Selected Quranic verses

﴿ أَوۡ يَنفَعُونَكُمۡ أَوۡ يَضُرُّونَ ﴾

Or do they benefit you, or do they harm?"

﴿ قَالُواْ بَلۡ وَجَدۡنَآ ءَابَآءَنَا كَذَٰلِكَ يَفۡعَلُونَ ﴾

They said, "But we found our fathers doing thus."

﴿ قَالَ أَفَرَءَيۡتُم مَّا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡبُدُونَ ﴾

He said, "Then do you see what you have been worsh...

﴿ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُمُ ٱلۡأَقۡدَمُونَ ﴾

You and your ancient forefathers?

﴿ فَإِنَّهُمۡ عَدُوّٞ لِّيٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ﴾

Indeed, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of...

﴿ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهۡدِينِ ﴾

Who created me, and He [it is who] guides me.

﴿ وَٱلَّذِي هُوَ يُطۡعِمُنِي وَيَسۡقِينِ ﴾

And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink.

﴿ وَإِذَا مَرِضۡتُ فَهُوَ يَشۡفِينِ ﴾

And when I am ill, it is He who cures me

﴿ وَٱلَّذِي يُمِيتُنِي ثُمَّ يُحۡيِينِ ﴾

And who will cause me to die and then bring me to...

﴿ وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لِي خَطِيٓـَٔتِي يَوۡمَ ٱلدِّينِ ﴾

And who I aspire that He will forgive me my sin on...

﴿ رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي حُكۡمٗا وَأَلۡحِقۡنِي بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ﴾

[And he said], "My Lord, grant me authority and jo...

﴿ وَٱجۡعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدۡقٖ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ﴾

And grant me a mention [i.e., reputation] of honor...