الصراط المستقيم
22 verses in 14 surahs · 6 subtopics
The straight path, these verses say, is the path of Allah, which means worshipping Him alone. Allah guides to it whom He wills, the Qur’an leads to it, and the prophets and messengers walked it, like Abraham and his upright religion. Believers are told to follow it and not other ways, and the word also designates the crossing (as-sirat) between Paradise and the Fire.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
وَتِلْكَ حُجَّتُنَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ نَرْفَعُ دَرَجَٰتٍ مَّن نَّشَآءُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ ٨٣
And that was Our [conclusive] argument which We gave Abraham against his people. We raise by degrees whom We will. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing.
لَقَدْ وُعِدْنَا نَحْنُ وَءَابَآؤُنَا هَٰذَا مِن قَبْلُ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ ٨٣
We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before; this is not but legends of the former peoples."
إِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ٣
Indeed you, [O Muḥammad], are from among the messengers,
وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُمَا ٱلْكِتَٰبَ ٱلْمُسْتَبِينَ ١١٧
And We gave them the explicit Scripture [i.e., the Torah],
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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.
