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    • Quran Ayat (Verses) regarding Darkness

    In this section, readers can explore a curated collection of Quranic verses regarding Darkness. The verses have been carefully arranged to provide easy access and convenience, allowing readers to delve into the spiritual guidance and wisdom imparted by the Quran concerning Quranic ayat about Darkness. Spanning across various chapters of the Quran, we have tried our best to arrange them into subcategories as well, making it easier for anyone seeking specific information about Quranic verses regarding Darkness. So, let's see what the Quran has to say about Darkness in Islam in various parts of the holy Quran.

    تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

    41. Darkness will cover them.

    Surah Name : Abasa   Surah Number : 80   Ayat Number: 41

    وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ

    2. and by the night when it is dark [1]

    Surah Name : Ad-Dhuha   Surah Number : 93   Ayat Number: 2

    وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ

    3. "And from the evil of the darkness when it sets in [4]."

    Surah Name : Al-Falaq   Surah Number : 113   Ayat Number: 3

    مُدۡهَآمَّتَانِ

    64. Dark green with lush foliage [56].

    Surah Name : Ar-Rahman   Surah Number : 55   Ayat Number: 64

    خَتَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ وَعَلَىٰ سَمۡعِهِمۡۖ وَعَلَىٰٓ أَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡ غِشَٰوَةٞۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٞ

    7. Allah has set a seal on their hearts [22] and on their ears, and over their eyes there is a dark covering, and for them there will be a severe torment.

    Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 7

    مَثَلُهُمۡ كَمَثَلِ ٱلَّذِي ٱسۡتَوۡقَدَ نَارٗا فَلَمَّآ أَضَآءَتۡ مَا حَوۡلَهُۥ ذَهَبَ ٱللَّهُ بِنُورِهِمۡ وَتَرَكَهُمۡ فِي ظُلُمَٰتٖ لَّا يُبۡصِرُونَ

    17. Their example is like the one who kindled a fire; so when it lit up all around him, Allah took away their light and left them in darkness, where nothing is seen [33].

    Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 17

    أَوۡ كَصَيِّبٖ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فِيهِ ظُلُمَٰتٞ وَرَعۡدٞ وَبَرۡقٞ يَجۡعَلُونَ أَصَٰبِعَهُمۡ فِيٓ ءَاذَانِهِم مِّنَ ٱلصَّوَٰعِقِ حَذَرَ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۚ وَٱللَّهُ مُحِيطُۢ بِٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

    19. Or like a heavy rainstorm from the sky, wherein there is darkness [35], thunder, and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears because of the thunderclaps, in fear of death. And Allah encompasses the disbelievers [36].

    Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 19

    ٱللَّهُ وَلِيُّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ يُخۡرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَوۡلِيَآؤُهُمُ ٱلطَّـٰغُوتُ يُخۡرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ ٱلنُّورِ إِلَى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِۗ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِۖ هُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

    257. Allah is the Protector of the believers; He brings them out from darkness into light [661]. And as for those who disbelieve, their protectors are the false gods [662]; they lead them from light [663] into darkness. They are the companions of the Fire [664] and they will remain therein forever.

    Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 257

    وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبٗا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِي ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبۡحَٰنَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

    87. And remember Zun-Noon [130], And when he departed in anger [131], he imagined that We would not cause him any distress (132), and then he cried out in the darkness (133), there is none worthy of worship but You, Glory is to you. Indeed, I did improper act (134).

    Surah Name : Al-Anbiya   Surah Number : 21   Ayat Number: 87

    قَالَ قَآئِلٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ لَا تَقۡتُلُواْ يُوسُفَ وَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي غَيَٰبَتِ ٱلۡجُبِّ يَلۡتَقِطۡهُ بَعۡضُ ٱلسَّيَّارَةِ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ

    10. One of them said, "Do not kill Yusuf [Joseph]; rather, cast him into a dark well so that some caravan might pick him up if you are determined to act."

    Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 10

    قُلۡ مَن رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ قُلِ ٱللَّهُۚ قُلۡ أَفَٱتَّخَذۡتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوۡلِيَآءَ لَا يَمۡلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمۡ نَفۡعٗا وَلَا ضَرّٗاۚ قُلۡ هَلۡ يَسۡتَوِي ٱلۡأَعۡمَىٰ وَٱلۡبَصِيرُ أَمۡ هَلۡ تَسۡتَوِي ٱلظُّلُمَٰتُ وَٱلنُّورُۗ أَمۡ جَعَلُواْ لِلَّهِ شُرَكَآءَ خَلَقُواْ كَخَلۡقِهِۦ فَتَشَٰبَهَ ٱلۡخَلۡقُ عَلَيۡهِمۡۚ قُلِ ٱللَّهُ خَٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ وَهُوَ ٱلۡوَٰحِدُ ٱلۡقَهَّـٰرُ

    16. Say, "Who is the Lord of the heavens and the earth?" Say, "Allah." Say, "Have you then taken besides Him allies who have no power to benefit or harm even themselves[43]? Say, "Are the blind and the seeing equal? Or is darkness[44] equal to light? Or have they set up associates with Allah who have created like His creation, so that the creation seems similar to them? Say, "Allah is the Creator of everything [45], and He is the One, the Overpowering."

    Surah Name : Ar-Rad   Surah Number : 13   Ayat Number: 16

    أَوۡ كَظُلُمَٰتٖ فِي بَحۡرٖ لُّجِّيّٖ يَغۡشَىٰهُ مَوۡجٞ مِّن فَوۡقِهِۦ مَوۡجٞ مِّن فَوۡقِهِۦ سَحَابٞۚ ظُلُمَٰتُۢ بَعۡضُهَا فَوۡقَ بَعۡضٍ إِذَآ أَخۡرَجَ يَدَهُۥ لَمۡ يَكَدۡ يَرَىٰهَاۗ وَمَن لَّمۡ يَجۡعَلِ ٱللَّهُ لَهُۥ نُورٗا فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن نُّورٍ

    40. Or it is like the darkness in a deep sea, above which is a wave, above the wave another wave, and above which are clouds; there are layers of darkness one upon the other. When he puts out his hand, it seems not to be visible [110]. And to whom Allah gives not light, for him there is no light anywhere [111].

    Surah Name : An-Nur   Surah Number : 24   Ayat Number: 40

    أَمَّن يَهۡدِيكُمۡ فِي ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلۡبَرِّ وَٱلۡبَحۡرِ وَمَن يُرۡسِلُ ٱلرِّيَٰحَ بُشۡرَۢا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡ رَحۡمَتِهِۦٓۗ أَءِلَٰهٞ مَّعَ ٱللَّهِۚ تَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُونَ

    63. Or He Who guides you in the darkness of the land and the sea [123] and He Who sends the winds bearing good tidings before His Mercy [124]? Is there any other god along with Allah? Exalted is Allah above what they associate with Him.

    Surah Name : An-Naml   Surah Number : 27   Ayat Number: 63

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُصَلِّي عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتُهُۥ لِيُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِۚ وَكَانَ بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ رَحِيمٗا

    43. It is He who sends blessings on you, and so do His angels that He may take out of darkness into light [116] And He is Merciful to the believers.

    Surah Name : Al-Ahzab   Surah Number : 33   Ayat Number: 43

    هُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُنَزِّلُ عَلَىٰ عَبۡدِهِۦٓ ءَايَٰتِۭ بَيِّنَٰتٖ لِّيُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِۚ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُمۡ لَرَءُوفٞ رَّحِيمٞ

    9. It is He Who reveals [24] upon His devotees clear verses so that He may bring you forth from the utter darkness to the light [25]. And surely, Allah is Compassionate and Merciful to you(26).

    Surah Name : Al-Hadeed   Surah Number : 57   Ayat Number: 9

    أَوَمَن كَانَ مَيۡتٗا فَأَحۡيَيۡنَٰهُ وَجَعَلۡنَا لَهُۥ نُورٗا يَمۡشِي بِهِۦ فِي ٱلنَّاسِ كَمَن مَّثَلُهُۥ فِي ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ لَيۡسَ بِخَارِجٖ مِّنۡهَاۚ كَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ مَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

    122. And is he who was dead, then We gave him life and made for him a light [270], by which he walks among mankind, like one who is in darkness [271], from which he cannot come out? Thus, in the eyes of the disbelievers, their deeds have been made fair [272].

    Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   Ayat Number: 122

    وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلنُّجُومَ لِتَهۡتَدُواْ بِهَا فِي ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلۡبَرِّ وَٱلۡبَحۡرِۗ قَدۡ فَصَّلۡنَا ٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ لِقَوۡمٖ يَعۡلَمُونَ

    97. And it is He Who has made the stars for you that you may find the way in the darkness [209] of the land and the sea. We have explained the signs in detail for a people who know [210].

    Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   Ayat Number: 97

    فَلَمَّا جَنَّ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلَّيۡلُ رَءَا كَوۡكَبٗاۖ قَالَ هَٰذَا رَبِّيۖ فَلَمَّآ أَفَلَ قَالَ لَآ أُحِبُّ ٱلۡأٓفِلِينَ

    76. So when the night covered him, he saw a star. He said, "This is my Lord" [153]. But when it set, he said, "I do not like those that set" [154].

    Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   Ayat Number: 76

    قُلۡ أَنَدۡعُواْ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُنَا وَلَا يَضُرُّنَا وَنُرَدُّ عَلَىٰٓ أَعۡقَابِنَا بَعۡدَ إِذۡ هَدَىٰنَا ٱللَّهُ كَٱلَّذِي ٱسۡتَهۡوَتۡهُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ حَيۡرَانَ لَهُۥٓ أَصۡحَٰبٞ يَدۡعُونَهُۥٓ إِلَى ٱلۡهُدَى ٱئۡتِنَاۗ قُلۡ إِنَّ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ هُوَ ٱلۡهُدَىٰۖ وَأُمِرۡنَا لِنُسۡلِمَ لِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

    71. Say, "Shall we worship besides Allah that which neither benefits us nor harms us? And shall we turn back on our heels after Allah has guided us? [143] It is like one whom the devils have seduced in the earth, confused, while his companions are calling him towards guidance. [144] Say, 'The guidance of Allah is the only guidance, and we have been commanded to submit to the Lord of all the worlds.'"

    Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   Ayat Number: 71

    قُلۡ مَن يُنَجِّيكُم مِّن ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلۡبَرِّ وَٱلۡبَحۡرِ تَدۡعُونَهُۥ تَضَرُّعٗا وَخُفۡيَةٗ لَّئِنۡ أَنجَىٰنَا مِنۡ هَٰذِهِۦ لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلشَّـٰكِرِينَ

    63. Say, "Who delivers you from the darkness of the land and the sea, when you call upon Him in humility and secretly [128], saying, 'If He saves us from this, we shall certainly be among the grateful'?"

    Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   Ayat Number: 63

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