Quran verses by topic
Verses from the Quran gathered by theme, each in Arabic with transliteration and the Sahih International translation, with a line on its context. Below them, the ayat people look up most.
Allah, faith and the heart
Trust in Allah (tawakkul)
12 verses, from 65:3 to 39:38, each with its context.
Allah's love
13 verses, from 3:31 to 11:90, each with its context.
Mercy
9 verses, from 7:156 to 3:159, each with its context.
Forgiveness
10 verses, from 39:53 to 15:49, each with its context.
Repentance (tawbah)
14 verses, from 66:8 to 9:118, each with its context.
Peace
12 verses, from 13:28 to 6:82, each with its context.
Gratitude
10 verses, from 14:7 to 76:3, each with its context.
Blessings and barakah
12 verses, from 16:18 to 102:8, each with its context.
Hard times
Patience
9 verses, from 2:153 to 70:5, each with its context.
Hardship and ease
10 verses, from 94:5-6 to 29:2, each with its context.
Strength
13 verses, from 2:286 to 41:30, each with its context.
Motivation
12 verses, from 13:11 to 94:7-8, each with its context.
Family and people
Love
14 verses, from 2:165 to 42:23, each with its context.
Marriage
10 verses, from 30:21 to 25:74, each with its context.
Parents
9 verses, from 17:23-24 to 71:28, each with its context.
Children
14 verses, from 42:49-50 to 14:40, each with its context.
Women
10 verses, from 4:1 to 49:13, each with its context.
Life, death and the Hereafter
Life
10 verses, from 51:56 to 87:16-17, each with its context.
Success
12 verses, from 23:1-11 to 11:88, each with its context.
Death
10 verses, from 3:185 to 2:156, each with its context.
The death of a loved one
14 verses, from 2:155-157 to 2:286, each with its context.
The afterlife (akhirah)
14 verses, from 2:4 to 93:4, each with its context.
Worship, wealth and learning
Ramadan and fasting
9 verses, from 2:183 to 33:35, each with its context.
Charity
15 verses, from 2:261 to 9:103, each with its context.
Rizq (provision)
11 verses, from 11:6 to 20:132, each with its context.
Education and knowledge
14 verses, from 96:1-5 to 55:1-4, each with its context.
Creation
Guide
The most searched ayat, with their meaning
These are the single ayat people look up most by number, such as "2:216" or "Quran 94 6". Each page shows the ayah in Arabic with transliteration and English, the ayah before and after it for context, a short explanation summarised from Tafsir Ibn Kathir, and its lessons.
- Quran 2:79: Woe to Those Who Write the Book With Their Hands Surah Al-Baqarah
- Quran 2:98: Enemy of Jibril and Mikail Surah Al-Baqarah
- Quran 2:152: Remember Me, I Will Remember You Surah Al-Baqarah
- Quran 2:153: Seek Help Through Patience and Prayer Surah Al-Baqarah
- Quran 2:186: I Am Near Surah Al-Baqarah
- Quran 2:190: Fight Those Who Fight You, Do Not Transgress Surah Al-Baqarah
- Quran 2:216: Perhaps You Hate a Thing Surah Al-Baqarah
- Quran 2:282: The Longest Ayah, on Writing Debts Surah Al-Baqarah
- Quran 3:54: Allah Is the Best of Planners Surah Al-Imran
- Quran 3:96: The First House at Bakkah Surah Al-Imran
- Quran 3:103: Hold Firmly to the Rope of Allah Surah Al-Imran
- Quran 3:139: Do Not Weaken and Do Not Grieve Surah Al-Imran
- Quran 3:159: By Mercy From Allah You Were Gentle Surah Al-Imran
- Quran 3:185: Every Soul Will Taste Death Surah Al-Imran
- Quran 4:3: Marry Two, Three or Four, or Only One Surah An-Nisa
- Quran 4:135: Stand Firm for Justice, Even Against Yourselves Surah An-Nisa
- Quran 5:3: This Day I Have Perfected Your Religion Surah Al-Maidah
- Quran 5:6: The Wudu Ayah Surah Al-Maidah
- Quran 5:46: Isa and the Gospel Surah Al-Maidah
- Quran 5:48: To Each a Law and a Way Surah Al-Maidah
- Quran 5:68: Uphold the Torah and the Gospel Surah Al-Maidah
- Quran 5:116: Did You Tell People to Worship You? Surah Al-Maidah
- Quran 7:157: The Unlettered Prophet in the Torah and Gospel Surah Al-Araf
- Quran 9:31: They Took Their Scholars as Lords Surah At-Tawbah
- Quran 10:94: If You Are in Doubt Surah Yunus
- Quran 11:11: Except Those Who Are Patient Surah Hud
- Quran 11:88: My Success Is Only Through Allah Surah Hud
- Quran 13:28: In the Remembrance of Allah Hearts Find Rest Surah Ar-Rad
- Quran 17:81: Truth Has Come, Falsehood Has Vanished Surah Al-Isra
- Quran 17:85: They Ask You About the Ruh Surah Al-Isra
- Quran 20:46: Fear Not, I Am With You Surah Taha
- Quran 21:30: The Heavens and Earth Were Joined Surah Al-Anbiya
- Quran 22:47: A Day Like a Thousand Years Surah Al-Hajj
- Quran 22:77: Bow and Prostrate Surah Al-Hajj
- Quran 22:78: He Named You Muslims Surah Al-Hajj
- Quran 24:58: Three Times of Privacy Surah An-Nur
- Quran 25:63: The Servants of the Most Merciful Surah Al-Furqan
- Quran 25:74: Grant Us Comfort in Our Spouses and Children Surah Al-Furqan
- Quran 28:77: Do Not Forget Your Share of the World Surah Al-Qasas
- Quran 29:69: Those Who Strive for Us Surah Al-Ankabut
- Quran 30:21: Tranquillity, Love and Mercy in Marriage Surah Ar-Rum
- Quran 33:56: Salawat, Allah and His Angels Bless the Prophet Surah Al-Ahzab
- Quran 33:59: The Jilbab and Hijab Ayah Surah Al-Ahzab
- Quran 33:70: Speak Words That Are Straight Surah Al-Ahzab
- Quran 40:60: Call Upon Me, I Will Respond Surah Ghafir
- Quran 40:78: Messengers Before You Surah Ghafir
- Quran 43:61: Isa, a Sign of the Hour Surah Az-Zukhruf
- Quran 46:9: I Am Not Something New Among the Messengers Surah Al-Ahqaf
- Quran 50:16: Closer Than His Jugular Vein Surah Qaf
- Quran 60:8: Be Kind and Just to Those Who Do Not Fight You Surah Al-Mumtahanah
- Quran 65:3: Whoever Relies on Allah, He Is Enough Surah At-Talaq
- Quran 75:3-4: We Are Able to Restore His Fingertips Surah Al-Qiyamah
- Quran 78:8: We Created You in Pairs Surah An-Naba
- Quran 93:4: The Hereafter Is Better for You Surah Ad-Duha
- Quran 94:5-6: With Hardship Comes Ease Surah Ash-Sharh
How to read a Quran reference
A reference like 2:216 means surah 2 (Al-Baqarah), ayah 216. People also write it 2/216, 2.216 or "Quran 2 216". A range such as 94:5-6 means ayat 5 to 6. The numbering here is the Kufan count used in almost every printed mushaf, with 6,236 ayat in total.
Questions
Good to know
How do I find a verse in the Quran by topic?
Pick a topic above. Each page lists the main verses on it with their references, so you can open the full surah from there.
What does 2:255 mean in the Quran?
Surah 2 (Al-Baqarah), ayah 255, which is Ayat al-Kursi. The first number is the surah and the second is the ayah.
Which translation is used?
Sahih International, with the Arabic from the Tanzil Uthmani text.