Quranic Theme

Human Nature

Verses about the nature and potential of human beings

Verses (10)

91:7
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا
by the soul and how He formed i
89:27
يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
‘[But] you, soul at peace
81:7
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
when souls are sorted into classes
75:2
وَلَاۤ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلنَّفۡسِ ٱللَّوَّامَةِ ۝٢
and by the self-reproaching soul
12:53
۞ وَمَاۤ أُبَرِّئُ نَفۡسِیۤۚ إِنَّ ٱلنَّفۡسَ لَأَمَّارَةُۢ بِٱلسُّوۤءِ إِلَّا مَا رَحِمَ رَبِّیۤۚ إِنَّ رَبِّی غَفُورࣱ…
I do not pretend to be blameless, for man’s very soul incites him to evil unless my Lord shows mercy: He is most forgiving, most…
5:32
مِنۡ أَجۡلِ ذَ ٰلِكَ كَتَبۡنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ أَنَّهُۥ مَن قَتَلَ نَفۡسَۢا بِغَیۡرِ نَفۡسٍ…
On account of [his deed], We decreed to the Children of Israel that if anyone kills a person- unless in retribution for murder or spreading…
4:1
۞ یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفۡسࣲ وَ ٰحِدَةࣲ وَخَلَقَ مِنۡهَا زَوۡجَهَا وَبَثَّ…
People, be mindful of your Lord, who created you from a single soul, and from it created its mate, and from the pair of them…
3:185
كُلُّ نَفۡسࣲ ذَاۤىِٕقَةُ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۗ وَإِنَّمَا تُوَفَّوۡنَ أُجُورَكُمۡ یَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِۖ فَمَن زُحۡزِحَ عَنِ ٱلنَّارِ وَأُدۡخِلَ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ…
Every soul will taste death and you will be paid in full only on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever is kept away from the Fire…
2:233
۞ وَٱلۡوَ ٰلِدَ ٰتُ یُرۡضِعۡنَ أَوۡلَـٰدَهُنَّ حَوۡلَیۡنِ كَامِلَیۡنِۖ لِمَنۡ أَرَادَ أَن یُتِمَّ ٱلرَّضَاعَةَۚ وَعَلَى ٱلۡمَوۡلُودِ…
Mothers suckle their children for two whole years, if they wish to complete the term, and clothing and maintenance must be borne by the father…
2:48
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ یَوۡمࣰا لَّا تَجۡزِی نَفۡسٌ عَن نَّفۡسࣲ شَیۡءࣰا وَلَا یُقۡبَلُ مِنۡهَا شَفَـٰعَةࣱ وَلَا یُؤۡخَذُ مِنۡهَا…
Guard yourselves against a Day when no soul will stand in place of another, no intercession will be accepted for it, nor any ransom; nor…

Cross-Reference Tally

Arabic roots and English renderings that appear most frequently across verses tagged with "Human Nature".

Roots by Frequency (1)

Renderings by Frequency (6)

the soul
3
a soul
2
any soul
2
and [by] the soul
1
the souls
1
every soul
1