Selected Quranic verses

﴿ وَكَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا قَبۡلَهُم مِّن قَرۡنٍ هُمۡ أَحۡسَنُ أَثَٰثٗا وَرِءۡيٗا ﴾

And how many a generation have We destroyed before...

﴿ وَإِنَّ عَلَيۡكُمۡ لَحَٰفِظِينَ ﴾

while there are watchers[1] over you,

﴿ ٱلۡأَخِلَّآءُ يَوۡمَئِذِۭ بَعۡضُهُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ ﴾

On that Day, close friends will become enemies to...

﴿ وَفِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ قِطَعٞ مُّتَجَٰوِرَٰتٞ وَجَنَّٰتٞ مِّنۡ أَعۡنَٰبٖ وَزَرۡعٞ وَنَخِيلٞ صِنۡوَانٞ وَغَي... ﴾

4. And in the earth are neighbouring tracts, and g...

﴿ قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِن جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلَّيۡلَ سَرۡمَدًا إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ مَنۡ إ... ﴾

Say, "Have you considered:[1118] if Allāh should m...

﴿ فَسَجَدَ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمۡ أَجۡمَعُونَ ﴾

73. So the angels prostrated themselves, all of th...

﴿ ۞ فَـَٔامَنَ لَهُۥ لُوطٞۘ وَقَالَ إِنِّي مُهَاجِرٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّيٓۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡحَكِي... ﴾

26. So Lût (Lot) believed in him [Ibrâhîm’s (Abrah...

﴿ وَٱسۡتَبَقَا ٱلۡبَابَ وَقَدَّتۡ قَمِيصَهُۥ مِن دُبُرٖ وَأَلۡفَيَا سَيِّدَهَا لَدَا ٱلۡبَابِۚ قَالَتۡ... ﴾

25. So they raced with one another to the door, an...

﴿ قُلۡ إِنِّي عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّي وَكَذَّبۡتُم بِهِۦۚ مَا عِندِي مَا تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ بِهِۦٓۚ... ﴾

Say, "Indeed, I am on clear evidence from my Lord,...

﴿ أَمۡ لَكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٞ مُّبِينٞ ﴾

Or do you have a clear authority?[1308]

﴿ عُرُبًا أَتۡرَابٗا ﴾

loving and of equal age,

﴿ قَالَ ٱجۡعَلۡنِي عَلَىٰ خَزَآئِنِ ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ إِنِّي حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٞ ﴾

55. [Yûsuf (Joseph)] said: "Set me over the store-...