Selected Quranic verses

﴿ أَلَمۡ يَأۡتِكُمۡ نَبَؤُاْ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ قَوۡمِ نُوحٖ وَعَادٖ وَثَمُودَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِنۢ... ﴾

9. Has not the news reached you, of those before y...

﴿ ثُمَّ قَبَضۡنَٰهُ إِلَيۡنَا قَبۡضٗا يَسِيرٗا ﴾

Then We gradually draw it towards Us [i.e., Then t...

﴿ وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُ ٱتَّقِ ٱللَّهَ أَخَذَتۡهُ ٱلۡعِزَّةُ بِٱلۡإِثۡمِۚ فَحَسۡبُهُۥ جَهَنَّمُۖ وَلَبِئۡ... ﴾

206. And when it is said to him, "Fear Allâh", he...

﴿ وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا دَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيۡمَٰنَ عِلۡمٗاۖ وَقَالَا ٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ ٱلَّذِي فَضَّلَنَا عَ... ﴾

We gave David and Solomon knowledge, and they said...

﴿ هُدٗى وَبُشۡرَىٰ لِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ﴾

2. A guide (to the Right Path) and glad tidings fo...

﴿ ٱلۡأَعۡرَابُ أَشَدُّ كُفۡرٗا وَنِفَاقٗا وَأَجۡدَرُ أَلَّا يَعۡلَمُواْ حُدُودَ مَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ ع... ﴾

The bedouins are stronger in disbelief and hypocri...

﴿ إِلَّا حَمِيمٗا وَغَسَّاقٗا ﴾

except for scalding water and discharge of wounds,

﴿ وَيَقُولُونَ سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّنَآ إِن كَانَ وَعۡدُ رَبِّنَا لَمَفۡعُولٗا ﴾

And they say, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, the pr...

﴿ مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنطِقُونَ ﴾

What is [wrong] with you that you do not speak?"

﴿ فَسَبِّحۡ بِٱسۡمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ﴾

So glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most Great.

﴿ وَٱذۡكُرۡ فِي ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ مَرۡيَمَ إِذِ ٱنتَبَذَتۡ مِنۡ أَهۡلِهَا مَكَانٗا شَرۡقِيّٗا ﴾

16. And mention in the Book (the Qur’ân, O Muhamma...

﴿ أَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي يَنۡهَىٰ ﴾

Have you seen the one who forbids