وَلَا تَقُولُوا۟ لِمَن يُقْتَلُ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَمْوَٰتٌۢ بَلْ أَحْيَآءٌ وَلَٰكِن لَّا تَشْعُرُونَ ١٥٤
And do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allāh, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not.
Quran verses about Goodness
الخير
143 verses in 19 surahs · 25 subtopics
Under the theme of goodness, the verses speak first of all of jihad, then of faith and piety (taqwa), of the Hereafter being better, and of man not knowing the true nature of good and evil. They praise those who hasten to do good, command doing good and calling to it, and urge obedience to Allah’s command.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
Subtopics
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- All verses 143
- The Hereafter is better 5
- The command to do good and call to it 3
- Faith and piety (taqwa) 6
- Preferring resolve to the concession 1
- Referring disputes to Allah’s judgment 1
- Women’s modesty and restraint 1
- Trial comes through good as through evil 1
- Remitting a debt as charity to one in hardship 1
- Repenting after sinning 2
- Giving full measure and weight 1
- Honouring what Allah has made sacred 2
- Jihad 99
- The command to fight the disbelievers until religion is wholly for Allah 16
- Prisoners of war: between execution and ransom 1
- Prisoners of war: the captive’s future depends on what is in his heart 1
- Permission to fight: its motives and aims 1
- Spending for jihad is a sign of faith 7
- Urging to jihad 13
- Fearing treachery justifies ending a truce 1
- Jihad as a test of faith and conviction 18
- Refusing to spend is a sign of hypocrisy 1
- Peace with those who make peace 3
- Prayer in war: the prayer of fear 1
- Spoils of war: shares and recipients 2
- No merit equals that of jihad 1
- Staying behind from jihad is a sign of hypocrisy 6
- Withholding from fighting these people 3
- No transgression in jihad 4
- No fighting near the Sacred Mosque nor in the sacred months 4
- The rank of the martyrs with Allah 5
- Praise for those steadfast in battle and the promise of victory 10
- Keys to success in battle: numbers do not guarantee victory 3
- The rank of those who strive and the punishment of those who stay behind 4
- Keys to success in battle: courage does not shorten life, cowardice does not lengthen it 5
- Keys to success in battle: advancing without retreat, except as a tactic 1
- Keys to success in battle: steadfastness and remembering Allah 1
- Keys to success in battle: obedience and not disputing with command 1
- Keys to success in battle: beware of arrogance and showing off 1
- Keys to success in battle: preparing while trusting in Allah’s help 1
- Whose excuse for staying behind is accepted and whose is not 1
- Victory comes from Allah 13
- Being given wisdom is abundant good 1
- Good is for those who do good 1
- Caring for orphans 1
- Giving charity in secret 1
- Bearing harm with patience 2
- Reconciling between people 1
- Obeying Allah’s command 3
- Doing good deeds 2
- Man does not know the true nature of good and evil 4
- Whoever does good will find good 2
- The believer is better than the associator 1
- Praise for those who hasten to good 4
- Whoever hears and disobeys is deprived of good 1
The rank of the martyrs with Allah · 5 verses
وَلَئِن قُتِلْتُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْ مُتُّمْ لَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَحْمَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ ١٥٧
And if you are killed in the cause of Allāh or die - then forgiveness from Allāh and mercy are better than whatever they accumulate [in this world].
وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَمْوَٰتًۢا بَلْ أَحْيَآءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ ١٦٩
And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allāh as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision,
فَلْيُقَٰتِلْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَشْرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَمَن يُقَٰتِلْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَيُقْتَلْ أَوْ يَغْلِبْ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا ٧٤
So let those fight in the cause of Allāh who sell the life of this world for the Hereafter. And he who fights in the cause of Allāh and is killed or achieves victory - We will bestow upon him a great reward.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱشْتَرَىٰ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَأَمْوَٰلَهُم بِأَنَّ لَهُمُ ٱلْجَنَّةَ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَيَقْتُلُونَ وَيُقْتَلُونَ وَعْدًا عَلَيْهِ حَقًّا فِى ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ وَٱلْإِنجِيلِ وَٱلْقُرْءَانِ وَمَنْ أَوْفَىٰ بِعَهْدِهِۦ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ فَٱسْتَبْشِرُوا۟ بِبَيْعِكُمُ ٱلَّذِى بَايَعْتُم بِهِۦ وَذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ١١١
Indeed, Allāh has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allāh, so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur’ān. And who is truer to his covenant than Allāh? So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the great attainment.
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