Selected Quranic verses

﴿ فَرَاغَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ضَرۡبَۢا بِٱلۡيَمِينِ ﴾

And he turned upon them a blow with [his] right ha...

﴿ فَأَقۡبَلُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ يَزِفُّونَ ﴾

Then they [i.e., the people] came toward him, hast...

﴿ قَالَ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مَا تَنۡحِتُونَ ﴾

He said, "Do you worship that which you [yourselve...

﴿ وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ ﴾

While Allāh created you and that which you do?"

﴿ قَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ لَهُۥ بُنۡيَٰنٗا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ﴾

They said, "Construct for him a structure [i.e., f...

﴿ فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدٗا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَ ﴾

And they intended for him a plan [i.e., harm], but...

﴿ وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ ﴾

And [then] he said, "Indeed, I will go to [where I...

﴿ رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ﴾

My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteo...

﴿ فَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٖ ﴾

So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy.

﴿ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعۡيَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَيَّ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰ فِي ٱلۡمَنَامِ أَنِّيٓ أَذۡبَحُكَ ف... ﴾

And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion...

﴿ فَلَمَّآ أَسۡلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلۡجَبِينِ ﴾

And when they had both submitted[1297] and he put...

﴿ وَنَٰدَيۡنَٰهُ أَن يَٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ ﴾

We called to him, "O Abraham,