Selected Quranic verses

﴿ رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ ﴾

Lord of the heavens and earth and all that is betw...

﴿ إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ ﴾

We have adorned the sky with the beauty of the sta...

﴿ وَحِفۡظٗا مِّن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ مَّارِدٖ ﴾

and for safeguarding it against every rebellious d...

﴿ لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَيُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٖ ﴾

so that they cannot eavesdrop on the highest assem...

﴿ دُحُورٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ وَاصِبٌ ﴾

to repel them; and for them there will be a perpet...

﴿ إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ ثَاقِبٞ ﴾

except who stealthily snatches away some words, he...

﴿ فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَهُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَم مَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَآۚ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٖ لَّازِبِ... ﴾

So ask them, “Are they more difficult to create or...

﴿ بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَيَسۡخَرُونَ ﴾

Rather you are astonished, while they ridicule it,

﴿ وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لَا يَذۡكُرُونَ ﴾

and when they are reminded, they pay no heed,

﴿ وَإِذَا رَأَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ ﴾

and when they see a sign, they ridicule it,

﴿ وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ ﴾

and they say, “This is nothing but clear magic.

﴿ أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ ﴾

Is it that when we are dead and become dust and bo...