Selected Verses from the Quran - Reference Page

Qur'ān, the Divine Scripture, that contains commandments from Allah for the guidance of mankind. There is no doubt its divinity for the claim has been made by none other than Allah right in the opening verses of the Qur'ān:

 ذٰ لِكَ الۡڪِتٰبُ لَا رَيۡبَ ۛۚ   ۖ فِيۡهِ ۛۚ هُدًى لِّلۡمُتَّقِيۡنَۙ‏  الَّذِيۡنَ يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ بِالۡغَيۡبِ وَ يُقِيۡمُوۡنَ الصَّلٰوةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقۡنٰهُمۡ يُنۡفِقُوۡنَۙ‏ 

"This is the Book of Allah, there is no doubt in it; it is a guidance for the pious, for those who believe in the existence of that which is beyond the reach of perception,4 who establish Prayer and spend out of what We have provided them". (Surah 2. Al-Baqarah, Verse 2)

Since revelation of Qur'ān on to last of the Prophets of Allah, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and institution of the religion of Islam, more and more non Muslims are being attracted to Islam and over 1.5 billion Muslims constitute the second largest (and ever expanding) religions other than Christianity.

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Although Qur'ān can be read and understood by merely reading its translation from its original language of Arabic, one needs to read its exegesis / tafseer / explanation of each verse so that one is clear about the reference to the context under which a particular verse (called Ayat in Arabic) was revealed for better comprehension and understanding. For sometimes mere translation of a verse may lead the reader astray, and which in fact is a reality wherein a lot of non Muslims misquoting the verses which apparently may give a meaning which is not intended since it is being read out of the context.

While each word of the Qur'ān is a Divine Word containing Divine Wisdom, there are verses in the Qur'an which contain special references and commandments of Allah for guidance of mankind to the eternal Truth and to become a blessed human being. Although, We are already presenting the exegesis / tafseer of each surah / chapter of the Qur'ān which is based on the explanation of Quranic verses by some of the best minds and scholars of Islam from around the world, the purpose of this special effort is to share some of the meaningful purposed wholesome verses and their detailed translation / meaning which is other wise difficult to be dug out from the exegesis of the surahs / chapters from the Qur'ān. 

Herein under is the list of selected verses, to which more verses will keep on adding, along with the link to take the reader to their detailed explanation / exegesis:

Allah - The Only God

• Verily, we belong to Allah, and it is to Him that we are destined to return (Surah 2. Al-Baqara:156)
• O Allah, You honor whom You will and You humble whom You will (Surah 3. Al-i'Imran:26)
• Allah Exalts whom He wills, and Abases whom He wills (Surah 3. Al-i'Imran:26-27)
• Allah is Sufficient for us; and what an excellent Guardian He is! (Surah 3. Al-i'Imran:173)
• Our Lord! You have not created this (universe) in vain. Glory to You! (Surah 3. Al-i'Imran:191)
• When faced with an Infliction, none other than Allah can remove it (Surah 6. Al-An'am:17)
• Allah alone is the Deliverer - Yet you associate others with Allah in His Divinity  (Surah 6. Al-An'am:64)
• Surely my Prayer, all my acts of worship,  and my living and my dying are for Allah (Surah 6. Al-An'am:162)
• When name of Allah is mentioned, hearts to believers Quake (Surah 8. Al-Anfal:2)
• Divine Warning for those who worship others than Allah and call them their Intercessors with Allah (Surah 10. Yunus:18)
• All prayers to be addressed to Allah Alone - No One Else (Surah 13. Ar-Ra'd:14)
• Shirk - the Sin of associating partners with God (Surah 13. Ar-Ra'd:33)
• Allah Proclaims: If you give thanks, I will certainly grant you more (Surah 14. Ibrahim:7)
• Ayat e Kareema: There is no god but Thou. Glory be to You! I was indeed wrong. (Surah 21. Al-Anbiyaa:67)
• Allah is your Protector - What an excellent Protector; what an Excellent Helper! (Surah 22. Al Hajj:78)
• None in the heavens or on the earth has knowledge of the Unseen save Allah (Surah 27. An-Naml:65)
• It is Allah Who brings forth the living from the dead and brings forth the dead from the living (Surah 30. Ar-Rum:19)
• Is there any creator, apart from Allah, who provides you your sustenance? (Surah 35. Fatir:3)
• Allah is He Who made the night for you to seek repose in it - but most people are ungrateful (Surah 40. Al Mu'min:61)
• Allah, there is no god but He - The Knower of the Unseen [Surah 59 Al Hashr: 22]
• No one can extinguish Light of Allah [Surah 61 As-Saff: 8]
• What is with Allah is better than diversion and than a transaction, and Allah is the best of providers (Surah 62. Al-Jamu'a:11)
• Blessed is He Who created death and life that He might try you as to which of you is better in deed (Surah 67. Al-Mulk:1-2)
• It is He who has produced you and made for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful (Surah 67. Al-Mulk:23)

Charity / Spending in Way of Allah

• Charity: Who to Give? (2:215)
• O you who believe! Spend out of what We have provided you, lest .....(Surah 2. Al-Baqara:254)
• Believers should Never Nullify their Acts of Charity (Surah 2. Al-Baqara:264)
• Believers! Spend (in the Way of Allah) out of the good things you have earned (Surah 2. Al-Baqara:267)
• A caution for those who do not spend for the cause of Allah (Surah 3. Al-i'Imran:180)
• A painful torments awaits for those who hoard and spend not in the way of Allah (9:34)
• Allah is sufficient for me; there is no god but He (Surah 9. At-Tauba:129)
• Establishment of Prayer and Giving Out Charity (Surah 14. Ibrahim:31)
• Seek an abode in the Hereafter -but forget not your share in this world  (Surah 28. Al-Qasas:77)
• How is it that you do not expend in the Way of Allah (Surah 57. Al-Hadid:10)
• Give Charity and give good loan to Allah (Surah 57. Al-Hadid:18)
• And spend [in the way of Allah] before death approaches you (Surah 63. Al-Munafiqun:10)
• Give goodly loan to Allah - He will increase it several fold (Surah 64. At-Tagabun:17)

Calamities / Disasters

• None other than Allah can avert it (Surah 53 An Najm: 58)

Contentment

• Believers! Be contended with what Allah gives you and turn to Him with hope (Surah 9. At-Tauba:59)
• The Virtue of Contentment and Thankfulness (Surah 9. At-Tauba:59)

Death

• Every soul shall have a taste of  death (Surah 3. Al-i'Imran:185)
• Every living being shall taste death - and to Us shall all of you be eventually sent back (Surah 21. Al-Anbiyaa:35)

Deities other than Allah / Shirk

• Beware of Grave Consequences of Committing Shirk (Ascribing a Partner with Allah) (Surah 4. An Nisa 48)
• Do not worship others beside Allah (Surah 10. Yunus:104)
• Invoking the Dead: “they are dead, not living. They do not even know when they will be resurrected (Surah 16. An Nahal 20)

Divine Directives

• Divine commandments in Qur'an
• Forbidden and preferred acts - Part I (Surah 6. Al An'am: 151)
• Forbidden and preferred acts - Part II (Surah 6. Al An'am: 152)

Divine Help

• Seek help from Allah and be steadfast - The end belongs to the God-fearing (Surah 7. Al A'raf : 128)

Faith in Allah

• Allah listens to the caller when he calls Him (Surah 2. Al-Baqara:186)
• Allah is the Guardian of those who believe, He brings them out of every darkness into light (Surah 2. Al-Baqara:257)
• Do not fear none but Allah - if you truly believe (Surah 3. Surah 3. Al-i'Imran: 175)
• Who are those  whose eyes overflow with tears (Surah 5. Al Maida : 83) 
• Do not grieve. Allah is with us (Surah 9. At-Tauba:40)
• Allah suffices me: there is no god but He (Surah 9. At-Tauba:129)
• When planning something, always say In sha' Allah (Surah 18 Al Kahf: 24)
• Put your trust in the Ever Living One Who dies not (Surah 25. Al-Furqan:58)
• Do believers think they would be let go merely by saying: “We believe,” and that they will not be tested? (Surah 29. Al-Ankabut:2)
• Farther strayed is he who calls upon others than Allah that cannot even answer his call (Surah 46. Al-Ahqaf:5)
• Difference between Believing and Submitting to Allah (Surah 49. Al-Hujaraat:14)
• Forgiveness and a great Reward for Those who fear their Lord UNSEEN (Surah 67. Al-Mulk:12)
• With each difficulty there is ease (Surah 94 Al Inshirah:5-6)

Falsehood /Concealing Truth

• Do not knowingly conceal the truth (Surah 2 Al Baqarah:42)

Forgiveness / Repentance

• And hasten to the forgiveness of your Lord, and paradise (Surah 3. Al-i'Imran:133)
• Remember Allah Instantly if you sin and implore forgiveness (Surah 3. Al-i'Imran:135)
• And whoever does evil, but seeks Allah's forgiveness, he will find Allah Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful (Surah 4. An-Nisaa:110)
• Divine Forgiveness - For Whom? (Surah 5 Al Maida:9)
• Allah's acceptance of repentance is only for those who commit evil and then soon repent (Surah 4. An-Nisaa:17-18)
• Seek forgiveness of Allah and turn to Him in repentance - Surely Allah is Ever Merciful, Most Loving (Surah 11 Hud verse 90)
• Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day of Reckoning  (Surah 14. Ibrahim:41)
• Allah will forgive those who guard their chastity and remember Him much (Surah 33. Al-Ahzab:35)
• The Verse of Mercy: Those who have committed excesses should not despair of Allah's Mercy - Surely Allah forgives all sins (Surah 39. Az-Zumar:53)
• Our Lord! Forgive those who repent and follow Your Path (Surah 40. Al-Mu'min:7)
• Surely your Lord is abounding in forgiveness (Surah 53. An-Najm:32)
• Believers, turn to Allah in sincere repentance; for He may expunge your evil deeds (Surah 66. At-Tahrim:8)

Guidance:

• Where does Noor (light) of Allah Descend and Upon Whom (Surah 24. An-Nur: 36)

Guided - Losers in Life / Hereafter (The Guided Ones)

• Who are the rightly guided  (Surah 6. Al-An'am:62)
• Who are the rightly guided?  (Surah 6. Al-An'am:82)
• Mention of the Attributes of the Blessed Believers in the Qur'ān
• 10 Virtues (of Muslim Men and Women) for which Allah promises a mighty reward (Surah 33 Al Ahzab:35) 

Guided - Losers in Life / Hereafter (The Losers)

• The Utter Losers - Who?  (Surah 2. Al-Baqara:27)
• Severe Chastisement awaits for those who conceal what is revealed by Allah  (Surah 2. Al-Baqara:174)
• Who are even more astray like cattle - The utterly heedless (Surah 7. Al A'raf: 179)
• Who will be the greatest losers in respect of their deeds  (Surah 18. Al-Kahf:103-014)
• Who are merely like cattle; nay, even worse than them 

Indecency / Satan's Machinations

• Believers! Turn wholly away from all abominations, the handiwork of Satan (Surah 5. Al-Maida:90)
• Falsehood against Allah  to justify one's sins (Surah 7 Al Aaraf (The Heights):28)
• Do not make mischief in the earth (Surah 7. Al-A'raf:56)
• The Day when Satan will declare his True Colours (Surah 14. Ibrahim{22)
• Do not Follow in Satan's Footsteps (Surah 24. An-Nur:21)
• Those who love  that indecency spread among the believers deserve a painful chastisement (Surah 24. An-Nur:19)
• Painful chastisement for those who spread indecency among the believers (Surah 24. An-Nur:19) 

Justice / Rules of Islamic Law

• Do not use your property as bait for the JUDGES with intent that ye may eat up wrongfully (other) people's property (Surah 2. Al-Baqara:188)
• Judge in accordance with Allah's Commandments - and do not dispute on behalf of the dishonest (Surah 4 An Nisa: 105) 
• Believers! Do not deviate from justice. Surely Allah is well aware of what you do (Surah 4. An-Nisaa:135 / 5:8)
• Justice in Islam: Stand firmly for justice even though it be against the rich or poor
• Do not plead for those who are dishonest to themselves (Surah 4. An-Nisaa:107)
• Believers ! Uphold the Justice and Be upright bearers of witness for Allah (Surah 5. Al-Maida:8)
• Allah enjoins justice, kindness and doing good to others (Surah 16. An-Nahl:90)
• Believers!! Uphold Justice and do not spread corruption on earth (Surah 7. Al-A'raf:85) 
• Rules in Islam for keeping  covenant (or otherwise) with others (Surah 8. Anfal: 58)
• Islam and retributive justice (Surah 16. An-Nahl:126)
• The ultimate Divine Justice (Surah 21 Al Anbiyaa: 47)
• Do the Evil Doers suppose that they will escape the Divine Grasp? (Surah 29. Al-Ankabut:4)
• Why does Allah give leverage to the tyrants and demagogues (Surah 35. Fatir : 45) 
• Divine Justice: The Evil Doers and the Righteous Cannot be Equated (Surah 45 Al Jathia:21)
• Beware of what you say: It will be recorded (Surah 50, Qaaf: 18)
• Establish weight in justice and do not make deficient the balance (Surah 55. Ar-Rahman:7-9)

Life

• Choice of rewards: In this word or the world to come (Surah An Nisa 4:134)
• Believers!  Make not unlawful the good things which Allah hath made lawful for you (Surah 5 Al Maidah (The Table Spread):87)
• The life of this world is nothing but a sport and a pastime (Surah 6. Al-An'am:32)
• To Him is your return - This is Allah's promise that will certainly come true  (Surah 10. Yunus:4)
• No misfortune ever befalls unless it by Allah's leave (Surah 11. Hud:64)
• This worldly life is only Diversion and Amusement (Surah 29. Al-Ankabut:64)
• Whomsoever We grant a long life, We reverse him in his constitution (Surah 36. Ya-Sin:68)
• Respond to evil with good (Surah 41. Fussilat (Explained in Detail):34)
• Don't claim yourselves to be pure (Surah 53. An Najm (The Star):32)
• Believers, let not your possessions and offspring make you negligent of Allah's remembrance (Surah 63. Al Munafiqoon:9)
• Which two things are a trial for the Believers? (Surah 64. At-Tagabun: 15-16)
• Ponder over Death and Life - for Allah created these to judge which of you is better in deeds (Surah 67. Al Mulk: 2)
• But lo, man is well aware of himself - Even if he presents his excuses (Surah 75. Al-Qiyamat: 14-15)
• Know when the girl-child buried alive shall be asked for what offence was she killed (Surah 81. At-Takwir:8-9)

Muslim / Traits

• Traits of a True Muslim
• Two contrasting characters of men - One Liked and one disliked by God  (Surah 2. Al-Baqara:276-77)
• Who are recipient of glad tidings of Allah  (Surah 9. At-Tawba: 112)
• Responsibility of a Man towards His Actions vs Doctrine of Substitutionary Atonement (Surah 6. Al-An'am:164)
• Traits of the righteous (Surah 22. Al Hajj:25)
• Who are the true servants of Allah (Surah 25. Al-Furqan: 63-65)
• Believers ! Fear Allah and speak the truth (Surah 33. Al-Ahzab:70)
• Believers !! be not like those who forget Allah (Surah 59 Al Hashr:19)
• Reward for those who fear Allah (Surah 65. At-Talaq:2-3)
• He who purified himself shall prosper (Surah 87. Al A'la:14)
• Sabr: Patience with Perseverance - the best trait of a Muslim

Obedience

• Has Not that Time Come as yet - A stern warning for Believers (Surah 57 Al Hadid:16)

Patience / Sabr

• And resort to patience and Prayer for Divine help (Surah 2. Al-Baqara:45)
• Allah is with those who seek help in Patience and Prayer (Surah 2. Al Baqarah: 153)
• Sabr: Patience with Perseverance - the best trait of a Muslim

Prayer (Salah) / Worship

• Prayer Timings as stated in the Qur'an (Surah 17. Al-Israa:78-80)
• Call to way of Allah in the best manners possible (Surah 16. An-Nahl:125)
• What single action of believers forbids indecency and evil (Surah 29. Al-Ankabut: 45)
• Those who scorn worship of Allah will surely enter Hell, utterly abased (Surah 40. Al-Mu'min: 60) 

Qur'an

• Āyat al-Kursī (The Throne Verse) - Most powerful Ayat of the Quran (Surah 2. Al-Baqara:255)
• When the Qur'an is recited, listen carefully to it, and keep silent so that you may be shown mercy (Surah 7. Al-A'raf:204)
• Verily this Qur'an guides to the Way that is the Straight most (Surah 17. Al-Israa:9)
• Qur'ān - The Al Furqan (The Criterion): Warner for the entire Mankind (Surah 25. Al-Furqan:1)
• One of the most comprehensive verses of the Quran on doctrine of Tawhid (Surah 25. Al-Furqan:2)
• Quran was revealed for people with understanding to reflect over its verses (Surah 38. Sad:29)
• Do they, then, not reflect on the Qur'ān? Or are there locks on their hearts? (Surah 46. Al-Ahqaf:24)
• Most comprehensive Quranic Verse which is the essence of the Entire Islamic Teachings

Qur'an: Man's Regret related Verses

• Three good doers whom Allah likes the most (Surah 3 Al-i'Imran:134)
• Would that we were brought back to life? Then we would not give the lie to the signs of our Lord [Surah 6 Al An'am:27]
• Would I had not associated anyone with my Lord in His Divinity (Surah 18, Al Kahf:42)
• Would that I had stood by the Messenger! (Surah 25 Al Furqan: 27)
• Would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger (Surah 33 Al Ahzab: 66)
• He will say: Would that I had sent ahead what would be of avail for this life of mine! (Surah Al Fajr 89:24)
• As for him whose Record will be given to him in his left hand, he will exclaim: “Would that I had never been given my Record." (Surah 69. Al-Haqqa:25) 

Religion

• There is no compulsion in the religion (Surah 2. Al-Baqara:256)
• Behold! the only [true] religion in the sight of God is Islam (Surah 3. Al-i'Imran:19)
• Hold fast together to the cable of Allah and be not divided (Surah 3. Al-i'Imran:103)
• Beware! Following the majority may mislead from path of Allah (Surah 6. Al-An'am:116)
• Surely you have nothing to do with those who make divisions in religion and become factions (Surah 6. Al-An'am:159)

Resurrection

• Fear the Day when no intercession will be accepted and no one will be ransomed (Surah 2. Al-Baqara:48)
• Fear the Day when Every Soul will Be Fully Repaid for his Deeds - good or evil (Surah 2. Al-Baqara:281)
• Allah calls you to the abode of peace (Surah 10. Yunus:25)
• Who will feel intense remorse on the Day of Judgment? (Surah 10. Yunus:54)
• Divine Chastisement (Surah 13. Ar-Ra'd:11)
• Who shall be raised BLIND on the Day of Resurrection (Surah 20. Ta Ha: 124) 
• The worldly life is mere amusement. The true life is in the Hereafter; if only they knew (Surah 29. Al-Ankabut:64)
• The Day when hands will speak and feet shall bear witness to their evil deeds  (Surah 36. Ya-Sin:65)
• The day when even the mightiest will surrender (Surah 37. As-Saffat: 26)
• Surrender yourselves to your Lord before the chastisement over-takes you (Surah 39. Az-Zumar:54)
• Beware before sudden penalty befalls while you perceive not (Surah 39. Az-Zumar:55-58)
• The Fate of those whose conduct sheet will be handed over in their Left Hand (Surah 69. Al-Haqqa: 25-37)
• Who shall live honourably in the Gardens (of Paradise) (Surah 70. Al-Ma'arij: 35)
• Whom would Allah procure freshness and joy on Day of Resurrection (Surah 76. Ad Dahr: 11

Rumors

• Beware of Rumour Mongers  (Surah 4. An-Nisaa:83)
• Believers, when an ungodly person brings a piece of news, carefully ascertain its truth (Surah 49. Al-Hujurat:6)

Satan (and how to avoid his machinations)

• If prompted by a provocation from Satan, seek refuge with Allah (Surah 41. Ha-Mim:36)

Sin

• No one can share burden of sin committed by another - even though he be a near of kin (Surah 35. Fatir: 18)

Social Relations / Etiquettes 

• Postpone Loan (or even right off) if Debtor is in Hardship (Surah 2. Al-Baqara: 280)
• Restrain their anger, and forgive others  (Surah 3 Al i Imran (The Family of Imran):134)
• Do not usurp property of orphans (Surah 4. An-Nisaa:2)
• When greeted upon, greet back in a better worded greeting (Surah 4. An-Nisaa:86)
• Raiment of Modesty and Righteousness (Surah 7. Al-A'raf: 26) 
• Be Good to Your Parents (Surah 17. Al-Israa:23) (Surah 13. Ar-Ra'd:11)
• Enjoining Good and Forbidding Wrong
• Etiquette of speech for a believer - Speak Good Always (Surah 2 Al Baqarah:83)
• Social Etiquettes of Islam: Say (O Prophet)  enjoin believing men to cast down their looks (Surah 24 An Noor:30)
• Do not turn away your face from others in contempt... Adopt Humility (Surah 31. Luqman:18)
• Always speak the right word - the Truth (Surah 33 al Ahzab:70)
• How Islam guides to ensure Sanctity of Interpersonal Relations (Surah 49. Al-Hujurat:11)
• Do not Backbite and be Excessively Suspicious (Surah 49. Al-Hujurat:12)
• (Matters related to divorce) Allah provides sustenance from whence one never even imagined  (Surah 65. At Talaq:2-3)
• He who purified himself shall prosper (Surah 87. Al-A'la:14)

Universe / Reflection

• True Believers remember Allah and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth (Surah 3. Al-i'Imran: 191)

Wrath of Allah

• Why does Allah give leverage to the tyrants and demagogues (Surah 35. Fatir : 45) 

Miscellaneous Matters

• Who will never be pleased with the Believers  (Surah 2. Al-Baqara:120)
• Believers !! Beware of anchorites who devour the substance of men and hinder (them) from the way of Allah ( Surah 9 At Tuaba (Repentance): 34 )
• The essence of ritual of (animal) sacrifice (Surah 22. Al-Hajj:34,36)

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Reading the Al Qur'an should be a daily obligation of a Muslim - Reading it with translation will make it meaningful. But reading its Exegesis / Tafsir will make you understand it fully. May Allah (سبحانه و تعالى‎) help us understand Qur'ān and help us to act upon the commandments of Allah contained therein. May Allah help us to be like the ones He loves and let our lives be lived helping others and not making others life miserable or unlivable. May all our wrong doings, whether intentional or unintentional, be forgiven before the angel of death knocks on our door. 

May Allah forgive me if my posts ever imply a piety far greater than I possess. I am most in need of guidance.

An effort has been made to gather selected verses from Qur'an that have a direct bearing on our day to day life and how to strengthen our faith in Allah. These are based on explanation / exegesis of the verses from Qur'an from authentic sources and then present a least possible condensed explanation of the surah. In that:

• The plain translation has been taken from the Qur'ān officially published by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 
• The exegesis of the chapters of the Holy Quran is mainly based on the "Tafhim al-Qur'ān - The Meaning of the Qur'ān" by one of the most enlightened scholars of the Muslim World Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi. 

In order to augment and add more explanation as already provided, additional input has been interjected from following sources: 

• Tafsir Ibn Khatir
• Al-Qur'ān, Muhammad Asad Translation
• Al-Qur'ān, Yusuf Ali Translation
• Javed Ahmad Ghamidi / Al Mawrid
• Qur'an Wiki
• Verse by Verse Qur'an Study Circle

In addition the references of  other sources which have been explored have also been given in each page. Those desirous of detailed explanations and tafsir (exegesis), may refer to these sites.

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