Selected Quranic verses

﴿ كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ﴾

The people of Thamūd rejected the messengers

﴿ إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ﴾

when their brother Sālih said to them, “Will you n...

﴿ إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ ﴾

I am a trustworthy messenger to you,

﴿ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ﴾

so fear Allah, and obey me.

﴿ وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ﴾

I do not ask you for any reward for this; my rewar...

﴿ أَتُتۡرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ ﴾

Will you be left secure in whatever you have here,

﴿ فِي جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ ﴾

in gardens and springs,

﴿ وَزُرُوعٖ وَنَخۡلٖ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِيمٞ ﴾

and in fields of crops and date palms laden with t...

﴿ وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا فَٰرِهِينَ ﴾

carving out houses in the mountains with great ski...

﴿ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ﴾

So fear Allah, and obey me.

﴿ وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ ﴾

And do not obey the command of the transgressors,

﴿ ٱلَّذِينَ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ ﴾

those who spread corruption in the land and never...