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Quran Ayat (Verses) regarding Polytheists

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

لَمۡ يَكُنِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ مُنفَكِّينَ حَتَّىٰ تَأۡتِيَهُمُ ٱلۡبَيِّنَةُ

1. The infidels among the people of the Book and the polytheists would not change their religion (1) until clear proof (2) is conveyed to them.

Surah Name : Al-Bayyinah   Surah Number : 98   Ayat Number: 1

إِن يَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ إِنَٰثٗا وَإِن يَدۡعُونَ إِلَّا شَيۡطَٰنٗا مَّرِيدٗا

117. These polytheists worship not Allah, but some females (358) and worship not but a rebel Shaitaan (359).

Surah Name : An-Nisa   Surah Number : 4   Ayat Number: 117

مَّا يَوَدُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنۡ أَهۡلِ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ وَلَا ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ أَن يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّنۡ خَيۡرٖ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَخۡتَصُّ بِرَحۡمَتِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو ٱلۡفَضۡلِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

105. Those who disbelieve from the people of the Book (Scripture) or the polytheists. Do not wish (206) that any good should be sent down to you from your Lord. But Allah chooses for His Mercy whom He wills and Allah is the Possessor of Great Bounty.

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 105

وَقَالُواْ كُونُواْ هُودًا أَوۡ نَصَٰرَىٰ تَهۡتَدُواْۗ قُلۡ بَلۡ مِلَّةَ إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمَ حَنِيفٗاۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ

135. And they (people of the Book) say: Be Yahud or Nasara, so you will be guided". Please declare (O Muhammad): “Rather we follow the religion of Ebrahim, inclining towards truth (269) and he was not of the polytheists"(270)

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 135

وَلَا تَنكِحُواْ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكَٰتِ حَتَّىٰ يُؤۡمِنَّۚ وَلَأَمَةٞ مُّؤۡمِنَةٌ خَيۡرٞ مِّن مُّشۡرِكَةٖ وَلَوۡ أَعۡجَبَتۡكُمۡۗ وَلَا تُنكِحُواْ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ حَتَّىٰ يُؤۡمِنُواْۚ وَلَعَبۡدٞ مُّؤۡمِنٌ خَيۡرٞ مِّن مُّشۡرِكٖ وَلَوۡ أَعۡجَبَكُمۡۗ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ يَدۡعُونَ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَدۡعُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱلۡجَنَّةِ وَٱلۡمَغۡفِرَةِ بِإِذۡنِهِۦۖ وَيُبَيِّنُ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

221. And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe, and (524) a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even though she might please you. And do not accept polytheistic men to marry your women until they believe (525) and a believing slave is better than a polytheist, even though he might please you. They invite you to Hell (526) and Allah invites you to Paradise and to forgiveness by His command (527). And He makes clear His verses to the people so that perhaps they may remember.

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 221

أَوَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ أَنَّا جَعَلۡنَا حَرَمًا ءَامِنٗا وَيُتَخَطَّفُ ٱلنَّاسُ مِنۡ حَوۡلِهِمۡۚ أَفَبِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ يُؤۡمِنُونَ وَبِنِعۡمَةِ ٱللَّهِ يَكۡفُرُونَ

67. Have they (infidels of Makkah or polytheists of sacred Haraam) not seen (160) that We have made the sanctified Land (161) secure and the people around them are snatched away? What! Then they believe in falsehood and are ungrateful to the favour of Allah (162)

Surah Name : Al-Ankabut   Surah Number : 29   Ayat Number: 67

مَا كَانَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمُ يَهُودِيّٗا وَلَا نَصۡرَانِيّٗا وَلَٰكِن كَانَ حَنِيفٗا مُّسۡلِمٗا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ

67. Ebrahim was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was an upright Muslim (144), totally separate from every falsehood and was not at all of the polytheists.

Surah Name : Al Imran   Surah Number : 3   Ayat Number: 67

قُلۡ صَدَقَ ٱللَّهُۗ فَٱتَّبِعُواْ مِلَّةَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ حَنِيفٗاۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ

95. Please declare (0 Prophet Muhammad): Allah speaks the truth. So follow the region of Ebrahim, who was separate from every falsehood (209), and was never from the polytheists.

Surah Name : Al Imran   Surah Number : 3   Ayat Number: 95

۞لَتُبۡلَوُنَّ فِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِكُمۡ وَأَنفُسِكُمۡ وَلَتَسۡمَعُنَّ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ وَمِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَشۡرَكُوٓاْ أَذٗى كَثِيرٗاۚ وَإِن تَصۡبِرُواْ وَتَتَّقُواْ فَإِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنۡ عَزۡمِ ٱلۡأُمُورِ

186. Surely you will certainly be tested in your possessions and your lives (424) and you shall surely hear many insulting (425) things from the people who were given the Book before you and from the polytheists. But if you endure and guard yourselves (against evil) then it is work of strong determination (426).

Surah Name : Al Imran   Surah Number : 3   Ayat Number: 186

وَلَا يَصُدُّنَّكَ عَنۡ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ بَعۡدَ إِذۡ أُنزِلَتۡ إِلَيۡكَۖ وَٱدۡعُ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَۖ وَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ

87. And let them never bar you from the signs of Allah after they have been sent down to you(216), and call towards your Lord (217) and be never among polytheists.” (218)

Surah Name : Al-Qasas   Surah Number : 28   Ayat Number: 87

سَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ أَشۡرَكُواْ لَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَآ أَشۡرَكۡنَا وَلَآ ءَابَآؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمۡنَا مِن شَيۡءٖۚ كَذَٰلِكَ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ حَتَّىٰ ذَاقُواْ بَأۡسَنَاۗ قُلۡ هَلۡ عِندَكُم مِّنۡ عِلۡمٖ فَتُخۡرِجُوهُ لَنَآۖ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَإِنۡ أَنتُمۡ إِلَّا تَخۡرُصُونَ

148. Now, the polytheists say: "If Allah had willed, we would not have committed polytheism (338), nor our forefathers". Nor had We forbidden anything (339). In the same manner, belied those who were before them, until they tasted Our torment (340). Please declare: "Have you any knowledge that (341), you bring it forth to Us (342)? You are only behind your conjecture and without anything you estimate" (343)

Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   Ayat Number: 148

وَكَذَٰلِكَ زَيَّنَ لِكَثِيرٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ قَتۡلَ أَوۡلَٰدِهِمۡ شُرَكَآؤُهُمۡ لِيُرۡدُوهُمۡ وَلِيَلۡبِسُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡ دِينَهُمۡۖ وَلَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَا فَعَلُوهُۖ فَذَرۡهُمۡ وَمَا يَفۡتَرُونَ

137. And thus their associates have made to appear fair the killing of their offspring (301), in the eyes of many polytheists, so that they may kill them and may confuse them in their religion(302). And had Allah willed, they would not have done so. Therefore, you leave them, for they are (303), with their fabrications (304).

Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   Ayat Number: 137

وَلَا تَأۡكُلُواْ مِمَّا لَمۡ يُذۡكَرِ ٱسۡمُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡهِ وَإِنَّهُۥ لَفِسۡقٞۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ لَيُوحُونَ إِلَىٰٓ أَوۡلِيَآئِهِمۡ لِيُجَٰدِلُوكُمۡۖ وَإِنۡ أَطَعۡتُمُوهُمۡ إِنَّكُمۡ لَمُشۡرِكُونَ

121. And eat not that over which the name of Allah has not been pronounced (266), for surely that is disobedience. And indeed the Shaitaan (267), inspire their friends that they may quarrel (268) with you. And if you obey them, then indeed you are polytheists (269).

Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   Ayat Number: 121

ٱتَّبِعۡ مَآ أُوحِيَ إِلَيۡكَ مِن رَّبِّكَۖ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۖ وَأَعۡرِضۡ عَنِ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ

106. Follow you what has been revealed to you (230) from your Lord. None is to be worshipped except Him, and turn your face away from the polytheists (231).

Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   Ayat Number: 106

إِنِّي وَجَّهۡتُ وَجۡهِيَ لِلَّذِي فَطَرَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ حَنِيفٗاۖ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ

79. "I turn straight my face towards Him Who had created the heavens and the earth, being of Him (158), only, and I am not of the polytheists.

Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   Ayat Number: 79

ثُمَّ لَمۡ تَكُن فِتۡنَتُهُمۡ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُواْ وَٱللَّهِ رَبِّنَا مَا كُنَّا مُشۡرِكِينَ

23. Then there will remain no fabrication for them, but to say: "By Allah, our Lord! We were not polytheists" (46).

Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   Ayat Number: 23

وَيَوۡمَ نَحۡشُرُهُمۡ جَمِيعٗا ثُمَّ نَقُولُ لِلَّذِينَ أَشۡرَكُوٓاْ أَيۡنَ شُرَكَآؤُكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كُنتُمۡ تَزۡعُمُونَ

22. And the day when We shall raise them altogether (44), then We shall say to the polytheists: "Where are those associates who you used to assert?" (45).

Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   Ayat Number: 22

قُلۡ أَغَيۡرَ ٱللَّهِ أَتَّخِذُ وَلِيّٗا فَاطِرِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَهُوَ يُطۡعِمُ وَلَا يُطۡعَمُۗ قُلۡ إِنِّيٓ أُمِرۡتُ أَنۡ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنۡ أَسۡلَمَۖ وَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ

14. Please declare (O Beloved Prophet): "Shall take for a protector anyone other than Allah (27), the Originator of the heavens and the earth, Who feeds but is not fed? (28), Please declare (O Beloved Prophet): "I have been commanded to submit (29), and never to be a polytheist (30).

Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   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. You shall surely find the Yahud and polytheists (232), the bitterest enemies of the Muslims, and surely you shall find the nearest in friendship to Muslims those who used to say: "We are Nasara" (233). That is because among them are men of learning and monks and they are not proud (234).

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

بَرَآءَةٞ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ عَٰهَدتُّم مِّنَ ٱلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ

1. By this proclamation a disassociation of Allah and His Messenger is made from the polytheists with whom you O Prophet had entered into agreement and they did not keep it (1).

Surah Name : At-Tawbah   Surah Number : 9   Ayat Number: 1

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