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Quran Ayat regarding Faces

The Quran Ayat about Faces offer a profound lens through which to understand human dignity, divine mercy, and the inner states of the soul. In the Quran, the face is not merely a physical feature but a mirror of faith, sincerity, and spiritual condition. This page gathers relevant verses to help you explore how Faces in the Quran reflect both worldly conduct and the eternal realities of the Hereafter.

By studying these verses alongside their translations and Tafsir, readers can uncover Quranic guidance on humility, gratitude, and the pursuit of divine pleasure. The topic also illuminates the contrast between the radiant faces of the righteous and the darkened faces of those who turn away from truth. Whether you are a student of Islamic knowledge or a seeker of deeper understanding, this curated collection serves as a starting point for reflection.

Each verse is presented with clarity, allowing you to compare interpretations and draw personal insights. The page is designed to be a practical resource for studying Quranic themes, understanding Tafsir, and connecting with the divine message. Explore the verses below to see how the Quran speaks to the human condition through the symbolism of the face.

Ayah 54

قُلۡ أَطِيعُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُواْ ٱلرَّسُولَۖ فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيۡهِ مَا حُمِّلَ وَعَلَيۡكُم مَّا حُمِّلۡتُمۡۖ وَإِن تُطِيعُوهُ تَهۡتَدُواْۚ وَمَا عَلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ إِلَّا ٱلۡبَلَٰغُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ

54. Say, "Obey Allah and obey the Messenger [140]." So if you turn away, then upon him is only the duty [141] imposed on him, and upon you is your duty. And if you obey him, you will be rightly guided [142]. The Messenger's duty is only to convey clearly [143].

Surah Name : An-Nur   Surah Number : 24   Ayat Number: 54

Ayah 27

فَكَيۡفَ إِذَا تَوَفَّتۡهُمُ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ يَضۡرِبُونَ وُجُوهَهُمۡ وَأَدۡبَٰرَهُمۡ

27. How then shall it be when the angels will cause them to die, beating[69] their faces and their backs?

Surah Name : Muhammad   Surah Number : 47   Ayat Number: 27

Ayah 30

وَلَوۡ نَشَآءُ لَأَرَيۡنَٰكَهُمۡ فَلَعَرَفۡتَهُم بِسِيمَٰهُمۡۚ وَلَتَعۡرِفَنَّهُمۡ فِي لَحۡنِ ٱلۡقَوۡلِۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ أَعۡمَٰلَكُمۡ

30. And if We will. We could show them to you, so that you should recognise them by their faces [73], and you shall certainly[74] recognise them by the tone(75) of their speech. And Allah knows your deeds.

Surah Name : Muhammad   Surah Number : 47   Ayat Number: 30

Ayah 38

هَـٰٓأَنتُمۡ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ تُدۡعَوۡنَ لِتُنفِقُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَمِنكُم مَّن يَبۡخَلُۖ وَمَن يَبۡخَلۡ فَإِنَّمَا يَبۡخَلُ عَن نَّفۡسِهِۦۚ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلۡغَنِيُّ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلۡفُقَرَآءُۚ وَإِن تَتَوَلَّوۡاْ يَسۡتَبۡدِلۡ قَوۡمًا غَيۡرَكُمۡ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُونُوٓاْ أَمۡثَٰلَكُم

38.Ha! You are those who are called upon to spend [92] in the Way of Allah. Then, of you some are misers[93]. And whosoever is a miser, is only a miser to his soul. And Allah is Self- Sufficient, and all of you are needy . And if you (94) turn your face, He will substitute for you another nation, and they will not be like you(95).

Surah Name : Muhammad   Surah Number : 47   Ayat Number: 38

Ayah 82

فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡبَلَٰغُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ

82. So if they turn away, then your duty is only to deliver [182] the clear message [183].

Surah Name : An-Nahl   Surah Number : 16   Ayat Number: 82

Ayah 90

وَمَن جَآءَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ فَكُبَّتۡ وُجُوهُهُمۡ فِي ٱلنَّارِ هَلۡ تُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ

90. And whoever brings evil, their faces will be thrust into the Fire [167]. You are only recompensed for what you used to do [168].

Surah Name : An-Naml   Surah Number : 27   Ayat Number: 90

Ayah 5

وَمَا يَأۡتِيهِم مِّن ذِكۡرٖ مِّنَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ مُحۡدَثٍ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنۡهُ مُعۡرِضِينَ

5. And no new admonition comes to them from the Most Merciful but they turn away from it [5].

Surah Name : Ash-Shuara   Surah Number : 26   Ayat Number: 5

Ayah 66

يَوۡمَ تُقَلَّبُ وُجُوهُهُمۡ فِي ٱلنَّارِ يَقُولُونَ يَٰلَيۡتَنَآ أَطَعۡنَا ٱللَّهَ وَأَطَعۡنَا ٱلرَّسُولَا۠

66. The day that their faces shall be turned in the fire, they will say: "O would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger [189]".

Surah Name : Al-Ahzab   Surah Number : 33   Ayat Number: 66

Ayah 20

فَإِنۡ حَآجُّوكَ فَقُلۡ أَسۡلَمۡتُ وَجۡهِيَ لِلَّهِ وَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَنِۗ وَقُل لِّلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡأُمِّيِّـۧنَ ءَأَسۡلَمۡتُمۡۚ فَإِنۡ أَسۡلَمُواْ فَقَدِ ٱهۡتَدَواْۖ وَّإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡبَلَٰغُۗ وَٱللَّهُ بَصِيرُۢ بِٱلۡعِبَادِ

20. Then (O Prophet), if they argue with you, please declare: "I have submitted myself to Allah [42] and those who followed me [43]." And please declare to those given the Scripture [44] and to the unlettered: "Have you submitted?" Then, if they submit (in Islam), they are rightly guided [45]. But if they turn away their faces, then your duty is only to convey the Message [46]. And, surely, Allah is seeing His devotees.

Surah Name : Al Imran   Surah Number : 3   Ayat Number: 20

Ayah 63

فَإِن تَوَلَّوۡاْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمُۢ بِٱلۡمُفۡسِدِينَ

63. But if they turn away [137], then indeed Allah has full knowledge of the corruptors.

Surah Name : Al Imran   Surah Number : 3   Ayat Number: 63

Ayah 106

يَوۡمَ تَبۡيَضُّ وُجُوهٞ وَتَسۡوَدُّ وُجُوهٞۚ فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسۡوَدَّتۡ وُجُوهُهُمۡ أَكَفَرۡتُم بَعۡدَ إِيمَٰنِكُمۡ فَذُوقُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَكۡفُرُونَ

106. On that Day, some faces will be white, and some faces will be black. As for those whose faces have been blackened [237], they will be told: "Did you turn to disbelief after accepting faith? Then taste the punishment for your rejection" [238].

Surah Name : Al Imran   Surah Number : 3   Ayat Number: 106

Ayah 152

وَلَقَدۡ صَدَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَعۡدَهُۥٓ إِذۡ تَحُسُّونَهُم بِإِذۡنِهِۦۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا فَشِلۡتُمۡ وَتَنَٰزَعۡتُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَمۡرِ وَعَصَيۡتُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ مَآ أَرَىٰكُم مَّا تُحِبُّونَۚ مِنكُم مَّن يُرِيدُ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرِيدُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةَۚ ثُمَّ صَرَفَكُمۡ عَنۡهُمۡ لِيَبۡتَلِيَكُمۡۖ وَلَقَدۡ عَفَا عَنكُمۡۗ وَٱللَّهُ ذُو فَضۡلٍ عَلَى ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

152. And indeed, Allah fulfilled His promise to you [325] when you were slaying them by His command, until when you lost courage and disputed over the command [326] and disobeyed after He showed you that which you loved [327]. Among you are those who desire the world [328], and among you are those who desire the Hereafter. Then He turned you away from them to test you, and indeed He forgave you [329], and Allah is the possessor of bounty over the believers.

Surah Name : Al Imran   Surah Number : 3   Ayat Number: 152

Ayah 97

وَمَن يَهۡدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِۖ وَمَن يُضۡلِلۡ فَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِهِۦۖ وَنَحۡشُرُهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ عَلَىٰ وُجُوهِهِمۡ عُمۡيٗا وَبُكۡمٗا وَصُمّٗاۖ مَّأۡوَىٰهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُۖ كُلَّمَا خَبَتۡ زِدۡنَٰهُمۡ سَعِيرٗا

97. And whoever Allah guides, he is the rightly guided; and whoever He leads astray, you will find no allies for them besides Him [200]. And We will gather them on the Day of Resurrection on their faces, blind, mute, and deaf [201]. Their abode is Hell. Whenever it cools down, We will increase for them the fierceness of the Fire [202].

Surah Name : Al-Isra   Surah Number : 17   Ayat Number: 97

Ayah 109

۩ وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلۡأَذۡقَانِ يَبۡكُونَ وَيَزِيدُهُمۡ خُشُوعٗا

109. And they fall down upon their faces, weeping, and it increases them in humble submission [224].

Surah Name : Al-Isra   Surah Number : 17   Ayat Number: 109

Ayah 60

وَيَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ تَرَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَبُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ وُجُوهُهُم مُّسۡوَدَّةٌۚ أَلَيۡسَ فِي جَهَنَّمَ مَثۡوٗى لِّلۡمُتَكَبِّرِينَ

60. And on the Day of Resurrection you will see those who fabricated lies [148] against Allah, that their faces will be black [149]. Is not the Hell an abode for those who are boastful?

Surah Name : Az-Zumar   Surah Number : 39   Ayat Number: 60

Ayah 157

أَوۡ تَقُولُواْ لَوۡ أَنَّآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيۡنَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبُ لَكُنَّآ أَهۡدَىٰ مِنۡهُمۡۚ فَقَدۡ جَآءَكُم بَيِّنَةٞ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَهُدٗى وَرَحۡمَةٞۚ فَمَنۡ أَظۡلَمُ مِمَّن كَذَّبَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَصَدَفَ عَنۡهَاۗ سَنَجۡزِي ٱلَّذِينَ يَصۡدِفُونَ عَنۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا سُوٓءَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَصۡدِفُونَ

157. Or, lest you say: "If the Book had been revealed to us, we would surely have been more guided than them." Indeed, there has come to you a clear proof from your Lord, and guidance and mercy [370]. So, who is more unjust than he who denies the signs of Allah and turns away from them? Soon We will make those who turn away from Our signs taste a severe punishment [371].

Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   Ayat Number: 157

Ayah 35

وَإِن كَانَ كَبُرَ عَلَيۡكَ إِعۡرَاضُهُمۡ فَإِنِ ٱسۡتَطَعۡتَ أَن تَبۡتَغِيَ نَفَقٗا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ أَوۡ سُلَّمٗا فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَتَأۡتِيَهُم بِـَٔايَةٖۚ وَلَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَجَمَعَهُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰۚ فَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَ

35. And if their turning away is hard on you [68], then if you are able to seek a tunnel in the earth or a ladder to the sky, and bring them a sign, [69] (then do so). And if Allah had willed, He would have gathered them all upon guidance [70]. So, never be among the ignorant ones [71].

Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   Ayat Number: 35

Ayah 4

وَمَا تَأۡتِيهِم مِّنۡ ءَايَةٖ مِّنۡ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ إِلَّا كَانُواْ عَنۡهَا مُعۡرِضِينَ

4. And there comes to them no sign of their Lord’s signs, but they turn away from it.

Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   Ayat Number: 4

Ayah 43

وَكَيۡفَ يُحَكِّمُونَكَ وَعِندَهُمُ ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةُ فِيهَا حُكۡمُ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ يَتَوَلَّوۡنَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَۚ وَمَآ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

43. And how will they make you a judge when they have the Tauraat with them, wherein there is Allah's judgement? Thereafter, they turn their faces from it, and they are not to believe [138].

Surah Name : Al-Maidah   Surah Number : 5   Ayat Number: 43

Ayah 6

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِذَا قُمۡتُمۡ إِلَى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ فَٱغۡسِلُواْ وُجُوهَكُمۡ وَأَيۡدِيَكُمۡ إِلَى ٱلۡمَرَافِقِ وَٱمۡسَحُواْ بِرُءُوسِكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُمۡ إِلَى ٱلۡكَعۡبَيۡنِۚ وَإِن كُنتُمۡ جُنُبٗا فَٱطَّهَّرُواْۚ وَإِن كُنتُم مَّرۡضَىٰٓ أَوۡ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ أَوۡ جَآءَ أَحَدٞ مِّنكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡغَآئِطِ أَوۡ لَٰمَسۡتُمُ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فَلَمۡ تَجِدُواْ مَآءٗ فَتَيَمَّمُواْ صَعِيدٗا طَيِّبٗا فَٱمۡسَحُواْ بِوُجُوهِكُمۡ وَأَيۡدِيكُم مِّنۡهُۚ مَا يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ لِيَجۡعَلَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّنۡ حَرَجٖ وَلَٰكِن يُرِيدُ لِيُطَهِّرَكُمۡ وَلِيُتِمَّ نِعۡمَتَهُۥ عَلَيۡكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ

6. O you who believe! When you stand up for Prayer (Salaah) [37], then wash your faces and your hands up to the elbows, and wipe over your heads, and wash your feet up to the ankles [38]. And if you are in a state of Janabah (after sexual intercourse) [39], then purify yourselves well. And if you are ill, or you are on a journey, or any one of you comes from a place of relieving himself [40], or you have touched women and in these conditions you do not find water [41], then take clean earth [42] and wipe therewith your faces and your hands (for Tayammum). Allah does not desire to place you in any difficulty, but He desires to purify you and to complete His favour upon you, so that you may be grateful.

Surah Name : Al-Maidah   Surah Number : 5   Ayat Number: 6

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