Quran Lens: understanding the Qur’an through the Qur’an itself

Ayah of the day

6,236ayaat

114surahs, each with its own page

25prophets’ stories

1,651roots

All study pages

Allah, the prophets and prayers7

The names of Allah in the Qur’anHow often each name occurs, its pairings at ayah ends, and passages of names56 names Whom Allah lovesEvery «Allah loves / does not love» ayah42 ayaat The prophets in the Qur’an25 prophets: name counts, surahs, stories and prayers25 prophets Stories of the prophets in the Qur’anComplete stories of 25 prophets, in chronological order, with checked references115 episodes Other stories of the Qur’anThe People of the Cave, Dhul-Qarnayn, Luqman, Talut and Jalut, and more: 10 stories10 stories Why were the prophets sent?The 11 purposes of prophethood according to the Qur’an, and what was not their task33 ayaat Prayers in the Qur’anRabbanā, Rabbi, Allāhumma and other prayers: who said them, and when123 prayers

Word concordances9

The root s-ʾ-l: askingyasʾalūnaka, yasʾalūna and all 129 occurrences of the root s-ʾ-l129 occurrences · 118 ayaat Kayfa: howEvery occurrence of «kayfa», in seven kinds of use83 ayaat Wa mā adrākaadrāka, yudrīka and the roots d-r-y / d-r-k, with the answers41 occurrences Words for creationEvery occurrence of khalaqa, faṭara, bāriʾ, dharaʾa, badīʿ279 occurrences · 230 ayaat Āyah meaning “sign”Where āyah means a sign: creation, miracles, history154 ayaat Allah’s signs in creation«wa min āyātihi», signs by subject, and «li-qawmin yaʿqilūn»93 ayaat Night, day and yawmNight and day together, and every form of yawm477 ayaat The sensesHearing, sight, eyes, ears, heart, and taste, smell, touch106 ayaat «Afalā taʿqilūn»“Do they not see?” 121 questions calling to reflect118 ayaat

Language and words8

Fine distinctions between Qur’anic wordskhalaqa/faṭara/badīʿ, naẓara/raʾā/abṣara, khawf/khashyah and 64 more69 comparisons · 204 examples Rare words and words of that eraIntensives like ʿujāb, words used once, dates, camels, desert, borrowed words66 words A statistical analysis of the Qur’anWords, ayaat, roots, themes, rhymes and a check of popular claims: more than 20 interactive charts15 sections The 114 surahs of the Qur’anA page for every surah: facts, themes, words, prophets, stories114 pages Qur’an dictionaryEvery root and word: all forms and every ayah, translated1,651 roots Learn Qur’anic ArabicThe 320 most frequent words: meanings, examples, flashcards and a quiz320 words Topic index42 topics, each with all its ayaat42 topics Similar ayaat (mutashābihāt)Nearly identical ayaat with the differences highlighted, for those memorising260 pairs

Qur’anic style21

How ayaat endGhafūr Raḥīm, ʿAlīm Ḥakīm…: what each ending signals38 endings · 550 ayaat The Qur’an’s refrainsFabi-ayyi ālāʾ, wayl yawmaʾidh… ayaat that return again and again16 ayaat · 107 times How the Qur’an calls peopleO mankind, O children of Adam, O Prophet… every address12 addresses · 159 ayaat How surahs beginOaths, praise, glorification, questions… how all 114 surahs open114 surahs · 10 types Questions in the Qur’anAlam tara, hal ataka… questions that make you think12 forms · 120 ayaat Dialogues in the Qur’anMusa and Firʿawn, Ibrahim and his father, Paradise and the Fire…23 dialogues How surahs endPrayer, praise, command, warning… how all 114 surahs close114 surahs · 8 types Paired opposites in the Qur’anParadise/Fire, night/day, guidance/misguidance… with real counts17 pairs Oaths in the Qur’anThe 23 surahs that open with an oath, «lā uqsimu», and the oath’s answer53 oaths The disjointed lettersAlif Lām Mīm, Ḥā Mīm, Ṭā Sīn Mīm… 29 surahs, the ayaat that follow, and how they connect29 surahs Patterns of styleRefrains, direct addresses, addressing by name, «qul»4 patterns Parables of the Qur’anFrom the spider’s house to the good tree, in seven themes41 parables Divine names at the ends of ayaatForgiving–Merciful, Mighty–Wise… which name where, and why657 ayaat · 14 pairs «O you who believe»89 addresses, in nine topics89 ayaat Those who deny the HereafterThe 11 ayaat of «alladhīna lā yuʾminūna bil-ākhirah», related phrases, arguments and the Qur’an’s answers57 ayaat Believers and deniers: side by sidePrayer, wealth, the heart, conduct and the outcome: a comparison in 16 topics16 topics The successful in the Qur’anEvery ayah of falāḥ and fawz, by the qualities of the successful, and those who will not succeed87 ayaat Those in loss in the Qur’anAll 60 ayaat of khusr by cause, compared with the successful65 ayaat The Day of Judgement, step by step14 stages from the trumpet to Paradise and Hell, with checked references14 stages Lawful and forbidden in the Qur’anPrinciples, food and drink, wealth, marriage and the great prohibitions39 ayaat The qualities of the believersFaith, worship, character, wealth, community, obedience and the outcome: 28 qualities28 qualities