Explore by Topic

What do the Quran and the Sunnah say about…

Pick a topic, then add more tags to narrow it down. Switch between the Quran and the Sunnah anytime.

15 sections

Why Some People Rejected the Messengers

Shows how some people rejected messengers because the message did not suit what they wanted. It mentions pride, jealousy, and choosing worldly life over the truth.

Afterlife & JudgmentMessengers & ProphethoodAngelsRejecting the TruthPride & ArroganceEnvy & JealousyObedienceOaths & PromisesBani IsraelMusaMaryamIsa

17

Story / Legacy2:124–141Juz 1 · 18 verses

Ibrahim, the Kaaba, and Where Muslim Identity Comes From

Covers Ibrahim being tested, becoming a leader, building the Kaaba with Ismail, praying for a messenger, and teaching that true faith means sincerely following Allah.

Hajj & UmrahDuaOneness of AllahMessengers & ProphethoodTrials & HardshipLife & DeathHonesty & TrustBani IsraelPeople of the BookChristiansIbrahimIsmailMusaIsaIshaqYaqubLeadership & GovernmentMakkah, Madinah & Mosques

46

Belief2:253Juz 3 · 1 verse

Messengers Were Given Different Roles

Explains that Allah gave different ranks and signs to different messengers. Some were spoken to directly, and Isa was supported with clear miracles and the Holy Spirit.

Messengers & ProphethoodAngelsMaryamIsa

67

Belief / Covenant3:81–85Juz 3 · 5 verses

The Promise to Believe in Allah's Messengers

Explains that Allah took a promise from the prophets about supporting the messenger who confirms what came before. It teaches that true religion is submission to Allah.

Messengers & ProphethoodOaths & PromisesPeople of the BookIbrahimIsmailMusaIsaIshaqYaqub

125

Belief4:163–166Juz 6 · 4 verses

Revelation Given to Many Prophets

Explains that Allah sent revelation to many prophets, just as He sent revelation to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The messengers came to guide and warn people.

The Qur'an & RevelationMessengers & ProphethoodProphet Muhammad ﷺNuhIbrahimIsmailMusaHarunDawudSulaymanIsaIshaqYaqubAyyubYunus

139

Justice / Warning5:41–50Juz 6 · 10 verses

Judging Fairly by Allah's Guidance

Talks about people who listen to lies, hide rulings, and twist judgment. It teaches that fair judgment must follow Allah's guidance.

The Qur'an & RevelationMessengers & ProphethoodTrials & HardshipJusticeCrime & PunishmentPeople of the BookProphet Muhammad ﷺMaryamIsa

143

Belief / Correction5:72–76Juz 6 · 5 verses

Wrong Beliefs About Isa

Makes clear that Isa called people to worship Allah. It explains that Isa and Maryam were human and that worship belongs to Allah alone.

WomenOneness of AllahMessengers & ProphethoodRepentanceBani IsraelChristiansMaryamIsa

171

Belief / Prophets6:84–90Juz 7 · 7 verses

Prophets Guided by Allah

Lists many prophets and shows that they were guided by Allah. The Prophet ﷺ is told to follow their guidance.

Messengers & ProphethoodGuidanceNuhIbrahimIsmailLutMusaHarunDawudSulaymanZakariyyaYahyaIsaIshaqYaqubYusufAyyubIlyasAl-YasaYunus

424

Prophethood / Warning23:45–56Juz 18 · 12 verses

Musa, Isa and One Religion Divided

Firawn and his chiefs arrogantly deny Musa and Harun and are destroyed. Isa and his mother are made a sign. Messengers share one religion, yet people split into sects, and their wealth is no sign of favour.

Community & UnityMessengers & ProphethoodWealth & GreedMusaHarunFirawnMaryamIsa

515

Prophethood33:7–8Juz 21 · 2 verses

The Solemn Covenant of the Prophets

Allah took a solemn covenant from the prophets, including the Prophet ﷺ, Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa and Isa son of Maryam, to question the truthful about their truth.

Messengers & ProphethoodHonesty & TrustProphet Muhammad ﷺNuhIbrahimMusaMaryamIsa

543

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

603

Prophethood / Guidance42:13–16Juz 25 · 4 verses

One Religion From Nuh to Muhammad

Explains that the same religion was given to Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa, Isa and the Prophet ﷺ: to establish it without splitting. People divided out of jealousy, and the Prophet ﷺ is told to call to it and be just.

Community & UnityMessengers & ProphethoodEnvy & JealousyJusticeNuhIbrahimMusaIsa

614

Prophethood / Belief43:57–65Juz 25 · 9 verses Scholars differ

Isa Was a Servant of Allah

Says the disbelievers argued when the son of Maryam was given as an example. Isa was only a favored servant and a sign of the Hour, who told people to worship Allah, his Lord and theirs.

The Qur'an & RevelationOneness of AllahMessengers & ProphethoodShaytan & IblisBani IsraelMaryamIsaSigns of the Hour

681

Prophethood / Lesson57:25–29Juz 27 · 5 verses

Messengers, the Balance and Iron

Says messengers came with Scripture and the balance for justice, and iron was sent down. Recalls Nuh, Ibrahim and Isa, and says Isa's followers invented monasticism but did not keep it properly.

Messengers & ProphethoodJusticePeople of the BookChristiansNuhIbrahimMaryamIsa

694

Prophethood / Story61:5–9Juz 28 · 5 verses

Musa, Isa, and the Good News of Ahmad

Recalls Musa's people harming him, and Isa telling Bani Israel he confirms the Torah and brings news of a messenger named Ahmad. Disbelievers want to put out Allah's light, but He will perfect it.

Messengers & ProphethoodRejecting the TruthBani IsraelProphet Muhammad ﷺMusaMaryamIsa