The Quran by topic

61 themes readers look for, each with the passages that speak to it: faith, worship, character, family, the stories of the prophets and the Hereafter. Read each passage with its translation, then open it in its place in the surah.

Faith

The Oneness of AllahAllah is One, with no partner, equal or child: the heart of the Quran's message.6 passages The names and attributes of AllahThe most beautiful names, and what they teach about the One who is called by them.5 passages AngelsThe angels: their creation, their obedience, and the work they are given.6 passages The QuranWhat the Quran says about itself: guidance, healing, preserved, and made easy to remember.9 passages Prophets and messengersBelief in all of Allah's messengers, sent to every nation with one message.5 passages Divine decreeEverything is by Allah's measure and knowledge, and nothing befalls us except what He has written.6 passages Iblis and ShaytanThe enemy who refused to bow, his whispering, and refuge from him in Allah.5 passages

Worship

PrayerEstablishing the prayer: its times, its humility, and what it keeps a person from.10 passages Purification and wuduWudu, ghusl and tayammum, and Allah's love for those who purify themselves.4 passages Zakat and charityGiving in Allah's way: zakat, who receives it, and charity multiplied many times over.7 passages Fasting and RamadanThe fast of Ramadan, the month the Quran was sent down, and its rulings.1 passage Laylat al-QadrThe blessed night the Quran was sent down, better than a thousand months.2 passages Hajj and UmrahThe pilgrimage to the House: the call of Ibrahim, its rites, and its days.4 passages Remembrance of AllahDhikr, in which hearts find rest: remember Allah and He will remember you.6 passages Duas of the QuranThe supplications of the prophets and the believers, in the words the Quran gives them.35 passages Verses of protectionThe surahs and ayat recited for protection, morning and evening and before sleep.6 passages

Character

PatienceSabr in hardship and in obedience, and the reward without measure for the patient.6 passages GratitudeThankfulness to Allah, and His promise to give more to those who are grateful.6 passages Repentance and forgivenessTurning back to Allah: never despair of His mercy, for He forgives all sins.7 passages The mercy of AllahHis mercy encompasses all things, and He has written mercy upon Himself.6 passages Trust in AllahTawakkul: whoever relies on Allah, He is sufficient for them.6 passages God-consciousnessTaqwa, the best provision: the noblest of people with Allah are the most mindful of Him.6 passages Truthfulness and trustBeing with the truthful, keeping trusts and promises, and saying what one does.6 passages Good speech and mannersSpeaking kindly, verifying news, and avoiding mockery, suspicion and backbiting.7 passages HypocrisyThe signs of the hypocrites, who say with their tongues what is not in their hearts.4 passages Knowledge and reflectionRead in the name of your Lord: seeking knowledge and reflecting on Allah's signs.7 passages

Family and society

Kindness to parentsExcellence to one's parents, named right after the worship of Allah.6 passages Marriage and familySpouses as a source of tranquillity, with affection and mercy between them.6 passages Orphans and the needyCaring for the orphan, feeding the poor, and freeing those in need.6 passages JusticeStanding firm for justice, even against oneself or one's family.6 passages Brotherhood and unityHolding together to the rope of Allah: the believers are one brotherhood.5 passages Wealth, trade and interestHonest trade and full measure, writing down debts, and the prohibition of riba.4 passages Food and drinkEating what is lawful and good, without excess, and what Allah has forbidden.6 passages Modesty and dressLowering the gaze, guarding chastity, and the garment of taqwa.3 passages

Prophets and stories

AdamThe first man: his creation, the angels' prostration, the garden, and repentance.3 passages NuhNine and a half centuries of calling his people, the ark, and the flood.2 passages Hud and the people of 'AdThe mighty people of 'Ad, their pride, and the wind that destroyed them.3 passages Salih and ThamudThe people who carved homes from mountains, and the she-camel of Allah.3 passages IbrahimThe friend of Allah: the idols, the fire, the sacrifice, and building the Kaaba.6 passages LutLut's warning to his people, the angels' visit, and the city overturned.3 passages YusufThe best of stories: the dream, the well, the prison, and the reunion.1 passage Shu'ayb and MadyanA people who cheated in measure and weight, and their prophet who called them to justice.3 passages MusaThe most told story in the Quran: Pharaoh, the sea, the Torah, and the journey with al-Khidr.4 passages Dawud and SulaymanFather and son, prophets and kings: the mountains that praised, the ant, and the Queen of Sheba.4 passages AyyubThe model of patience in illness and loss, and the relief that came after.2 passages YunusThe prophet in the belly of the whale, and the dua that rescued him.3 passages Zakariyya and YahyaAn old man's quiet prayer for a child, and the righteous son he was given.3 passages Maryam and IsaThe chosen woman, the miraculous birth, and the messenger who spoke in the cradle.4 passages The Prophet Muhammad ﷺThe seal of the prophets, a mercy to the worlds, and the best example to follow.13 passages The people of the caveYoung believers who fled with their faith and slept for over three centuries.1 passage Dhul-QarnaynA just ruler who travelled east and west, and built the barrier against Ya'juj and Ma'juj.1 passage Luqman's adviceA wise father's counsel to his son, on faith, prayer, patience and humility.1 passage Lessons of past nationsShorter stories with lasting lessons: Talut, Qarun, the two gardens, Saba, the elephant.8 passages

The Hereafter

DeathEvery soul will taste death: its coming, its stupor, and the wish to return.6 passages ResurrectionThe One who created the first time will bring the dead back to life.4 passages The Day of JudgementThe great quake, the scattered stars, the open records, and the scales.7 passages ParadiseThe garden as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous.7 passages HellfireThe warnings of the Fire, so that people take heed while there is time.6 passages

Creation and signs

Creation of the heavens and earthThe heavens and earth joined then parted, the seven heavens, and the expanding sky.7 passages Creation of the human beingFrom clay, then a drop, a clinging clot, a lump, bones clothed with flesh.7 passages Signs in natureNight and day, rain and plants, the sun and moon in their orbits: signs for those who think.7 passages

Topics are references to the ayat; the text shown is the reader's own Uthmani text and Sahih International translation.