أَتَأْمُرُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ بِٱلْبِرِّ وَتَنسَوْنَ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَتْلُونَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ ٤٤
Do you order righteousness of the people and forget yourselves while you recite the Scripture? Then will you not reason?
Quran verses about Forgetfulness
النسيان
22 verses in 12 surahs · 8 subtopics
The worst forgetting, these verses show, is forgetting the meeting with Allah. They present forgetfulness as part of human nature, something Satan can cause and a recognized legal excuse, affirm that Allah never forgets, and reproach those who remind others of righteousness while forgetting themselves.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
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- All verses 22
- The worst forgetfulness: reminding others and forgetting oneself 1
- The worst of the forgetful: those who forget meeting Allah 9
- The strangest forgetfulness: forgetting the unforgettable 1
- Part of human nature 3
- Satan and forgetfulness 3
- The passage of time and forgetfulness 1
- Allah does not forget 2
- Forgetfulness is a legitimate excuse 3
The worst forgetfulness: reminding others and forgetting oneself · 1 verse
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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.