Quran Quote  :  that Day We shall forget them in the manner they forget their meeting of this Day with Us and persist in denying Our revelations.' - 7:51

Quran Ayat (Verses) regarding Woe(Word)

In this section, readers can explore a curated collection of Quranic verses regarding Woe(Word). 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 Woe(Word). 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 Woe(Word). So, let's see what the Quran has to say about Woe(Word) in Islam in various parts of the holy Quran.

وَيۡلٞ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٖ لُّمَزَةٍ

1. Woe to every slanderer, and backbiter [1].

Surah Name : Al-Humazah   Surah Number : 104   Ayat Number: 1

يَٰحَسۡرَةً عَلَى ٱلۡعِبَادِۚ مَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ بِهِۦ يَسۡتَهۡزِءُونَ

30.Alas! Woe on those servants [43] that when any Messenger comes to them they merely [44] mock at them.

Surah Name : Ya-Sin   Surah Number : 36   Ayat Number: 30

فَوَيۡلٞ لِّلَّذِينَ يَكۡتُبُونَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ بِأَيۡدِيهِمۡ ثُمَّ يَقُولُونَ هَٰذَا مِنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ لِيَشۡتَرُواْ بِهِۦ ثَمَنٗا قَلِيلٗاۖ فَوَيۡلٞ لَّهُم مِّمَّا كَتَبَتۡ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَوَيۡلٞ لَّهُم مِّمَّا يَكۡسِبُونَ

79. So woe to those who write out the Book (Scripture) with their own hands and then say: "This is from Allah" [140], so that they may gain [141] therewith. So woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn [142].

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 79

وَوُضِعَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبُ فَتَرَى ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ مُشۡفِقِينَ مِمَّا فِيهِ وَيَقُولُونَ يَٰوَيۡلَتَنَا مَالِ هَٰذَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ لَا يُغَادِرُ صَغِيرَةٗ وَلَا كَبِيرَةً إِلَّآ أَحۡصَىٰهَاۚ وَوَجَدُواْ مَا عَمِلُواْ حَاضِرٗاۗ وَلَا يَظۡلِمُ رَبُّكَ أَحَدٗا

49. And the book will be set down [113]. You will see the wrongdoers fearful of what is in it, and they will say, "Woe to us! What is with this book that leaves nothing small or large but has recorded it all [114]?!" And they will find everything they did present [115]. Your Lord does not do injustice to anyone [116].

Surah Name : Al-Kahf   Surah Number : 18   Ayat Number: 49

قَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

14. They said, ah! Woe to us! No doubt, we were unjust [23].

Surah Name : Al-Anbiya   Surah Number : 21   Ayat Number: 14

بَلۡ نَقۡذِفُ بِٱلۡحَقِّ عَلَى ٱلۡبَٰطِلِ فَيَدۡمَغُهُۥ فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٞۚ وَلَكُمُ ٱلۡوَيۡلُ مِمَّا تَصِفُونَ

18. Rather We hurl the truth on falsehood, then it takes out its brain, and therefore it vanishes [27]. And woe to you for those utterances, which you fabricate.

Surah Name : Al-Anbiya   Surah Number : 21   Ayat Number: 18

أُفّٖ لَّكُمۡ وَلِمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ

67. Woe upon you and those deities, which you worship besides Allah, do you then have no wisdom? [98]

Surah Name : Al-Anbiya   Surah Number : 21   Ayat Number: 67

وَٱقۡتَرَبَ ٱلۡوَعۡدُ ٱلۡحَقُّ فَإِذَا هِيَ شَٰخِصَةٌ أَبۡصَٰرُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا قَدۡ كُنَّا فِي غَفۡلَةٖ مِّنۡ هَٰذَا بَلۡ كُنَّا ظَٰلِمِينَ

97. And the true promise drew near, then the eyes of the infidels [151], will remain staring and woe to us. Indeed, we were headless of this and rather we were unjust [152],

Surah Name : Al-Anbiya   Surah Number : 21   Ayat Number: 97

فَوَيۡلٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

11. Woe, then, on that day to the deniers [10].

Surah Name : At-Tur   Surah Number : 52   Ayat Number: 11

وَتَوَلَّىٰ عَنۡهُمۡ وَقَالَ يَـٰٓأَسَفَىٰ عَلَىٰ يُوسُفَ وَٱبۡيَضَّتۡ عَيۡنَاهُ مِنَ ٱلۡحُزۡنِ فَهُوَ كَظِيمٞ

84. And he turned away from them and said, "Oh, how great is my grief for Yusuf!" His eyes became white with sorrow, and he was deeply distressed [180].

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 84

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَيۡلَكُمۡ لَا تَفۡتَرُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبٗا فَيُسۡحِتَكُم بِعَذَابٖۖ وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَنِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ

61. Musa said to them, woe be to you, forge not a lie against Allah [73] that He may destroy you by torment and indeed, he who forged a lie remained unsuccessful'. [74]

Surah Name : Ta-Ha   Surah Number : 20   Ayat Number: 61

وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَوۡلَا نُزِّلَتۡ سُورَةٞۖ فَإِذَآ أُنزِلَتۡ سُورَةٞ مُّحۡكَمَةٞ وَذُكِرَ فِيهَا ٱلۡقِتَالُ رَأَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٞ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيۡكَ نَظَرَ ٱلۡمَغۡشِيِّ عَلَيۡهِ مِنَ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۖ فَأَوۡلَىٰ لَهُمۡ

20.And the believers say: "Why has a Surah not been revealed? [56]" But when a well-defined Surah is revealed and therein fighting is ordained, you will see those in whose hearts is sickness [57] staring at you with the look of a person fainting to see the shadow of death (58). So Alas! Woe be upon them!

Surah Name : Muhammad   Surah Number : 47   Ayat Number: 20

وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا بَٰطِلٗاۚ ذَٰلِكَ ظَنُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْۚ فَوَيۡلٞ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ

27. And We have not made the heavens and the earth, and what is in between them in vain [57]. This is the view [58] of the infidels. Therefore, woe be to the infidels, because of the Fire.

Surah Name : Saad   Surah Number : 38   Ayat Number: 27

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡعِلۡمَ وَيۡلَكُمۡ ثَوَابُ ٱللَّهِ خَيۡرٞ لِّمَنۡ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحٗاۚ وَلَا يُلَقَّىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلصَّـٰبِرُونَ

80. And those who were given knowledge said [199], "Woe to you! The reward of Allah is better for those who believe and do righteous deeds [200], and it is granted only to those who are patient [201]."

Surah Name : Al-Qasas   Surah Number : 28   Ayat Number: 80

أَفَمَن شَرَحَ ٱللَّهُ صَدۡرَهُۥ لِلۡإِسۡلَٰمِ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ نُورٖ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦۚ فَوَيۡلٞ لِّلۡقَٰسِيَةِ قُلُوبُهُم مِّن ذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِۚ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٍ

22.Cannot such one, whose heart Allah has opened for Islam [61] (peace), possess a light (62) from his Lord? But woe to those whose hearts are hardened (63) from the (64) rememberance of Allah. They are clearly on the wrong way.

Surah Name : Az-Zumar   Surah Number : 39   Ayat Number: 22

أَن تَقُولَ نَفۡسٞ يَٰحَسۡرَتَىٰ عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطتُ فِي جَنۢبِ ٱللَّهِ وَإِن كُنتُ لَمِنَ ٱلسَّـٰخِرِينَ

56. Lest any soul should say: "Ah. woe to me for falling short of my duty [142] to Allah. And surely I used to laugh [143].

Surah Name : Az-Zumar   Surah Number : 39   Ayat Number: 56

قَالَتۡ يَٰوَيۡلَتَىٰٓ ءَأَلِدُ وَأَنَا۠ عَجُوزٞ وَهَٰذَا بَعۡلِي شَيۡخًاۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَيۡءٌ عَجِيبٞ

72. She said Oh; woe to me, shall I bear [148] a child when I am old, and this is my husband, an old man? No doubt, this is a strange thing [149]

Surah Name : Hud   Surah Number : 11   Ayat Number: 72

يَٰوَيۡلَتَىٰ لَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أَتَّخِذۡ فُلَانًا خَلِيلٗا

28. Ah! Woe to me! Would that I had not taken such a one as a friend [54].

Surah Name : Al-Furqan   Surah Number : 25   Ayat Number: 28

فَوَيۡلٞ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِن يَوۡمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ

60. Woe unto those who disbelieve because of that day of theirs, which they are promised [73].

Surah Name : Adh-Dhariyat   Surah Number : 51   Ayat Number: 60

وَٱلَّذِي قَالَ لِوَٰلِدَيۡهِ أُفّٖ لَّكُمَآ أَتَعِدَانِنِيٓ أَنۡ أُخۡرَجَ وَقَدۡ خَلَتِ ٱلۡقُرُونُ مِن قَبۡلِي وَهُمَا يَسۡتَغِيثَانِ ٱللَّهَ وَيۡلَكَ ءَامِنۡ إِنَّ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقّٞ فَيَقُولُ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَٰطِيرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

17.But there is the one who says to his parents: "Fie, I am fed up with you both.[49] Do you threaten me that I shall be brought forth again, whilst generations[50] have already passed before me?" And they both cry to Allah for help. Woe to you. It is better that you believe, that certainly the promise(51) of Allah is true. Then he (son) says: "This is nothing but the tales (52) of the ancients".

Surah Name : Al-Ahqaf   Surah Number : 46   Ayat Number: 17

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