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Quran Ayat (Verses) regarding Cities

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

ٱلَّتِي لَمۡ يُخۡلَقۡ مِثۡلُهَا فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ

8.The like of whom have never been created in any cities (8).

Surah Name : Al-Fajr   Surah Number : 89   Ayat Number: 8

ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ

11. Who transgressed in the cities (11).

Surah Name : Al-Fajr   Surah Number : 89   Ayat Number: 11

لَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ

1.Indeed, I swear by this city (Makkah).

Surah Name : Al-Balad   Surah Number : 90   Ayat Number: 1

وَأَنتَ حِلُّۢ بِهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ

2. As (O Beloved Prophet) you dwell (2) in this city.

Surah Name : Al-Balad   Surah Number : 90   Ayat Number: 2

وَهَٰذَا ٱلۡبَلَدِ ٱلۡأَمِينِ

3.And by the secure city (3) (Makkah).

Surah Name : At-Tin   Surah Number : 95   Ayat Number: 3

وَٱضۡرِبۡ لَهُم مَّثَلًا أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ إِذۡ جَآءَهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ

13. And narrate to their signs of the people of a city (16), when there came to them, Messengers.

Surah Name : Ya-Sin   Surah Number : 36   Ayat Number: 13

وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا ٱدۡخُلُواْ هَٰذِهِ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةَ فَكُلُواْ مِنۡهَا حَيۡثُ شِئۡتُمۡ رَغَدٗا وَٱدۡخُلُواْ ٱلۡبَابَ سُجَّدٗا وَقُولُواْ حِطَّةٞ نَّغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ خَطَٰيَٰكُمۡۚ وَسَنَزِيدُ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ

58. And recall when We said:"Enter this city (Jerusalem) (104) and eat from it wherever you will, in abundance, and enter the gate with bowed heads (105) saying: "Forgive us our sins". We will then forgive you your sins and We will give added reward to the doers of good.

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 58

فَلَمَّا فَصَلَ طَالُوتُ بِٱلۡجُنُودِ قَالَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُبۡتَلِيكُم بِنَهَرٖ فَمَن شَرِبَ مِنۡهُ فَلَيۡسَ مِنِّي وَمَن لَّمۡ يَطۡعَمۡهُ فَإِنَّهُۥ مِنِّيٓ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱغۡتَرَفَ غُرۡفَةَۢ بِيَدِهِۦۚ فَشَرِبُواْ مِنۡهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا مِّنۡهُمۡۚ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَهُۥ هُوَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مَعَهُۥ قَالُواْ لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا ٱلۡيَوۡمَ بِجَالُوتَ وَجُنُودِهِۦۚ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُم مُّلَٰقُواْ ٱللَّهِ كَم مِّن فِئَةٖ قَلِيلَةٍ غَلَبَتۡ فِئَةٗ كَثِيرَةَۢ بِإِذۡنِ ٱللَّهِۗ وَٱللَّهُ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ

249. Then when Talut left the city with his army he said: "Surely, Allah will test you (624) with a stream. Whoso drinks water from it is not of me (625) and whoso does not drink of it is mine (626), Except he who takes a sip with his hand (627). Yet, all drank of it except a few of them(628). When he (Talut) and the believers with him (629)crossed the stream, they said: "We have no power (630) against Jalut (Goliath) and his armies". Those who were sure to meet (631)Allah said: "That often a small party has triumphed over a large party by Allah's Command"(632). And, verily, Allah is with the steadfast (patient) (633).

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 249

وَكَذَٰلِكَ بَعَثۡنَٰهُمۡ لِيَتَسَآءَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُمۡۚ قَالَ قَآئِلٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ كَمۡ لَبِثۡتُمۡۖ قَالُواْ لَبِثۡنَا يَوۡمًا أَوۡ بَعۡضَ يَوۡمٖۚ قَالُواْ رَبُّكُمۡ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثۡتُمۡ فَٱبۡعَثُوٓاْ أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمۡ هَٰذِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ فَلۡيَنظُرۡ أَيُّهَآ أَزۡكَىٰ طَعَامٗا فَلۡيَأۡتِكُم بِرِزۡقٖ مِّنۡهُ وَلۡيَتَلَطَّفۡ وَلَا يُشۡعِرَنَّ بِكُمۡ أَحَدًا

19. And likewise we did rouse them that they might question (36), one another. One spokesman of them spoke (37). 'How long have you stayed here, some of them spoke. we stayed a day or part of a day (38), others spoke, your Lord knows well how long you stayed', (39) now then send one of you with this silver to the city' (40), then let him look for which food is the cleaner (41), there, and that he may bring (42), for you provision from it and let him be courteous (43), and let him not inform anyone about you.

Surah Name : Al-Kahf   Surah Number : 18   Ayat Number: 19

وَأَمَّا ٱلۡجِدَارُ فَكَانَ لِغُلَٰمَيۡنِ يَتِيمَيۡنِ فِي ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ تَحۡتَهُۥ كَنزٞ لَّهُمَا وَكَانَ أَبُوهُمَا صَٰلِحٗا فَأَرَادَ رَبُّكَ أَن يَبۡلُغَآ أَشُدَّهُمَا وَيَسۡتَخۡرِجَا كَنزَهُمَا رَحۡمَةٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَۚ وَمَا فَعَلۡتُهُۥ عَنۡ أَمۡرِيۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَأۡوِيلُ مَا لَمۡ تَسۡطِع عَّلَيۡهِ صَبۡرٗا

82. As for that wall, it belonged to the two orphan (185), lads of the city and underneath it was their treasure and their father was a noble (186), man; then your Lord desired (187), that those two should reach to their maturity (188) and bring forth their treasure as a mercy (189), from your Lord, and this I did, not for my own biding (190). This the significance of those things on which you could not have patience(191).

Surah Name : Al-Kahf   Surah Number : 18   Ayat Number: 82

إِنَّا مُنزِلُونَ عَلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِ هَٰذِهِ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ رِجۡزٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَفۡسُقُونَ

34. Undoubtedly, we are going to bring down upon the people of this city a torment (84) from the heavens, the recompense of their disobedience.

Surah Name : Al-Ankabut   Surah Number : 29   Ayat Number: 34

۞وَقَالَ نِسۡوَةٞ فِي ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ ٱمۡرَأَتُ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ تُرَٰوِدُ فَتَىٰهَا عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦۖ قَدۡ شَغَفَهَا حُبًّاۖ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰهَا فِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٖ

30. And certain women in the city said(63), The wife of Aziz allures the hearts of her young boy. No doubt, his love has deepened in her heart. We find her infatuated with love openly (64)

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 30

وَمَآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مِن قَبۡلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالٗا نُّوحِيٓ إِلَيۡهِم مِّنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡقُرَىٰٓۗ أَفَلَمۡ يَسِيرُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَيَنظُرُواْ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡۗ وَلَدَارُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ خَيۡرٞ لِّلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوۡاْۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ

109. And all those who were sent as messengers before you were men (226), whom We revealed, and all were residents of the cities. Have they not journeyed in the land, that they may see, what became the end (227), of those before them? And not doubt, the abode of the Hereafter is better for the duty-bound (228) Have you not then wisdom?

Surah Name : Yusuf   Surah Number : 12   Ayat Number: 109

قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرۡسِلۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ

111. They said: "Put him and his brother off for a while and send in the cities men to collect.

Surah Name : Al-Araf   Surah Number : 7   Ayat Number: 111

قَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦ قَبۡلَ أَنۡ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَمَكۡرٞ مَّكَرۡتُمُوهُ فِي ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ لِتُخۡرِجُواْ مِنۡهَآ أَهۡلَهَاۖ فَسَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَ

123. Pharaoh said: "You have believed in Him before I gave you leave (256). This is indeed a big plot, which you all have plotted (257) in the city, that you may drive forth its people therefrom. So now you shall know".

Surah Name : Al-Araf   Surah Number : 7   Ayat Number: 123

وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرۡيَةٍ هِيَ أَشَدُّ قُوَّةٗ مِّن قَرۡيَتِكَ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَخۡرَجَتۡكَ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡ فَلَا نَاصِرَ لَهُمۡ

13.And how many a city that was stronger in might than your city, We have destroyed then, and they had no helper (32).

Surah Name : Muhammad   Surah Number : 47   Ayat Number: 13

وَتَحۡمِلُ أَثۡقَالَكُمۡ إِلَىٰ بَلَدٖ لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ بَٰلِغِيهِ إِلَّا بِشِقِّ ٱلۡأَنفُسِۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمۡ لَرَءُوفٞ رَّحِيمٞ

7. And they carry your loads to a city, which you could not reach, but being heavily tired (9). Verily your Lord is Most Kind and Most Merciful (10).

Surah Name : An-Nahl   Surah Number : 16   Ayat Number: 7

ٱرۡجِعۡ إِلَيۡهِمۡ فَلَنَأۡتِيَنَّهُم بِجُنُودٖ لَّا قِبَلَ لَهُم بِهَا وَلَنُخۡرِجَنَّهُم مِّنۡهَآ أَذِلَّةٗ وَهُمۡ صَٰغِرُونَ

37. Return to them (72), we shall therefore, bring that army to them against which they will have no power and we shall necessarily turn them out of the city they will be humbled (73).

Surah Name : An-Naml   Surah Number : 27   Ayat Number: 37

وَكَانَ فِي ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ تِسۡعَةُ رَهۡطٖ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ

48. And there were nine persons (97) in the city making mischief in the earth and didn't like rectification (98).

Surah Name : An-Naml   Surah Number : 27   Ayat Number: 48

إِنَّمَآ أُمِرۡتُ أَنۡ أَعۡبُدَ رَبَّ هَٰذِهِ ٱلۡبَلۡدَةِ ٱلَّذِي حَرَّمَهَا وَلَهُۥ كُلُّ شَيۡءٖۖ وَأُمِرۡتُ أَنۡ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ

91. I have been commanded only to worship the Lord (169) of this city, Who has sanctified it (170) and He is everything, and I have been commanded to be obedient (171).

Surah Name : An-Naml   Surah Number : 27   Ayat Number: 91

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