O Mankind! To You God Speaks

Quranic Quotations

Compiled by
Dr. Mohamed I. Elmasry

"O Mankind,

We created you

from the same male and female",

(so none of you have inherent

superiority over others).

We have made you

into nations and tribes

(not to despise and fight one another but)

to get to know one another,

(hence co-operate with one another,

and appreciate one another).

Indeed, the noblest among you,

in the sight of God, is the one

who is most conscious of his Creator;

(loving Him and following His Commands),

God is All-Knowing, All-Aware."

(49) : 13

"O Mankind,

Eat from what (We have made available

to you) on Earth,

(provided that it is)

lawful and good and

Do not follow Satan's footsteps

(trying to convince you that

what is unlawful is lawful

and what is bad is good).

as he (Satan) is clearly your enemy."

(2) : 168

"O Mankind,

Remember all God's blessings upon you.

Is there any Creator, other than God,

Who provides for your sustenance,

out of the sky and earth?!

Indeed, there is no deity except He,

How then, do you turn away

(from the Truth)?!"

(35) : 3

"O Mankind,

It is you who are in need of God,

God alone is free of all needs,

Worthy of all praise."

(35) : 15

"O Man,

What has lured you away

from your Generous Lord ?!

Who created you,

shaped you perfectly and

put you together in whatever form

He willed,

Nevertheless you reject the Religion."

(82) : 6-9

"O Mankind.

There has come to you,

(The Quran which contains)

Commands from your Lord and

a cure and a healing

for whatever (ill) in the chests

(and hearts of Mankind),

(and also it contains)

guidance and mercy

for those who believe (in the Quran).

(Therefore, O Muhammed, to Mankind) say:

"With God's Bounty and Mercy

(by sending the Quran and calling you to Islam)

you should be indeed happy and rejoice".

(Indeed, Mankind should know that)

this (Bounty and Mercy;

Islam and Quran) is better

than all what they accumulate

(of worldly wealth)."

(10) : 57-58

"O Mankind,

An example is explained to you,

therefore listen (carefully) to it.

All those whom you may worship

and ask for help, other than God,

cannot create (even) a fly,

even if all of them join forces, and

if a fly robs them of anything,

they cannot rescue it from that fly.

How weak and helpless are those

(whom you many worship, other than God)

and who weak and helpless are

those who worship them."

(22) : 73

"Say (O Muhammed):

O Mankind,

The Truth from your Lord

has come to you.

Whoever (accepts it, follows it, and)

seeks its guidance

will benefit only himself and

whoever chooses to go astray

(by rejecting the Truth),

will inflict harm only on himself;

as I am not a guardian over you,

(but I am only God's Messenger who

delivers the Truth)."

(10) : 108

"Say (O Muhammed):

O Mankind,

For all of you, I am God's Messenger,

To Whom belongs the Kingdom of

Heavens and Earth.

There is no deity except He.

He gives both life and death".

Believe, then in God and His Messenger;

the Prophet who cannot read nor write and who believes in God and His Words.

Follow him so you will be guided."

(7) : 158

"Say (O Muhammed):

O Mankind,

I am sent by God to give you

a clear warning;

those who believe and do good deeds,

they are granted forgiveness and

the most generous reward (from their Lord),

while those who deny our revelations

(The Quran)

and spread their denial,

they are destined to the blazing fire."

(22) : 49-51

"O Mankind,

If you are ever in doubt about

the fact that We will resurrect you,

then (consider how We created you);

(First) We created you from dust*,

then out of a tiny drop of semen,

then out of a suspended clot,

then out of (an embryonic lump which

looks like) a chewed lump,

a size of mouth-full,

(partly) formed and (partly) unformed,

(We created you in such stages

and We are now identifying them to you),

so We reveal (Our power) to you.

(Then after these stages of creation),

Whoever We will (to be born),

We cause to rest in the mother's womb,

for a time period (set by Us),

(and whoever We will not to be born),

We cause the mother's womb to reject it),

and then We bring you out as infants

(and We provide for you so)

you will reach full growth,

some of you will pass away (early in life),

while others will reach such feeblest old age

as they will know nothing of what they

once have known.

*reference is made to the fact that God created Adam,

from whom all mankind is descended, from dust. Also it is a reference to every human

being's biological origin which is from earthly substances.

(O Mankind,

If you still are in doubt about the fact that We will resurrect you then)

Consider the earth when it is dry

and lifeless and when We send down

water upon it,

it stirs and swells and

produces in pairs every kind of lovely plant.

Indeed God alone it the Truth;

(The True Creator

Who alone creates what He wills).

Indeed, He will resurrect the dead;

He is capable of everything.

Indeed the Time (of Day of Judgement)

is coming, no doubt about that,

and God will resurrect all who are

in the graves (and hold them accountable)."

(22) : 5-8

"O Mankind,

Be conscious of your Lord;

(Love Him and follow His Commands).

Be fearful from (thus be prepared for,

the Day of Judgement,

The Day when everyone is only accountable

for his/her deeds alone);

The Day when no parent can defend his offspring,

or be accountable on their behalf,

Nor a child can defend his/her parents

or be accountable on their behalf.

God's promise (of resurrection and

accountability) is true indeed.

Therefore, do not let this worldly life

lure you away (from God) and

do not let the lurers tempt you

(not to believe and do good deeds)

by (making you misunderstand) God;

(His Mercy and His Forgiveness).

Indeed, God alone has the knowledge

of the Time (of the Day of Judgement),

He (is also the One Who) sends the rain,

and knows what is in the wombs* (of mothers).

No one knows what he/she will earn tomorrow

and no one knows in what land he/she will die;

God alone is All-Knowing, All-Aware."

(31) : 33-34

*Not only the sex and the features of the to-be-born infants(s), but

also what his/her character, role in life, earnings, when and where he/she

will die...etc.

"O Mankind,

Be conscious of your Lord;

(Love him and follow His Commands).

As the earthquake associated with

the Day of Judgement is indeed

a mighty event.

When you witness (that Day),

(because of the seriousness of the situation),

You will see every nursing mother,

neglecting her own (beloved) child,

as the child has been suckling,

You will see every pregnant woman

have a miscarriage of her (beloved) child-to-be,

You will see people in a drunken state,

although they are not drunk,

but God's punishment is indeed severe,

(and the fear of it has put them in such a state)."

(22) : 1-2

"Say (O Muhammed):

O you who follow the Jewish faith,

If you claim that you alone are

God's exclusive friends and favourites,

apart from the rest of Mankind,

then if you are truthful,

wish that God invokes death soon on you,

(so you end up in Paradise which

God has promised all His friends and favourites)".

but they will never wish that god invoke

death soon on them because of what

they did, God is Aware of the transgressors

(who transgress on the Truth)."

(62) : 6-7

"O Mankind,

Verily, the Messenger has brought you

The Truth from your Lord,

Therefore, believe (in God, in His Messenger and in

the Truth) for your own good,

but if you disbelieve,

(You will not harm God's Kingdom),

As to God belongs all that is in

the Heavens and Earth,

God is All-Knowing, All-Wise.

O People of the Book (Christians),

Do not make up exaggerations in your faith and

say nothing about God except the Truth.

Christ; Jesus the son of Mary,

is only God's Messenger,

(who has been created by God through) His Word

(Be) given to Mary and

a spirit (which was given) by Him.

Therefore, believe in God and all His Messengers.

Do not speak of (and believe in) the trinity and

refrain (from speaking of and believing in the

trinity), for your own good.

God is the only one God,

All Glory be to Him, (far Exalted is He) above

having a son,

as to Him belongs all that is in the Heavens,

and all that is in and on the Earth.

Sufficient is God as the only guardian,

(looking after the affairs of the whole Universe;

He does not need a son).

Never did Christ feel too proud to be

God's worshippers and servant,

nor do the angels who are near (God).

Whoever feels to proud and arrogant to worship

and serve Him (should know that),

He will summon them all

(on the Day of Judgement);

As for those who believed and

did good deeds, God will grant them

their just and full rewards and

will give them yet more our of His Bounty,

Whereas those who felt too proud

to worship God,

He will punish them with

a painful torment and

they will find none other than God to protect

and help them."

(4) : 170-173

"Say (O Muhammed):

O People of the Book (Jews and Christians)

Do you disapprove of us, blame and hate us,

only because we believe in God (alone) and

in what was revealed to us (the Quran) and

in what was revealed before (the Quran),

(or because) most of you are disobedient

(to God's Commands to believe in Him, the

Quran and the revelations before the Quran)."

(5) : 59

"O People of the Book (Jews and Christians)

Our Messenger (Muhammed) has come to you,

to make (the Truth) clear to you,

after a time period when

no messengers have been sent*,

lest you should say "no bearer

of glad tidings nor any warner

has come to us."

But now, to you, a bearer of glad tidings

and a warner has come.

God is All-Capable of everything."

(5) : 19

*God has sent His Last Prophet and Messenger, Muhammed, to

Mankind, including Jews and Christians, about 600 years after Christ.

"Say (O Muhammed):

O People of the Book (Jews and Christians),

Let us come to common terms

(to be binding on both you and us):

(1) that you and we shall worship none but God,

(2) that you and we shall associate

no divinity with Him, and

(3) that you and we shall not take

others among us as our lords*."

If they (the Jews and Christians) turn away

(from these common terms) then

all of you (O Muslims) say "Bear

witness that we are (alone) Muslims

(submitting ourselves to God and God alone to the

His Commands)."

(3) : 64

*These lords could be people, e.g. priests, popes, saints,...etc..and could

be ideas e.g. hereditary superiority.

"O Mankind,

Worship (sincerely) your Lord,

Who created you and

those who were before you,

So that you can attain Taqwa*."

(2) : 21

*A high status of success of being among those blessed group of believers

who have submitted to their Lord, who are pious and righteous, who have

correct and strong beliefs, who do good deeds and abstain from doing evil

deeds as commanded by their Lord in His Last Word; The Quran and as

explained and practiced by His Last Messenger and Prophet Muhammed

(may peace by upon him).

"O Mankind,

There has come to you,

from Your Lord,

(convincing) proof (by Our Messenger) and

We sent down to you (the Quran;)

a manifest light (for guidance).

As for those who believe

in God and hold him firm unto Him (by following

His guidance),

He will admit them into

His Mercy and Bounty;

guiding them towards Him,

following a straight path."

(4) : 174-175

References:

Tafseer: Ibn Katheer, Al Galaleen, Sa-fout-Al-Fafaseer,
Kale-mat-Al-Al-Quran by Makhloof, Al Nasfee, Al-Moshaf Al-Mofaser by
Wagdy and Al-Manar and the following scholarly work of English
translation of the Quranic text as well as English explanation of
Tafseer: Yusuf Ali, Arberry, Pickthall, Shakir, Maududi, Al-Hilali
and Khan, Irving and Asad.

Note:

The verses contained here are only a few selected ones, to introduce
the reader to the Quran. The reader is urged to seek more; May God
bless and guide as all. Ameen.