Selected Quranic verses

﴿ وَلَا تُطِعۡ كُلَّ حَلَّافٖ مَّهِينٍ ﴾

And do not obey every disgraceful swearer,

﴿ هَمَّازٖ مَّشَّآءِۭ بِنَمِيمٖ ﴾

backbiter, gossip-monger,

﴿ مَّنَّاعٖ لِّلۡخَيۡرِ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ ﴾

withholder of good, transgressor, sinful,

﴿ عُتُلِّۭ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ زَنِيمٍ ﴾

coarse, and furthermore, an illegitimate child[2].

﴿ أَن كَانَ ذَا مَالٖ وَبَنِينَ ﴾

Simply because he has wealth and children,

﴿ إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ﴾

When Our verses are recited to him, he says, “Anci...

﴿ سَنَسِمُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلۡخُرۡطُومِ ﴾

We will soon brand him on the snout[3].

﴿ إِنَّا بَلَوۡنَٰهُمۡ كَمَا بَلَوۡنَآ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ إِذۡ أَقۡسَمُواْ لَيَصۡرِمُنَّهَا مُصۡبِح... ﴾

Indeed, We have tested them [i.e., the Makkans] as...

﴿ وَلَا يَسۡتَثۡنُونَ ﴾

and made no exception [by saying: if Allah wills][...

﴿ فَطَافَ عَلَيۡهَا طَآئِفٞ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمۡ نَآئِمُونَ ﴾

Then it was struck by an affliction from your Lord...

﴿ فَأَصۡبَحَتۡ كَٱلصَّرِيمِ ﴾

and it turned to ashes [as black as night].

﴿ فَتَنَادَوۡاْ مُصۡبِحِينَ ﴾

Then in the early morning they called out to one a...