39 results for “surah”
Clear filter...expelled from the mercy of Allah. Allah says in the Quran (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:30): "And when your Lord said to the angels: '...
... in two passages of the Quran with remarkable concision. In Surah Maryam (19:56–57), Allah says: "And mention in the Book Idr...
...e for an extraordinary 950 years. Allah says in the Quran (Surah Nuh 71:5-6): "He said: 'My Lord, I have called my people ni...
...eople with clarity and sincerity, as recorded in the Quran (Surah Al-A'raf 7:65): "And to the 'Ad We sent their brother Hud. ...
...m if they rejected the truth. The Quran records his appeal (Surah Hud 11:61): "He said: 'O my people, worship Allah; you have...
...of Allah — a distinction mentioned explicitly in the Quran (Surah An-Nisa 4:125). He is also called Abu al-Anbiya — the fathe...
...would seek to violate them. This is described in the Quran (Surah Al-A'raf 7:80–81): "Indeed, you approach men with desire in...
...n records the profound conversation between father and son (Surah As-Saffat 37:102): "He said: 'O my son, indeed I have seen ...
...y husband, is an old man? Indeed, this is a strange thing" (Surah Hud 11:72). But Allah's will transcends all human limitatio...
...s the one sought for help against that which you describe" (Surah Yusuf 12:18). For years, Yaqub endured the grief of separa...
...ction — Allah describes his story as "the best of stories" (Surah Yusuf 12:3). An entire surah (Surah Yusuf, chapter 12) is d...
...due to his eloquence in debate. The Quran records his call (Surah Al-A'raf 7:85): "And to Madyan We sent their brother Shuaib...
...remembrance of Allah, and gratitude. The Quran praises him (Surah Al-Anbiya 21:83–84): "And recall Our servant Ayyub, when he...
... Quran, appearing in over seventy passages across dozens of surahs. He is one of the five great Messengers of firm resolve (U...
... immediately made a heartfelt supplication for his brother (Surah Ta-Ha 20:29–32): "And appoint for me a minister from my fam...
...twice in the Quran, grouped with other praised prophets. In Surah Al-Anbiya (21:85–86), Allah says: "And Ismail and Idris and...
...ing — struck Jalut and killed him. Allah says in the Quran (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:251): "So Dawud killed Jalut, and Allah gave h...
...t belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower" (Surah Sad 38:35). Among the extraordinary gifts given to Sulayma...
...to which they had fallen. The Quran records his mission in Surah As-Saffat (37:123–125): "And indeed, Ilyas was among the me...
...o passages of the Quran, affirming his rank and virtue. In Surah Al-An'am (6:85–87), Allah lists Alyasa among a series of ho...
... in an extraordinary supplication that the Quran preserves (Surah Al-Anbiya 21:87): "And he called out within the darknesses:...
... Indeed, Allah provides for whom He wills without account" (Surah Aal Imran 3:37). This encounter inspired Zakariyya to make ...
... name directly — a name not given to any person before him (Surah Maryam 19:7). Allah honored Yahya with one of the most com...
... described in the Quran in remarkable detail, and an entire surah is named after his mother (Surah Maryam, 19). Isa's birth ...
...Who taught by the pen — Taught man that which he knew not" (Surah Al-Alaq 96:1–5). The prophethood had begun. Over the next t...
...llah. He has given me the scripture and made me a prophet" (Surah Maryam 19:30). The opening word of his first utterance — "s...
...e have believed in Allah and testify that we are Muslims'" (Surah Aal Imran 3:52). The Arabic word for their self-description...
...eir hands have written and woe to them for what they earn" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:79). While this verse was revealed in the cont...
...Allah. And they speak untruth about Allah while they know" (Surah Aal Imran 3:78). The Arabic word for alteration used in the...
...er begets nor is born, nor is there to Him any equivalent" (Surah Al-Ikhlas 112:1–4). The doctrine formalized at Nicaea contr...
...d hasten to good deeds. And those are among the righteous" (Surah Aal Imran 3:113–114). Ibn Abbas and other classical comment...
...ledge drawn from the original Injil's prophecy about Ahmad (Surah As-Saff 61:6). The signs he described — the location in the...
...ng the earliest extant Quranic texts, including verses from Surah Al-Isra and passages affirming Islamic theological position...
...ry. Allah sent angels to aid the believers, as mentioned in Surah Al-Anfal. Seventy prominent Qurayshi leaders were killed, i...
...et ﷺ himself was wounded. The Quran addressed the defeat in Surah Al-Imran, explaining it as a test and a lesson: victory com...
...e confederate camp and broke their resolve, as mentioned in Surah Al-Ahzab. The coalition withdrew without achieving their ob...
...ast livestock. The Quran directly referenced this battle in Surah at-Tawbah, reminding the believers that their large numbers...
... stayed behind, and the Quran devotes extensive passages in Surah at-Tawbah to criticising their excuses and honouring the si...
... Caucasus mountain passes. Umar ibn al-Khattab commissioned Suraqah ibn Amr to lead a campaign through Azerbaijan and into t...