Topic · 24 connected Quran passages
Islam In The Quran
Islam as submission to Allah through belief, worship, guidance, righteousness, and accountability.
The Quran presents Islam as a whole way of turning to Allah, not only an identity label.
Quran Passages
1:6 Guide us along the Straight Path.
2:21 O people, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, so that you may become righteous.
2:112 In fact, whoever submits himself to Allah and is a doer of good will have his reward with his Lord. They will neither fear nor grieve.
2:131 When his Lord said to him, “Submit,” he said, “I have submitted to the Lord of the worlds.”
2:132 Abraham instructed his sons, as did Jacob, “O my sons, Allah chose this religion for you, so don’t die except as Submitters.”
2:133 Were you witnesses when death came to Jacob, when he asked his sons, “Whom will you worship after me?” They replied, “We will worship your God and the God of your fathers, Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac—the One God. To Him we are submitters.”
2:136 Say, “We believe in Allah, and in what was revealed to us, and in what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and in what was given to Moses and Jesus, and in what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we submit.”
2:142 The foolish among the people will say, “Why did they change their prayer direction?” Say: “To Allah belong the East and the West, He guides whom He wills to a straight path.”
2:193 Fight them until there is no more persecution, and religion is solely for Allah. But if they cease, then there should be no aggression, except against the oppressors.
2:208 O you who have believed, enter into submission completely, and don’t follow Satan’s footsteps; he is a clear enemy to you.
2:213 Mankind was a single community, then Allah sent Messengers with good news and warnings. Alongside them, He revealed the Scripture with the truth, to judge between people in their disputes. It was only after receiving clear proofs that they began to differ, due to mutual envy. By His will, Allah guided the believers to the truth about which they had disputed. Allah guides whom He wills onto a straight path.
2:217 They ask you about fighting during the Sacred Month. Say, “Fighting during it is a great sin. But to divert from the path of Allah, and disbelieve in Him, and prevent access to the Sacred Mosque, and expel its inhabitants, is more serious with Allah. And strife is worse than killing.” They won’t cease fighting you until they make you renounce your faith, if they can. Whoever among you turns back from his religion and dies as a disbeliever, their deeds will come to nothing in this world and the Hereafter. These are the dwellers of the Fire, where they will remain forever.
3:19 Religion with Allah is Submission. Those given the Scripture only disputed after knowledge had come to them, out of jealousy. Whoever denies the signs of Allah—Allah is swift in reckoning.
3:20 If they argue with you, say, “I have submitted myself to Allah, and so have those who follow me.” To those who were given the Scripture and the unlettered, ask, “Have you submitted?” If they submit, they are guided, but if they turn away, your duty is only to convey the message. Allah is Observant of the beings.
3:24 This is because they say, “The Fire will touch us only for a number of days.” What they used to invent deceived them in their religion.
3:51 “Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him. This is a straight path.”
3:52 When Jesus sensed their disbelief, he asked, “Who will be my allies in Allah’s cause?” The disciples responded, “We are Allah’s allies. We have faith in Allah, and you can witness that we are submitters.”
3:67 Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but a monotheist, a submitter, and he wasn’t of the polytheists.
3:73 Believe in no one except those who follow your religion. Say, “Allah’s guidance is the guidance. If anyone is given the same as you were, or argues with you before your Lord, say, ‘All blessings are in Allah’s hand; He grants them to whom He wills. Allah’s bounty is infinite, and He is All-Knowing.’”
3:80 And he would not command you to take angels and prophets as lords. Would he command you to disbelief after you’ve submitted?
3:83 Do they seek a religion other than that of Allah, when everything in the heavens and on earth has submitted to Him, willingly or unwillingly, and to Him, they will be returned?
3:85 Whoever seeks a religion other than Submission, it will not be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter, he will be among the losers.
3:95 Say, “Allah speaks the truth. So, follow the religion of Abraham, the monotheist, who was not of those who associated.”
3:101 How can you disbelieve, when Allah’s revelations are being conveyed to you, and His Messenger is among you? Whoever holds fast to Allah will be guided to a straight path.
Common Questions
What is the purpose of life?
The Quran directs human life toward knowing Allah, worshipping Him, living with righteousness, and returning to Him.