فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍۭ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَىٰ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ شَهِيدًا ٤١
So how [will it be] when We bring from every nation a witness and We bring you, [O Muḥammad], against these [people] as a witness?
Quran verses about Testimony
الشهادة
37 verses in 18 surahs · 17 subtopics
This theme first gathers the verses in which Allah is witness over all things, then those that make the Messenger ﷺ a witness over his community and the community a witness over mankind. It also covers the rules of testimony: not concealing it, testifying only to what one knows, requiring an upright witness, rejecting false testimony, and the witnesses required in cases of slanderous accusation.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
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- All verses 37
- Four witnesses in the penalty for false accusation 3
- Replacing a discredited witness 1
- Making the witness swear before testifying 1
- The Messenger as witness over his community and it over mankind 3
- Witnessing the new moon makes fasting obligatory 1
- A witness over the witnesses on the Day of Resurrection 2
- Integrity as a condition for a witness 1
- Rejected testimony: false witness 2
- Rejected testimony: one punished for false accusation 1
- Testifying against oneself 1
- A witness who cannot lie 1
- When handing over orphans’ property to them 1
- Jesus as witness over the People of the Book 1
- Knowledge of a matter is the basis of testifying to it 2
- Concealing it 4
- Concealing testimony is not permitted 2
- Allah is witness over all things 14
A witness over the witnesses on the Day of Resurrection · 2 verses
وَيَوْمَ نَبْعَثُ فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْهِم مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ شَهِيدًا عَلَىٰ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ تِبْيَٰنًا لِّكُلِّ شَىْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ ٨٩
And [mention] the Day when We will resurrect among every nation a witness over them from themselves [i.e., their prophet]. And We will bring you, [O Muḥammad], as a witness over these [i.e., your nation]. And We have sent down to you the Book as clarification for all things and as guidance and mercy and good tidings for the Muslims.
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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.