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Quran Chapter 17 [part 2] - The Night Journey - Explanations, God Advises Prophet Muhammad

41 We have explained things in various ways in this Quran, so that such people might take notice, but it has only turned them further...

Quran Chapter 17 [part 3] - The Night Journey - The Truth, A Man with a Message, Resurrection

71 On the Day when We summon each community, along with its leader, [a] those who are given their record in their right hand will read it...

Quran Chapter 18 [part 1] - The Cave - A Straightforward Book, Sleepers in the Cave, Make a Choice

A Meccan sura which gets its name from the Sleepers of the Cave story (verses 9–26). This sura also deals with two other stories: Moses’...

Quran Chapter 18 [part 2] - The Cave - Reminders, Moses and Khidr

45 Tell them, too, what the life of this world is like: We send water down from the skies and the earth’s vegetation absorbs it, but soon...

Quran Chapter 18 [part 3] - The Cave - Dhul Qarnayn, Worship is for God Alone

83 [Prophet], they ask you about Dhu ’l-Qarnayn. [a] Say, ‘I will tell you something about him.’ 84 We established his power in the land,...

Quran Chapter 19 [part 1] - Mary - Stories of the Prophets, Mary and Her Pregnancy, Reality of Jesus

The Meccan sura takes its name from the story of Mary (verses 16–35). It recounts the grace given by God to a number of prophets and...

Quran Chapter 19 [part 2] - Mary - Deniers of Resurrection, Their Punishment, and Attitudes

51 Mention too, in the Quran, the story of Moses. He was specially chosen, a messenger and a prophet: 52 We called to him from the...

Quran Chapter 20 [part 1] - Ta-Ha - Mission of the Quran, Story of Prophet Moses

A Meccan sura that begins and ends with mention of the Quran: it was not sent to the Prophet to cause him grief but is a clear proof from...

Quran Chapter 20 [part 2] - Ta-Ha - Story of Prophet Moses Continued

74 Hell will be the reward of those who return to their Lord as evildoers: there they will stay, neither living nor dying. 75 But those...

Quran Chapter 20 [part 3] - Ta-Ha - Story of the Angels, Taking Lessons From Previous Nations

100 Whoever turns away from it will bear on the Day of Resurrection a heavy burden 101 and will remain under it. What a terrible burden...

Quran Chapter 21 [part 1] - The Prophets - Accusations and Lies, Every Soul Will Taste Death

A Meccan sura which takes its name from the list of prophets mentioned from verse 48 to verse 91. It stresses that fact that Muhammad is...

Quran Chapter 21 [part 2] - The Prophets - God Saves Those Who Cry to Him in Distress, Good News

48 We gave Moses and Aaron [the Scripture] that distinguishes right from wrong, a light and a reminder for those who are mindful of God, ...

Quran Chapter 22 [part 1] - The Pilgrimage - Horrors of the Day of Resurrection, Honor Sacred Sites

A Medinan sura that gets its title from the reference to the sacred rite of the pilgrimage first enacted by Abraham (verse 27). This...

Quran Chapter 22 [part 2] - The Pilgrimage - Nations Have Different Rituals and Acts of Worship

38 God will defend the believers; God does not love the unfaithful or the ungrateful. 39 Those who have been attacked are permitted to...

Quran Chapter 23 [part 1] - The Believers - Rewards of the Believers, Prophet’s Call to God’s Path

A Meccan sura which stresses that the believers are the ones who will succeed, whereas the disbelievers will be punished for their...

Quran Chapter 23 [part 2] - The Believers - Polytheists, Conclusion

63 But the disbelievers’ hearts are steeped [in ignorance of ] all this; and there are other things besides this that they do. 64 When...

Quran Chapter 24 [part 1] - The Light - Compulsory Punishments, A Lesson, Manners

This Medinan sura clarifies regulations for the Muslim community: marriage, modesty, obedience to the Prophet, and appropriate behavior....

Quran Chapter 24 [part 2] - The Light - Manners, The Verse of Light, God’s Radiant Light…

27 Believers, do not enter other people’s houses until you have asked permission to do so and greeted those inside– that is best for you:...

Quran Chapter 24 [part 3] - The Light - Obey the Prophet and Permissions Granted

46 We have sent verses that clarify the right path: God guides whoever He will to a straight path. 47 They say, ‘We believe in God and...

Quran Chapter 25 [part 1] - The Differentiator - Distinguishing Right From Wrong, A Fire Prepared

A Meccan sura that deals with the disbelievers’ arguments against the Prophet, the Quran, and the Day of Judgement. It warns them of...

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