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Quran verses by topic
These pages gather Quran verses by topic so you can find what the Quran says about a theme in one place. Every verse carries its Arabic, a clear English translation and the exact reference, and links straight into the full verse on MyQuran.io. Free, no ads, no account.
Quran verses about patience
The Quran ties patience (sabr) to Allah's help, His mercy and a reward "without measure." These verses name the trials of life — fear, loss, hunger — and point them at those who endure, who say "we belong to Allah and to Him we return" and who lean on prayer. Read them when waiting feels long or the way is hard.
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Quran verses about Allah's mercy
Allah's mercy in the Quran comes before His anger — "My mercy encompasses all things" (7:156). Every chapter but one opens with "In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful," and the Quran itself is described as "a healing and mercy" (17:82). These verses are for anyone who has wondered whether their wrongs are too many to be forgiven.
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Quran verses about gratitude
Gratitude (shukr) in the Quran is a direct exchange: "remember Me; I will remember you. And thank Me" (2:152), and "if you are grateful, I will surely give you more" (14:7). These verses link thankfulness to increase, and ungratefulness to loss — read them to turn small blessings into sustained ones.
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Quran verses about forgiveness
Forgiveness in the Quran is open to anyone who turns: "Do not lose hope in Allah's mercy, for Allah certainly forgives all sins" (39:53). The believers are described as those who slip, then remember Allah and seek His forgiveness without persisting in the wrong (3:135). These verses are for the moment after a mistake — the door is not closed.
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Quran verses about parents
The Quran places kindness to parents immediately after worship of Allah: "be kind to parents" (17:23), and teaches a dua for them: "My Lord, have mercy on them as they cared for me when I was small" (17:24). These verses name the mother's hardship in carrying and nursing, and tie gratitude to parents to gratitude to Allah.
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Quran verses for anxiety and comfort
For worry and an unsettled heart, the Quran names the remedy directly: "surely in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find comfort" (13:28). It promises a way out for the one mindful of Allah (65:2-3), and that no soul is burdened beyond its capacity (2:286). Read these verses when the chest feels tight or the future uncertain.
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Quran verses about marriage and spouses
Marriage in the Quran rests on comfort, affection and mercy between spouses. Allah created mates so that people find tranquility in each other, and the believers are commanded to marry so that the union is built on faith. Read these verses for guidance on choosing a partner, the rights between spouses, and the home as a place of peace.
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Quran verses about death and the hereafter
Death is the one certainty the Quran returns to again and again. Every soul will taste it, and the real reward is in the Hereafter. For the grieving, the Quran offers the words 'to Allah we belong and to Him we return' and the reminder that only Allah endures while everything else perishes. Read these verses for comfort in loss and to remember the return.
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Quran verses about charity and giving
The Quran treats charity as a loan to Allah, returned multiplied. A single act of giving is compared to a grain that sprouts seven ears with a hundred grains each. The standard is high: give from what you love, not just what you can spare. Read these verses for the promise, the multiplier, and the call to give by day and night.
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Quran verses about prayer and salah
Prayer in the Quran is not ritual alone — it is remembrance, and its proof is a changed life. Allah commanded Musa to establish prayer for His remembrance, and the Quran states plainly that prayer restrains from what is shameful and unjust. Read these verses to understand what prayer is for and what it produces in the believer.
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Quran verses for protection and refuge
The Quran teaches believers to actively seek refuge in Allah from harm seen and unseen. Before reciting the Quran itself, the believer says 'I seek refuge in Allah from the outcast Shaytan.' The last two surahs of the Quran are themselves a seeking of refuge. Read these verses for the foundation of morning and evening protection.
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Quran verses about knowledge and learning
The Quran elevates those who seek knowledge and asks, 'Are those who know equal to those who do not know?' The only increase the Quran commands the Prophet to ask for is knowledge, and Allah promises to raise the ranks of those who are given it. Read these verses for the link between learning and reverence.
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Quran verses about love and compassion
The Quran places love in Allah's hands. He grants it to those who believe and do good, and He calls believers to urge one another to patience and compassion. Read these verses for the connection between faith, love and the bond between people.
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Quran verses about provision and sustenance
Allah is ar-Razzaq, the Supreme Provider. The Quran promises that no creature on earth is left without its sustenance, and that whatever you give in charity Allah replaces. Read these verses for the guarantee of provision and the freedom from fear of poverty.
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Quran verses about justice and fairness
Justice in the Quran is unconditional. It must stand even against your own interests, your family, and your enemies. Allah commands justice, grace and good treatment in a single verse. Read these verses for the standard the Quran sets for justice in speech, in court, and in the heart.
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Quran verses about anger and forgiveness
The Quran praises those who restrain their anger and repel evil with what is better. The Prophet was taught to hold to forgiveness, urge what is good, and turn away from the ignorant. Read these verses for the practical path from anger to peace and from conflict to reconciliation.
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Quran verses about hope
The Quran forbids despair outright: "do not lose hope in Allah's mercy" (12:87) and "do not despair of Allah's mercy — He forgives all sins" (39:53). Hope (raja') is paired with effort and with the promise that "Allah will bring ease after hardship" (65:7). Read these when a door seems closed.
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Quran verses about trust in Allah (tawakkul)
Tawakkul is relying on Allah after doing your part: "once you decide, put your trust in Allah" (3:159). Whoever relies on Him, "He is sufficient for them" (65:3), and the believers facing an army said only "Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best Protector" (3:173). These verses steady the heart when outcomes are out of your hands.
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Quran verses about honesty and truthfulness
The Quran commands believers to "be with the truthful" (9:119), to "say what is right" (33:70), to give "full measure" in dealings (17:35) and to "return trusts to their rightful owners" (4:58). Honesty covers speech, trade and trust — not only avoiding lies.
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Quran verses about humility
The servants of the Most Compassionate "walk on the earth humbly" (25:63). Luqman tells his son not to "turn your nose up to people" (31:18), to "be moderate in your pace and lower your voice" (31:19), and Allah reminds us we "can neither crack the earth nor reach the mountains" (17:37). Humility is shown in how you walk, speak and pray.
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Quran verses about grief and sadness
"Do not grieve — Allah is with us" (9:40) was said in a cave with enemies at its mouth. Surah ad-Duha was revealed to a grieving Prophet ﷺ: "Your Lord has not abandoned you" (93:3). Yaqub, weeping for Yusuf, said "I complain of my anguish and sorrow only to Allah" (12:86). The Quran does not forbid sadness; it tells you where to carry it.
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Quran verses about success
The Quran's word for success, falah, is tied to purification and faith, not wealth: "Successful indeed are the believers" (23:1), "successful is the one who purifies their soul" (91:9). It also honours work — after prayer, "disperse in the land and seek Allah's bounty" (62:10). Read these to reset what success means.
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Quran verses about healing and sickness
Ibrahim said, "He alone heals me when I am sick" (26:80). The Quran describes itself as "a healing for what is in the hearts" (10:57) and "a healing and mercy for the believers" (17:82), and points to honey as a cure (16:69). These verses are recited for the sick and for the heart alike.
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Quran verses about good character
Allah praised His Messenger ﷺ as being "of outstanding character" (68:4). The Quran commands "justice, grace, and courtesy to close relatives" (16:90), to "speak kindly to people" (2:83) and to "respond to evil with what is best" (41:34). Character is worship shown to other people.
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Quran verses about envy and jealousy
The Quran teaches refuge "from the evil of an envier when they envy" (113:5), and turns the envier's question around: "Do they envy people for Allah's bounties?" (4:54). Instead of craving what others were given, "ask Allah of His bounty" (4:32). Read these both to guard against envy and to root it out.
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Quran verses about time
The Quran swears "by the passage of time" that "humanity is in loss — except those who have faith, do good, and urge each other to truth and patience" (103:1-3). Imam ash-Shafi'i said this surah alone would suffice people if they reflected on it. These verses set the measure of a life well spent.
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Quran verses about friendship
"The believers are but one brotherhood" (49:10). The Quran tells the Prophet ﷺ to "stay with those who call upon their Lord morning and evening" (18:28), and warns that on the Last Day close friends become enemies "except the righteous" (43:67). Friendship in the Quran is judged by where it leads you.
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