Quran

Quran verses by topic.

Verses from the Quran gathered by theme, each in Arabic with transliteration and the Sahih International translation, with a line on its context. Below them, the ayat people look up most.

Guide

The most searched ayat, with their meaning.

These are the single ayat people look up most by number, such as "2:216" or "Quran 94 6". Each page shows the ayah in Arabic with transliteration and English, the ayah before and after it for context, a short explanation summarised from Tafsir Ibn Kathir, and its lessons.

  • Quran 2:79: Woe to Those Who Write the Book With Their Hands Surah Al-Baqarah
  • Quran 2:98: Enemy of Jibril and Mikail Surah Al-Baqarah
  • Quran 2:152: Remember Me, I Will Remember You Surah Al-Baqarah
  • Quran 2:153: Seek Help Through Patience and Prayer Surah Al-Baqarah
  • Quran 2:186: I Am Near Surah Al-Baqarah
  • Quran 2:190: Fight Those Who Fight You, Do Not Transgress Surah Al-Baqarah
  • Quran 2:216: Perhaps You Hate a Thing Surah Al-Baqarah
  • Quran 2:282: The Longest Ayah, on Writing Debts Surah Al-Baqarah
  • Quran 3:54: Allah Is the Best of Planners Surah Al-Imran
  • Quran 3:96: The First House at Bakkah Surah Al-Imran
  • Quran 3:103: Hold Firmly to the Rope of Allah Surah Al-Imran
  • Quran 3:139: Do Not Weaken and Do Not Grieve Surah Al-Imran
  • Quran 3:159: By Mercy From Allah You Were Gentle Surah Al-Imran
  • Quran 3:185: Every Soul Will Taste Death Surah Al-Imran
  • Quran 4:3: Marry Two, Three or Four, or Only One Surah An-Nisa
  • Quran 4:135: Stand Firm for Justice, Even Against Yourselves Surah An-Nisa
  • Quran 5:3: This Day I Have Perfected Your Religion Surah Al-Maidah
  • Quran 5:6: The Wudu Ayah Surah Al-Maidah
  • Quran 5:46: Isa and the Gospel Surah Al-Maidah
  • Quran 5:48: To Each a Law and a Way Surah Al-Maidah
  • Quran 5:68: Uphold the Torah and the Gospel Surah Al-Maidah
  • Quran 5:116: Did You Tell People to Worship You? Surah Al-Maidah
  • Quran 7:157: The Unlettered Prophet in the Torah and Gospel Surah Al-Araf
  • Quran 9:31: They Took Their Scholars as Lords Surah At-Tawbah
  • Quran 10:94: If You Are in Doubt Surah Yunus
  • Quran 11:11: Except Those Who Are Patient Surah Hud
  • Quran 11:88: My Success Is Only Through Allah Surah Hud
  • Quran 13:28: In the Remembrance of Allah Hearts Find Rest Surah Ar-Rad
  • Quran 17:81: Truth Has Come, Falsehood Has Vanished Surah Al-Isra
  • Quran 17:85: They Ask You About the Ruh Surah Al-Isra
  • Quran 20:46: Fear Not, I Am With You Surah Taha
  • Quran 21:30: The Heavens and Earth Were Joined Surah Al-Anbiya
  • Quran 22:47: A Day Like a Thousand Years Surah Al-Hajj
  • Quran 22:77: Bow and Prostrate Surah Al-Hajj
  • Quran 22:78: He Named You Muslims Surah Al-Hajj
  • Quran 24:58: Three Times of Privacy Surah An-Nur
  • Quran 25:63: The Servants of the Most Merciful Surah Al-Furqan
  • Quran 25:74: Grant Us Comfort in Our Spouses and Children Surah Al-Furqan
  • Quran 28:77: Do Not Forget Your Share of the World Surah Al-Qasas
  • Quran 29:69: Those Who Strive for Us Surah Al-Ankabut
  • Quran 30:21: Tranquillity, Love and Mercy in Marriage Surah Ar-Rum
  • Quran 33:56: Salawat, Allah and His Angels Bless the Prophet Surah Al-Ahzab
  • Quran 33:59: The Jilbab and Hijab Ayah Surah Al-Ahzab
  • Quran 33:70: Speak Words That Are Straight Surah Al-Ahzab
  • Quran 40:60: Call Upon Me, I Will Respond Surah Ghafir
  • Quran 40:78: Messengers Before You Surah Ghafir
  • Quran 43:61: Isa, a Sign of the Hour Surah Az-Zukhruf
  • Quran 46:9: I Am Not Something New Among the Messengers Surah Al-Ahqaf
  • Quran 50:16: Closer Than His Jugular Vein Surah Qaf
  • Quran 60:8: Be Kind and Just to Those Who Do Not Fight You Surah Al-Mumtahanah
  • Quran 65:3: Whoever Relies on Allah, He Is Enough Surah At-Talaq
  • Quran 75:3-4: We Are Able to Restore His Fingertips Surah Al-Qiyamah
  • Quran 78:8: We Created You in Pairs Surah An-Naba
  • Quran 93:4: The Hereafter Is Better for You Surah Ad-Duha
  • Quran 94:5-6: With Hardship Comes Ease Surah Ash-Sharh

How to read a Quran reference

A reference like 2:216 means surah 2 (Al-Baqarah), ayah 216. People also write it 2/216, 2.216 or "Quran 2 216". A range such as 94:5-6 means ayat 5 to 6. The numbering here is the Kufan count used in almost every printed mushaf, with 6,236 ayat in total.

Questions

Good to know.

How do I find a verse in the Quran by topic?

Pick a topic above. Each page lists the main verses on it with their references, so you can open the full surah from there.

What does 2:255 mean in the Quran?

Surah 2 (Al-Baqarah), ayah 255, which is Ayat al-Kursi. The first number is the surah and the second is the ayah.

Which translation is used?

Sahih International, with the Arabic from the Tanzil Uthmani text.