Selected Quranic verses

﴿ وَأَمَّا عَادٞ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِرِيحٖ صَرۡصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٖ ﴾

And as for ‘Ād, they were destroyed by a furious w...

﴿ سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ سَبۡعَ لَيَالٖ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومٗاۖ فَتَرَى ٱلۡقَوۡمَ فِيهَا صَرۡع... ﴾

which He unleashed against them for seven successi...

﴿ فَهَلۡ تَرَىٰ لَهُم مِّنۢ بَاقِيَةٖ ﴾

Do you see any trace of them now?

﴿ وَجَآءَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَن قَبۡلَهُۥ وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلۡخَاطِئَةِ ﴾

Also, Pharaoh and those who came before him, and t...

﴿ فَعَصَوۡاْ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ أَخۡذَةٗ رَّابِيَةً ﴾

each disobeying the messenger of their Lord, so He...

﴿ إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلۡمَآءُ حَمَلۡنَٰكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡجَارِيَةِ ﴾

Indeed, when the floodwater overflowed, We carried...

﴿ لِنَجۡعَلَهَا لَكُمۡ تَذۡكِرَةٗ وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٞ وَٰعِيَةٞ ﴾

so that We might make it a reminder for you, and t...

﴿ فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي ٱلصُّورِ نَفۡخَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ ﴾

Then when the Trumpet is blown with a single blast...

﴿ وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ ﴾

and the earth and mountains are lifted up and crus...

﴿ فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ وَقَعَتِ ٱلۡوَاقِعَةُ ﴾

on that Day the Inevitable Event will occur.

﴿ وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِيَ يَوۡمَئِذٖ وَاهِيَةٞ ﴾

And the sky will split asunder and will be frail[4...

﴿ وَٱلۡمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرۡجَآئِهَاۚ وَيَحۡمِلُ عَرۡشَ رَبِّكَ فَوۡقَهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ ثَمَٰنِيَةٞ ﴾

with the angels on all its sides, and on that Day,...