they had not been sent as guardians over them.