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محمد ﷺ

Prophet Muhammad

The Quran names Muhammad ﷺ four times (3:144, 33:40, 47:2 and 48:29). This page gathers some of the verses that speak to him and about him.

The story

The last prophet, a mercy

Allah says that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets. He is sent as a witness, a bringer of good tidings and a warner, one who invites to Allah by His permission and an illuminating lamp, and only as a mercy to the worlds.

Al-Ahzab 33:40Al-Ahzab 33:45–46Al-Anbiya 21:107

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مَّا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَآ أَحَدٍۢ مِّن رِّجَالِكُمْ وَلَٰكِن رَّسُولَ ٱللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ ٱلنَّبِيِّۦنَ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمًۭا ﴿٤٠﴾

Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and last of the prophets. And ever is Allah, of all things, Knowing.

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِىُّ إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ شَٰهِدًۭا وَمُبَشِّرًۭا وَنَذِيرًۭا ﴿٤٥﴾

O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner.

وَدَاعِيًا إِلَى ٱللَّهِ بِإِذْنِهِۦ وَسِرَاجًۭا مُّنِيرًۭا ﴿٤٦﴾

And one who invites to Allah, by His permission, and an illuminating lamp.

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَٰكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةًۭ لِّلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿١٠٧﴾

And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.

Your Lord has not forsaken you

Allah swears by the morning brightness and the night when it covers that his Lord has not taken leave of him nor detested him, that the Hereafter is better for him than the first life, and that his Lord will give him so that he is satisfied. He found him an orphan and sheltered him, lost and guided him, poor and enriched him. He expanded his breast and removed his burden: with hardship there is ease.

Ad-Duha 93:1–11Ash-Sharh 94:1–8

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وَٱلضُّحَىٰ ﴿١﴾

By the morning brightness

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ ﴿٢﴾

And [by] the night when it covers with darkness,

مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ ﴿٣﴾

Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muhammad], nor has He detested [you].

وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿٤﴾

And the Hereafter is better for you than the first [life].

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ ﴿٥﴾

And your Lord is going to give you, and you will be satisfied.

أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًۭا فَـَٔاوَىٰ ﴿٦﴾

Did He not find you an orphan and give [you] refuge?

وَوَجَدَكَ ضَآلًّۭا فَهَدَىٰ ﴿٧﴾

And He found you lost and guided [you],

وَوَجَدَكَ عَآئِلًۭا فَأَغْنَىٰ ﴿٨﴾

And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.

فَأَمَّا ٱلْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ ﴿٩﴾

So as for the orphan, do not oppress [him].

وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ ﴿١٠﴾

And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].

وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ ﴿١١﴾

But as for the favor of your Lord, report [it].

أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ ﴿١﴾

Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?

وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ ﴿٢﴾

And We removed from you your burden

ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ﴿٣﴾

Which had weighed upon your back

وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ ﴿٤﴾

And raised high for you your repute.

فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿٥﴾

For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا ﴿٦﴾

Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.

فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ ﴿٧﴾

So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].

وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَٱرْغَب ﴿٨﴾

And to your Lord direct [your] longing.

His concern for his people

A messenger has come to the people from among themselves. What they suffer is grievous to him; he is concerned over them, and to the believers he is kind and merciful. If they turn away, he says: “Sufficient for me is Allah.” By Allah’s mercy he was lenient with them; had he been rude and harsh of heart, they would have dispersed from around him.

At-Tawbah 9:128–129Ali 'Imran 3:159

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لَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ رَسُولٌۭ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُم بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ ﴿١٢٨﴾

There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves. Grievous to him is what you suffer; [he is] concerned over you and to the believers is kind and merciful.

فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقُلْ حَسْبِىَ ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَهُوَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ﴿١٢٩﴾

But if they turn away, [O Muhammad], say, "Sufficient for me is Allah; there is no deity except Him. On Him I have relied, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne."

فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍۢ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ لِنتَ لَهُمْ ۖ وَلَوْ كُنتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ ٱلْقَلْبِ لَٱنفَضُّوا۟ مِنْ حَوْلِكَ ۖ فَٱعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَشَاوِرْهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَمْرِ ۖ فَإِذَا عَزَمْتَ فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ ﴿١٥٩﴾

So by mercy from Allah, [O Muhammad], you were lenient with them. And if you had been rude [in speech] and harsh in heart, they would have disbanded from about you. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them and consult them in the matter. And when you have decided, then rely upon Allah. Indeed, Allah loves those who rely [upon Him].

Arabic text: Uthmani script. Translation: Sahih International.

This story is taken from the Quran only. Details from other books are not added.

Questions about the prophets

Who was Prophet Muhammad?

The Quran names Muhammad ﷺ four times (3:144, 33:40, 47:2 and 48:29). This page gathers some of the verses that speak to him and about him.

Where is the story of Muhammad in the Quran?

It is in Al-Ahzab 33:40, Al-Ahzab 33:45–46, Al-Anbiya 21:107, Ad-Duha 93:1–11, Ash-Sharh 94:1–8, At-Tawbah 9:128–129, Ali 'Imran 3:159. This page shows these verses in Arabic and in your language.

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