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Quran verses about Falsehood (batil)

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23 verses in 18 surahs · 12 subtopics

Falsehood never endures, these verses affirm, and worshipping anything other than Allah is itself falsehood. They state that the universe was not created in vain, forbid consuming people’s wealth unjustly and announce loss for the followers of falsehood, with the parable of the foam that vanishes while what benefits people remains.

Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.

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Worshipping idols is false · 1 verse

Al-A’raf7:138

وَجَٰوَزْنَا بِبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَأَتَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ يَعْكُفُونَ عَلَىٰٓ أَصْنَامٍ لَّهُمْ قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَى ٱجْعَل لَّنَآ إِلَٰهًا كَمَا لَهُمْ ءَالِهَةٌ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُونَ ۝١٣٨

And We took the Children of Israel across the sea; then they came upon a people intent in devotion to [some] idols of theirs. They [the Children of Israel] said, "O Moses, make for us a god just as they have gods." He said, "Indeed, you are a people behaving ignorantly.

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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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