وَمَآ أَصَٰبَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْتَقَى ٱلْجَمْعَانِ فَبِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ١٦٦
And what struck you on the day the two armies met [at Uḥud] was by permission of Allāh that He might make evident the [true] believers
Quran verses about Hypocrisy and the hypocrites
النفاق والمنافقين
58 verses in 9 surahs · 17 subtopics
The Quran draws here the portrait of the hypocrites: repeated oaths to cover their lies, prayer performed for show, and positions wavering between disbelief and faith. The verses recount their conduct at the battles of Uhud and of the Confederates and in the affair of the slander, their evasion of jihad and their alliance with the enemies of their religion.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
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- All verses 58
- The hypocrites’ hearts are empty 5
- When the hypocrite promises, he breaks it 1
- Their wavering between disbelief and faith 2
- They wait for misfortune to befall the Messenger ﷺ and the believers 1
- Slips of the tongue expose their hypocrisy 4
- They stay behind from jihad and flee on the day of battle 6
- Lying is second nature to them, masking their inner corruption 1
- Their frequent oaths to cover their lies 7
- Their stance in the slander affair 4
- Their stance on the day of the Confederates 3
- Their traits in summary and their evil end 2
- Their stance on the day of Uhud 1
- Their allegiance to the enemies of their religion 2
- The way of those with no share: their own interests are all that matter 4
- Their aversion to referring to Allah and His Messenger for judgment 1
- They try to deceive Allah and pray to be seen 1
- Traits of the hypocrites 33
- Other traits 7
- In their relationship with the believers 13
- In their relationship with Allah and His verses 14
- The parable of the hypocrites 1
Their stance on the day of Uhud · 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.