Oaths of Allah

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Oaths full verses back to top

Is there not in this an oath for one of insight?

And this is a mighty oath, if only you knew.

The Quran full verses back to top

By the wise Qur’an

By the Quran, rich in remembrance.

By the glorious Qur’an

Book full verses back to top

By a Book inscribed

On parchment unrolled.

Pen full verses back to top

By the pen and what they inscribe.

The Seen full verses back to top

But no! I swear by what you see

The Unseen full verses back to top

And what you do not see.

Angels full verses back to top

By those who line up in perfect ranks.

And those that distribute affairs by command.

By those who separate truth from falsehood with clarity

By those who deliver the reminder

As a warning or a vindication

By those who wrench out souls with force

By those who draw them out gently

By those who glide swiftly.

Quran Reciters full verses back to top

And those who recite the Reminder.

Winds full verses back to top

By the winds sent forth in swift succession

By the storming gusts that rage

By the scatterers that spread far and wide.

By the winds that scatter dust with force

Clouds full verses back to top

And those that carry heavy burdens.

Cloud movers full verses back to top

And those who drive forward with force

Stars full verses back to top

By the star when it descends.

I swear by the retreating stars

That glide and disappear.

I swear by the setting of the stars.

Sky full verses back to top

By the sky adorned with constellations.

By the sky that sends down rain.

By the sky and the One who built it.

By the sky and the night visitor.

Heaven full verses back to top

By the lofty canopy raised high.

Earth full verses back to top

By the earth and the One who spread it.

And by the earth that splits open.

Ships full verses back to top

And those that glide with ease.

Mount full verses back to top

By the Mount.

By Mount Sinai.

House full verses back to top

By the frequented House above.

Sea full verses back to top

And by the surging sea.

Sun full verses back to top

By the sun and its radiant glow.

Moon full verses back to top

By the moon as it follows.

No! By the moon.

And by the moon as it waxes full.

Dawn full verses back to top

And by the dawn as it breathes.

By the dawn.

Morning full verses back to top

And the dawn as it breaks.

By the morning light.

Day full verses back to top

I swear by the Day of Resurrection.

By the promised Day.

By the day as it illuminates.

Twilight full verses back to top

I swear by the glow of sunset.

Night full verses back to top

And by the night as it spreads.

By the night as it retreats.

By the night as it envelops.

By the night as it settles.

By the ten nights.

Soul full verses back to top

And I swear by the self, blaming soul.

By the soul and the One who fashioned it

And inspired it with both corruption and righteousness.

Witness full verses back to top

By the witness and the witnessed.

Numbers full verses back to top

By the even and the odd.

City full verses back to top

By this secure city.

I swear by this city.

Where you dwell freely.

Father and Child full verses back to top

And by parent and child.

Creator full verses back to top

By the creation of male and female.

Fig and Olive full verses back to top

By the fig and the olive.

Racers full verses back to top

By the charging steeds, panting

Striking sparks with their hooves

Racing at dawn

Raising clouds of dust

Storming into the midst.