وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُونَ ١١
And when it is said to them, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are but reformers."
Quran verses about Corruption on earth
الفساد في الأرض
50 verses in 22 surahs · 17 subtopics
These verses forbid corruption on earth and recall that Allah loves neither corruption nor those who spread it. They affirm that establishment in the land belongs to those who set things right, invite people to look at the end of the corrupters, and expose those who think themselves reformers while they corrupt. They also speak of people checking one another to end corruption, and of corruption caused by human deeds.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
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- All verses 50
- Human deeds cause corruption on earth 1
- The angels’ concern about man’s corruption on earth 1
- See what was the end of the corrupters 3
- The Children of Israel and corruption on earth 2
- People checking one another on earth to end corruption 2
- Establishment on earth is for the righteous, not the corrupters 10
- When corrupters think they are reformers 2
- The penalty for spreading corruption on earth (al-hirabah) 1
- The evil end of the corrupters 4
- All tyrants spread corruption on earth 2
- Allah loves neither corruption nor the corrupters 2
- Allah knows best the corrupters 2
- The corrupter and the reformer are not equal 2
- Were it not for Allah’s oneness, the universe would be ruined 1
- The Queen of Sheba and kings’ corruption on earth 1
- The prohibition of corruption on earth 9
- Corruption 29
When corrupters think they are reformers · 2 verses
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُعْجِبُكَ قَوْلُهُۥ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَيُشْهِدُ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ مَا فِى قَلْبِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَلَدُّ ٱلْخِصَامِ ٢٠٤
And of the people is he whose speech pleases you in worldly life, and he calls Allāh to witness as to what is in his heart, yet he is the fiercest of opponents.
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Verses gathered from a human-made thematic index of the Quran; the introduction summarises its subtopics. For a legal opinion, consult a scholar.