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Quran verses about Corruption on earth

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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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The Queen of Sheba and kings’ corruption on earth · 1 verse

An-Naml27:34

قَالَتْ إِنَّ ٱلْمُلُوكَ إِذَا دَخَلُوا۟ قَرْيَةً أَفْسَدُوهَا وَجَعَلُوٓا۟ أَعِزَّةَ أَهْلِهَآ أَذِلَّةً وَكَذَٰلِكَ يَفْعَلُونَ ۝٣٤

She said, "Indeed kings - when they enter a city, they ruin it and render the honored of its people humbled. And thus do they do.

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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.

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