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What Guided People Are Like

Describes the habits and beliefs of people who follow Allah's guidance. They trust what Allah tells them, pray, help others, believe in His books, and believe life continues after death.

PrayerThe Qur'an & RevelationAfterlife & JudgmentGuidanceCharity & ZakatFaith (Iman)

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Dua / Belief2:284–286Juz 3 · 3 verses

Faith, Accountability, and Allah's Mercy

Ends Al-Baqarah with belief in Allah, His angels, books, and messengers. It also includes a prayer asking Allah for forgiveness, mercy, and help.

DuaAfterlife & JudgmentMessengers & ProphethoodAngelsRepentanceObedienceFaith (Iman)

85

Reflection / Dua3:190–200Juz 4 · 11 verses

Thinking About Creation and Staying Patient

Encourages people to think about the sky and earth, remember Allah, pray for forgiveness, and stay patient, steady, and united.

DuaRemembrance of AllahAfterlife & JudgmentSigns in CreationPatienceMigrationPeople of the BookFaith (Iman)Knowledge

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Warning / Reminder6:158–165Juz 8 · 8 verses

Final Warning and People as Trustees on Earth

Warns people not to wait until it is too late to believe. It also says Allah made people responsible on earth and tests them through what He gives them.

PrayerAfterlife & JudgmentTrials & HardshipProphet Muhammad ﷺIbrahimFaith (Iman)Signs of the Hour

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Belief / Worship9:17–22Juz 10 · 6 verses

Who Truly Maintains the Mosques of Allah

Says the mosques of Allah are maintained only by those who believe, pray and give zakah. Giving water to pilgrims is not equal to faith and striving, which earn Paradise.

PrayerHajj & UmrahIdolatry & ShirkAfterlife & JudgmentMigrationCharity & ZakatMakkah, Madinah & MosquesFaith (Iman)

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Warning / Afterlife9:67–72Juz 10 · 6 verses

Hypocrites Compared With True Believers

Contrasts hypocrite men and women, who command wrong and are promised Hell like ruined past nations, with believing men and women who support one another and are promised gardens.

WomenCommunity & UnityAfterlife & JudgmentHypocritesPast NationsNuhHudSalihIbrahimFaith (Iman)

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Community / Warning9:97–101Juz 11 · 5 verses

The Bedouins and the First Forerunners

Compares bedouins who see spending as a loss with those who spend to draw near to Allah, praises the first Emigrants and Helpers, and warns of hidden hypocrites around Madinah.

Afterlife & JudgmentSincerity & Showing OffMigrationCharity & ZakatHypocritesFaith (Iman)The Companions

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Belief / Comfort9:111–112Juz 11 · 2 verses

The Believers' Trade With Allah

Says Allah has bought the believers' lives and wealth in exchange for Paradise, a promise found in the Torah, Gospel and Qur'an, and lists the qualities of such believers.

PrayerThe Qur'an & RevelationAfterlife & JudgmentRepentanceOaths & PromisesFighting & BattleFaith (Iman)

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Comfort / Belief10:62–70Juz 11 · 9 verses

The Allies of Allah

Promises that the allies of Allah will have no fear or grief, comforts the Prophet ﷺ, and rejects the claim that Allah has taken a son.

Oneness of AllahIdolatry & ShirkAfterlife & JudgmentSigns in CreationPatienceFaith (Iman)

278

Afterlife / Warning11:18–24Juz 12 · 7 verses

Those Who Lie About Allah and Those Who Believe

Describes those who invent lies about Allah and turn people from His way as the greatest losers, while humble believers who do good will live in Paradise forever.

Afterlife & JudgmentGuidanceRejecting the TruthHonesty & TrustFaith (Iman)

309

Character / Afterlife13:19–26Juz 13 · 8 verses

Qualities of the People of Understanding

Describes those who keep Allah's covenant, keep ties, are patient, pray, give in secret and in public, and repel evil with good, promising them Gardens, while covenant-breakers who spread corruption are cursed.

FamilyPrayerAfterlife & JudgmentPatienceOaths & PromisesCharity & ZakatFaith (Iman)Detachment from the World

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Lesson / Belief14:24–27Juz 13 · 4 verses

The Good Word and the Bad Word

Compares a good word to a firmly rooted tree that always bears fruit, and a bad word to an uprooted tree. Allah keeps believers firm with the firm word in this life and the next.

Afterlife & JudgmentGuidanceSpeech & MannersFaith (Iman)

343

Warning / Comfort16:106–111Juz 14 · 6 verses

Those Forced to Deny and Those Who Choose Disbelief

Excuses one forced to renounce faith while his heart stays firm, but warns those who willingly choose disbelief. Promises forgiveness to those who emigrated, strove and were patient after being tested.

Afterlife & JudgmentPatienceForgivenessMigrationOppressionFaith (Iman)

391

Story20:60–76Juz 16 · 17 verses

The Magicians Believe Despite Firawn's Threats

The magicians throw their ropes and staffs, but Musa's staff swallows what they made. They fall in prostration and believe, refusing to turn back even when Firawn threatens to cut and crucify them.

Afterlife & JudgmentOppressionMusaHarunFirawnFaith (Iman)Magic, Omens & Evil Eye

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Warning22:8–16Juz 17 · 9 verses

Worshipping Allah on the Edge

Criticises those who argue about Allah without knowledge, and those who worship Him on an edge, turning away as soon as trouble comes. They call on what can neither harm nor help them.

Idolatry & ShirkAfterlife & JudgmentTrials & HardshipPride & ArroganceFaith (Iman)

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Prophethood / Belief22:49–57Juz 17 · 9 verses

Satan's Interference Is Removed

The Prophet ﷺ is a clear warner. When any prophet recited, Satan cast something in, but Allah removes it and makes His verses firm, testing the doubtful while the knowledgeable believe. On that Day Allah judges all.

The Qur'an & RevelationAfterlife & JudgmentMessengers & ProphethoodShaytan & IblisTrials & HardshipFaith (Iman)

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Character23:1–11Juz 18 · 11 verses

Qualities of the Successful Believers

Describes the believers who succeed: humble in prayer, avoiding idle talk, giving zakah, guarding their chastity, keeping trusts and promises, and guarding their prayers. They will inherit Paradise forever.

Modesty & ChastityPrayerAfterlife & JudgmentHonesty & TrustSpeech & MannersCharity & ZakatFaith (Iman)

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Guidance / Warning27:1–6Juz 19 · 6 verses

A Book of Guidance for the Believers

The Qur'an is guidance and good news for believers who pray, give zakah and are certain of the Hereafter. Those who deny the Hereafter wander blindly and will be the greatest losers.

PrayerThe Qur'an & RevelationAfterlife & JudgmentCharity & ZakatFaith (Iman)

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Lesson / Warning29:1–13Juz 20 · 13 verses

Believers Will Be Tested

People will be tested to show who is truthful. Believers must be good to parents but not obey them in shirk. Some believe only when things are easy, and disbelievers falsely promise to carry others' sins.

ParentsIdolatry & ShirkAfterlife & JudgmentTrials & HardshipHypocritesFaith (Iman)

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Reminder / Afterlife29:53–60Juz 21 · 8 verses

Every Soul Will Taste Death

Those who hasten punishment will meet Hell covering them from above and below. Believers are told Allah's earth is spacious, every soul will die, and patient, trusting believers will have high chambers in Paradise.

Afterlife & JudgmentLife & DeathRejecting the TruthPatienceFaith (Iman)

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Belief / Warning30:1–10Juz 21 · 10 verses

The Byzantines' Defeat and Promised Victory

The Byzantines have been defeated but will win within three to nine years, and believers will rejoice in Allah's victory. People know worldly life but ignore the Hereafter, like earlier nations who were destroyed.

Afterlife & JudgmentRejecting the TruthPast NationsFaith (Iman)Divine Decree (Qadar)

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Story36:13–27Juz 22 · 15 verses Scholars differ

Messengers to a City and the Man Who Believed

Tells of a city that rejected two messengers and then a third, calling them a bad omen and threatening to stone them. A man came running to urge his people to follow them, and he was told to enter Paradise.

Afterlife & JudgmentMessengers & ProphethoodRejecting the TruthPast NationsIsaFaith (Iman)Magic, Omens & Evil Eye

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Afterlife37:40–61Juz 23 · 22 verses

The Believer Who Sees His Old Companion in Hell

Describes the honoured servants of Allah in Paradise with fruit, a drink that does not intoxicate, and modest companions. One believer recalls a friend who denied the resurrection, sees him in Hell, and thanks Allah for saving him.

Afterlife & JudgmentGratitudeFaith (Iman)

615

Afterlife / Warning43:66–78Juz 25 · 13 verses

Friends Become Enemies on That Day

Says close friends will be enemies on that Day except the righteous, who enter Paradise with gold vessels and all they desire. The criminals stay in Hell and beg Malik for an end, but are told they will remain.

Community & UnityAfterlife & JudgmentRejecting the TruthJusticeFaith (Iman)

634

Comfort / Community48:1–10Juz 26 · 10 verses

A Clear Victory and a Pledge to Allah

Announces a clear victory for the Prophet ﷺ, with forgiveness and tranquility for believers. Says those who pledge allegiance to him are pledging to Allah, and warns hypocrites and polytheists who think badly of Allah.

Idolatry & ShirkAfterlife & JudgmentOaths & PromisesHypocritesProphet Muhammad ﷺFaith (Iman)Treaty of Hudaybiyyah

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Afterlife / Comfort50:30–35Juz 26 · 6 verses

Paradise Brought Near to the Righteous

Says Hell will be asked if it is full and will ask for more. Paradise is brought near to those who feared the Most Merciful unseen and returned to Him, and they enter in peace forever.

Afterlife & JudgmentRepentanceFaith (Iman)

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Afterlife / Warning57:12–15Juz 27 · 4 verses

Light for Believers, a Wall for Hypocrites

Describes believing men and women with light running before them on the Day. The hypocrites beg for some light, but a wall is put between them, and they are told Satan and wishful thinking deceived them.

Afterlife & JudgmentShaytan & IblisHypocritesFaith (Iman)

685

Warning / Belief58:14–22Juz 28 · 9 verses

The Party of Shaytan and the Party of Allah

Condemns those who befriend people Allah is angry with and hide behind false oaths. True believers do not love those who oppose Allah and His Messenger, even relatives, and Allah is pleased with them.

FamilyAfterlife & JudgmentShaytan & IblisOaths & PromisesWealth & GreedHypocritesFaith (Iman)

695

Guidance / Comfort61:10–14Juz 28 · 5 verses

A Transaction That Saves From Punishment

Invites believers to a trade that saves them: believe and strive with wealth and lives, for forgiveness, gardens, and victory. Calls them to be Allah's supporters like the disciples of Isa.

Afterlife & JudgmentWealth & GreedFighting & BattleBani IsraelMaryamIsaFaith (Iman)

702

Afterlife64:7–10Juz 28 · 4 verses

The Day of Assembly and Deprivation

Answers those who deny resurrection: they will surely be raised and told what they did. Calls people to believe, describing the Day of gathering, the gardens for believers, and the Fire for deniers.

The Qur'an & RevelationAfterlife & JudgmentRejecting the TruthFaith (Iman)

718

Afterlife / Warning69:25–37Juz 29 · 13 verses

The Record in the Left Hand

Describes the one given his record in his left hand wishing he never saw it, as his wealth and power fail him. He is chained in Hellfire for not believing in Allah or encouraging feeding the poor.

Poor & NeedyAfterlife & JudgmentWealth & GreedFaith (Iman)

732

Afterlife / Warning74:26–31Juz 29 · 6 verses

Saqar and Its Nineteen Keepers

Describes Saqar, a fire that leaves nothing, with nineteen keepers who are angels. Their number is a test for disbelievers, increases believers in faith, and convinces those given the Scripture.

Afterlife & JudgmentAngelsGuidanceTrials & HardshipHypocritesPeople of the BookFaith (Iman)

765

Story / Warning85:1–11Juz 30 · 11 verses

The People of the Trench

Tells of the people of the trench, who sat by a blazing fire witnessing what they did to the believers, resenting them only for believing in Allah. Those who torture believers without repenting face Hell, while believers receive gardens.

Afterlife & JudgmentRepentanceOppressionFaith (Iman)