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    • Quran Ayat (Verses) regarding Enemies

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

    وَٱللَّهُ أَعۡلَمُ بِأَعۡدَآئِكُمۡۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ وَلِيّٗا وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ نَصِيرٗا

    45. And Allah knows well your enemies [167]. And Allah is sufficient as a Guardian, and Allah is sufficient as a Helper [168].

    Surah Name : An-Nisa   Surah Number : 4   Ayat Number: 45

    يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ خُذُواْ حِذۡرَكُمۡ فَٱنفِرُواْ ثُبَاتٍ أَوِ ٱنفِرُواْ جَمِيعٗا

    71. O you who believe! Take your precautions, then march forth in companies or march forth altogether[231].

    Surah Name : An-Nisa   Surah Number : 4   Ayat Number: 71

    وَإِذَا ضَرَبۡتُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَلَيۡسَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَقۡصُرُواْ مِنَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ إِنۡ خِفۡتُمۡ أَن يَفۡتِنَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْۚ إِنَّ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ كَانُواْ لَكُمۡ عَدُوّٗا مُّبِينٗا

    101. When you travel throughout the land, there is no sin upon you if you shorten the prayer [318] if you fear that the infidels may afflict [319] you. Indeed, the infidels are your open enemies.

    Surah Name : An-Nisa   Surah Number : 4   Ayat Number: 101

    وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا لِلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسۡجُدُواْ لِأٓدَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِبۡلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّهِۦٓۗ أَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُۥ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِي وَهُمۡ لَكُمۡ عَدُوُّۢۚ بِئۡسَ لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ بَدَلٗا

    50. And remember when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they all prostrated except Iblis. He was of the jinn [118] and defied the command of his Lord. Will you then take him and his offspring [120] as allies apart from Me, while they are your enemies? What an evil substitute for the wrongdoers [121].

    Surah Name : Al-Kahf   Surah Number : 18   Ayat Number: 50

    وَأَعِدُّواْ لَهُم مَّا ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُم مِّن قُوَّةٖ وَمِن رِّبَاطِ ٱلۡخَيۡلِ تُرۡهِبُونَ بِهِۦ عَدُوَّ ٱللَّهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمۡ وَءَاخَرِينَ مِن دُونِهِمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُهُمۡۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِن شَيۡءٖ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ يُوَفَّ إِلَيۡكُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ لَا تُظۡلَمُونَ

    60. And make ready for them the strength [133], you can gather and of steeds of war by which you may frighten the enemies of Allah and your enemies [134], and in the hearts of some others besides them whom you do not know [135]. Allah knows them [136]. And whatever you spend in the path of Allah shall be repaid to you in full, and in no way will you be at a loss [137].

    Surah Name : Al-Anfal   Surah Number : 8   Ayat Number: 60

    وَلَمَّا رَجَعَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ غَضۡبَٰنَ أَسِفٗا قَالَ بِئۡسَمَا خَلَفۡتُمُونِي مِنۢ بَعۡدِيٓۖ أَعَجِلۡتُمۡ أَمۡرَ رَبِّكُمۡۖ وَأَلۡقَى ٱلۡأَلۡوَاحَ وَأَخَذَ بِرَأۡسِ أَخِيهِ يَجُرُّهُۥٓ إِلَيۡهِۚ قَالَ ٱبۡنَ أُمَّ إِنَّ ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱسۡتَضۡعَفُونِي وَكَادُواْ يَقۡتُلُونَنِي فَلَا تُشۡمِتۡ بِيَ ٱلۡأَعۡدَآءَ وَلَا تَجۡعَلۡنِي مَعَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

    150.And when Musa returned to his people full of anger [327] and sorrowful, he said: "How badly you acted in my place after [328] Did you not hasten from the Commands of your Lord?" And he threw down the Tablets [329] and began to pull his brother [Harun] towards him [330], catching hold of his brother's beard. He [Harun] said: "O son of my mother! The people deemed me to be weak and were about to kill me [331]. So do not make the enemies to laugh at me and place me not with the unjust people."

    Surah Name : Al-Araf   Surah Number : 7   Ayat Number: 150

    فَإِنَّهُمۡ عَدُوّٞ لِّيٓ إِلَّا رَبَّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

    77. Indeed, they are all enemies [82] to me, except the Lord of the worlds [83].

    Surah Name : Ash-Shuara   Surah Number : 26   Ayat Number: 77

    وَٱعۡتَصِمُواْ بِحَبۡلِ ٱللَّهِ جَمِيعٗا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُواْۚ وَٱذۡكُرُواْ نِعۡمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ إِذۡ كُنتُمۡ أَعۡدَآءٗ فَأَلَّفَ بَيۡنَ قُلُوبِكُمۡ فَأَصۡبَحۡتُم بِنِعۡمَتِهِۦٓ إِخۡوَٰنٗا وَكُنتُمۡ عَلَىٰ شَفَا حُفۡرَةٖ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ فَأَنقَذَكُم مِّنۡهَاۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَهۡتَدُونَ

    103. And hold fast [228] to the rope of Allah all together and do not be divided among yourselves [229]. Remember the favors of Allah upon you [230], when you were enemies, and He brought your hearts together in love, making you brothers by His grace [231]. You were on the edge of the Fire, and He rescued you from it [232]. Thus, Allah makes His verses clear to you so that you may be guided.

    Surah Name : Al Imran   Surah Number : 3   Ayat Number: 103

    يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱصۡبِرُواْ وَصَابِرُواْ وَرَابِطُواْ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُفۡلِحُونَ

    200. O you who believe! Be patient and encourage patience, and remain steadfast, and fear Allah, so that you may be successful [456].

    Surah Name : Al Imran   Surah Number : 3   Ayat Number: 200

    إِنۡ أَحۡسَنتُمۡ أَحۡسَنتُمۡ لِأَنفُسِكُمۡۖ وَإِنۡ أَسَأۡتُمۡ فَلَهَاۚ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعۡدُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ لِيَسُـُٔواْ وُجُوهَكُمۡ وَلِيَدۡخُلُواْ ٱلۡمَسۡجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوهُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٖ وَلِيُتَبِّرُواْ مَا عَلَوۡاْ تَتۡبِيرًا

    7.If you do good, it is for yourselves, and if you do evil, it is against yourselves [19]. When the second promise came [20], it was to make your faces fearful [21], to enter the Mosque [22] as they had entered it the first time, and to utterly destroy whatever they had gained control over [23].

    Surah Name : Al-Isra   Surah Number : 17   Ayat Number: 7

    وَدَخَلَ ٱلۡمَدِينَةَ عَلَىٰ حِينِ غَفۡلَةٖ مِّنۡ أَهۡلِهَا فَوَجَدَ فِيهَا رَجُلَيۡنِ يَقۡتَتِلَانِ هَٰذَا مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ وَهَٰذَا مِنۡ عَدُوِّهِۦۖ فَٱسۡتَغَٰثَهُ ٱلَّذِي مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ عَلَى ٱلَّذِي مِنۡ عَدُوِّهِۦ فَوَكَزَهُۥ مُوسَىٰ فَقَضَىٰ عَلَيۡهِۖ قَالَ هَٰذَا مِنۡ عَمَلِ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِۖ إِنَّهُۥ عَدُوّٞ مُّضِلّٞ مُّبِينٞ

    15. And he entered the city [36] at a time when the people were unaware, and found there two men fighting [37]; one was from his own people, and the other was from his enemies. The one who was from his own people called for help [38] against the one from his enemies. Then Musa struck him [39] and killed him [40]. He said, 'This is of Satan’s doing [41]; indeed, he is an enemy, a clear misleader [42].'

    Surah Name : Al-Qasas   Surah Number : 28   Ayat Number: 15

    يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِنَّ مِنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۡ وَأَوۡلَٰدِكُمۡ عَدُوّٗا لَّكُمۡ فَٱحۡذَرُوهُمۡۚ وَإِن تَعۡفُواْ وَتَصۡفَحُواْ وَتَغۡفِرُواْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٌ

    14.O believers [32]! Indeed, from among your wives and children, there are some who are your enemies [33]. Therefore, beware [34] of them. But if you pardon them, overlook [35], and forgive them, then surely, Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.

    Surah Name : At-Taghabun   Surah Number : 64   Ayat Number: 14

    ۞لَتَجِدَنَّ أَشَدَّ ٱلنَّاسِ عَدَٰوَةٗ لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱلۡيَهُودَ وَٱلَّذِينَ أَشۡرَكُواْۖ وَلَتَجِدَنَّ أَقۡرَبَهُم مَّوَدَّةٗ لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا نَصَٰرَىٰۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ مِنۡهُمۡ قِسِّيسِينَ وَرُهۡبَانٗا وَأَنَّهُمۡ لَا يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ

    82. And you will surely find the Jews and polytheists [232] to be the most intense in enmity toward those who believe, and you will surely find the nearest of them in affection to the believers those who say, "We are Christians" [233]. That is because among them are priests and monks, and they are not arrogant [234].

    Surah Name : Al-Maidah   Surah Number : 5   Ayat Number: 82

    وَإِذَا حُشِرَ ٱلنَّاسُ كَانُواْ لَهُمۡ أَعۡدَآءٗ وَكَانُواْ بِعِبَادَتِهِمۡ كَٰفِرِينَ

    6. And when mankind shall be gathered, they shall be enemies [14] to them (idols) and will deny (15) their worship.

    Surah Name : Al-Ahqaf   Surah Number : 46   Ayat Number: 6

    ۞عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَجۡعَلَ بَيۡنَكُمۡ وَبَيۡنَ ٱلَّذِينَ عَادَيۡتُم مِّنۡهُم مَّوَدَّةٗۚ وَٱللَّهُ قَدِيرٞۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ

    7. It may be that Allah may bring about friendship [26] between you and those whom you hold to be your enemies among you. But Allah is All-Powerful and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful [27].

    Surah Name : Al-Mumtahanah   Surah Number : 60   Ayat Number: 7

    إِن يَثۡقَفُوكُمۡ يَكُونُواْ لَكُمۡ أَعۡدَآءٗ وَيَبۡسُطُوٓاْ إِلَيۡكُمۡ أَيۡدِيَهُمۡ وَأَلۡسِنَتَهُم بِٱلسُّوٓءِ وَوَدُّواْ لَوۡ تَكۡفُرُونَ

    2. If they get the upper hand on you, they will become your enemies [9], and will stretch out their hands to you and their evil tongues with ardent desire that you become infidels [10].

    Surah Name : Al-Mumtahanah   Surah Number : 60   Ayat Number: 2

    وَيَوۡمَ يُحۡشَرُ أَعۡدَآءُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِ فَهُمۡ يُوزَعُونَ

    19. And on the day that the enemies of Allah shall be driven [51] towards the Fire; then those who will come first shall be stopped till those coming next [52] should meet them.

    Surah Name : Fussilat   Surah Number : 41   Ayat Number: 19

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