The Koran Quotes

500 AD, Islamic Religious Bible
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“God loveth the clean.”
Qur'an 9:108, closing clause

وَٱللَّهُ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُطَّهِّرِينَ

WaAllahu yuhibbu almuttahhireena

VerifiedQur'an 9:108 (Surat at-Tawbah), tr. George Sale (1734) · evidenceAppearance
“There is no God but God.”
Qur'an 47:19, the phrase quoted

لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ

La ilaha illa Allahu

VerifiedQur'an 47:19 (Surat Muhammad); also 37:35 · evidenceGod
“There is a devil in every berry of the grape.”
MisattributedNot in the Qur'an; a 17th-century European legend about Islam (compare Qur'an 5:90 on wine). · evidenceAlcohol and Alcoholism
“Blessed is he who makes his companions laugh.”
DisputedNot found in the Qur'an or the hadith collections. · evidenceLaughter
“What God writes on your forehead you will become.”
DisputedNot found in the Qur'an; echoes the traditional belief that fate is written on the forehead. · evidenceDestiny
“He deserves Paradise who makes his companions laugh.”
DisputedNot found in the Qur'an or the hadith collections. · evidenceLaughter
“The ink of the scholar and the blood of a martyr are of equal value in heaven.”
MisattributedNot in the Qur'an; a saying usually credited to Hasan al-Basri. · evidenceHeaven
“The heavens and the earth and all that is between them, do you think they were created in jest?”
Qur'an 21:16, the verse it is based on

وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا لَٰعِبِينَ

Wama khalaqna alssamaa waalarda wama baynahuma laʿibeena

ParaphrasedQur'an 21:16 (Surat al-Anbiya), reworded; compare 44:38 and 23:115 · evidenceHeaven
“Prayer carries us half way to God, fasting brings us to the door of His palace, and alms-giving procures us admission.”
MisattributedNot in the Qur'an; an early Muslim saying (Ibn Rajab, Lata'if al-Ma'arif), popularised in English by Gibbon. · evidenceCharity