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Family
الأسرة وبر الوالدين (Family & Kindness to Parents)
The Quran addresses family life directly — kindness to parents, the bond between spouses, and the treatment of children and relatives.
Verses on Family
Quran 17:23 — Surah Al-Israa
Kindness to parents is commanded directly, including an instruction not to even say a word of contempt to them in old age.
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Quran 17:24 — Surah Al-Israa
Believers are told to lower the wing of humility to their parents and pray for mercy on them, as they raised us when small.
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Quran 31:14 — Surah Luqman
A parent's hardship in pregnancy and nursing is cited as reason for gratitude to parents alongside gratitude to Allah.
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Quran 30:21 — Surah Ar-Room
Marriage and the tranquility, love, and mercy between spouses are described as a sign of Allah.
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Quran 4:1 — Surah An-Nisaa
People are addressed as descending from a single soul, with reverence for family ties commanded.
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Quran 46:15 — Surah Al-Ahqaf
Kindness to parents is again commanded, paired with a supplication for gratitude and righteous offspring.
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Quran 2:83 — Surah Al-Baqara
Kindness to parents, relatives, orphans, and the needy is listed among the covenants taken from the Children of Israel, echoing a broader command.
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