Topic · 24 connected Quran passages
Hereafter In The Quran
Accountability, resurrection, judgment, Paradise, the Fire, reward, and return to Allah.
The Quran uses the Hereafter to make life morally serious and spiritually awake.
Quran Passages
1:4 Sovereign of the Day of Judgment.
2:4 And those who believe in what was revealed to you, and in what was revealed before you, and are certain of the Hereafter.
2:7 Allah sealed their hearts and hearing, and over their vision is a veil. They will have a severe punishment.
2:10 There is a disease in their hearts, and Allah has increased their disease. A severe punishment awaits them because of their lies.
2:17 Their situation is like that of a person who kindles a fire; when it illuminates all around him, Allah takes away their light, leaving them in utter darkness, unable to see.
2:18 Deaf, dumb, blind—they won’t return.
2:24 But if you don’t—and you won’t—then beware of the Fire, whose fuel is people and stones, prepared for the unbelievers.
2:25 Give good news to those who believe and do righteous deeds, that they’ll have gardens through which rivers flow. Whenever they are given fruits from there as sustenance, they will say, “This is what we were given before,” they will be given things in resemblance. Therein, they will have purified spouses and dwell there forever.
2:28 How can you disbelieve in Allah, when you were lifeless, then He gave you life, then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you back to life, and then to Him you will be returned?
2:35 We said, “O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise, and eat freely from it wherever you wish, but don’t approach this tree, else you become wrongdoers.”
2:39 But those who disbelieve and deny Our signs, they will be the dwellers of the Fire, where they will remain forever.”
2:46 Those who are certain they will meet their Lord and return to Him.
2:62 Those who believe, and those who are Jewish, and the Christians, and the Sabians—whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day and acts righteously—will have their reward from their Lord. They have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.
2:66 So We made it an exemplary punishment for their generation and the generations to follow, and a lesson for the virtuous.
2:80 And they say, “The Fire won’t touch us except for a few days.” Say, “Did you receive a promise from Allah—Allah never breaks His promise—or are you saying what you don’t know about Allah?”
2:81 Those who commit sins and become besieged by their wrongdoings are the dwellers of the Fire, where they will remain forever.
2:82 However, those who believe and perform righteous deeds are the inhabitants of Paradise, where they will remain forever.
2:85 Yet, here you are, killing each other and expelling some of your own from their homes, assisting each other in sin and aggression. If they come to you as captives, you ransom them, even though it was forbidden for you to expel them. Do you believe in parts of the Scripture and reject others? What will be the reward for those among you who do so, except disgrace in this worldly life? And on Resurrection Day, they will be returned to the harshest punishment. Allah is not unaware of what you do.
2:86 These are the ones who trade the Hereafter for this worldly life. Their punishment won’t be lightened, nor will they be helped.
2:90 How pitiful is what they sold their souls for—denying what Allah revealed, out of sheer resentment, that Allah should bestow His grace upon whom He wills of His servants. They incurred wrath upon wrath, and for the unbelievers, there is a humiliating punishment.
2:96 Of all people, you’ll find them most eager for life, even more so than the idolaters. Each one of them aspires to live a thousand years. Yet, a long life won’t nudge him from the punishment. Allah sees everything they do.
2:102 They followed what the devils attributed during Solomon’s reign. Solomon didn’t disbelieve, but the devils did. They taught people magic, and what was revealed to the two angels, Harut and Marut, in Babylon. They didn’t teach anyone without first cautioning, “We’re a test, so don’t lose faith.” They learned from them how to sow discord between a man and his wife. Yet, they can’t harm anyone without Allah’s permission. They learned what harms them and doesn’t benefit them, knowing well that whoever practices it will have no share in the Hereafter. How terrible is what they sold their souls for—if only they understood.
2:103 If they had remained faithful and righteous, a reward from Allah would’ve been far better—if only they knew.
2:104 O you who believe, don’t use words of disrespect, but speak in a manner that is honest, and listen carefully. The unbelievers will face severe punishment.
Common Questions
What happens after death?
The Quran repeatedly teaches resurrection, return to Allah, judgment, mercy, justice, reward, and accountability.