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Soha | 1 comments I observed some wrong quotes. Here are the corrections of some of these errors.

1. This quote “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.” does not exist in the Qur'an as a totality. But what exists is "no God but Allah" and "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" in two separate verses.

2. This quote “Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you have travelled.” as is from the Qur'an. However, this quote is not found in the Qur'an. So, please remove it or ascribe it to its author.

3. Also this quote “Allah is all in all. Allah sees you, and is with you, wherever you are, whatever you do.” is not accurate translation for the Arabic Qur'anic verse. this translation has some additions. The right translation of the Qur'anic verse is "And He is with you wheresoever ye may be. And Allah sees well all that ye do".

4. And this quote “The freshness of my eyes is given to me in prayer.” is not Qur'an, but it is truly said by Prophet Muhammad. Please edit that.

5. This Arabic quote "إن المؤمن ليدرك بحسن الخلق درجة الصائم والقائم" is not said by the Qur'an, but by Prophet Muhammad.

6. For the following Qur'anic quote “When the sun shall be folded up; and when the stars shall fall; and when the mountains shall be made to pass away; and when the camels ten months gone with young shall be neglected; and when the seas shall boil; and when the souls shall be joined again to their bodies; and when the girl who hath been buried alive shall be asked for what crime she was put to death; and when the books shall be laid open; and when the heavens shall be removed; and when hell shall burn fiercely; and when paradise shall be brought near: every soul shall know what it hath wrought”, the translation is not accurate and it is lacking a part between "and when the camels ten months gone with young shall be neglected" and "and when the seas shall boil".
• This lacking part is as follows: "When the wild beasts are herded together (in the human habitations)".
• And this part "when the stars shall fall "should be "when the stars shall fall losing their lustre".
• And this part "when the seas shall boil" should be "When the oceans boil over with a swell ".
• And this part "when the souls shall be joined again to their bodies" should be "When the souls are sorted out, (being joined, like with like)".

7. This quote “Allah will not give mercy to anyone, except those who give mercy to other creatures” is not Qur'an, but it is said by Prophet Muhammad.

8. This quote “Much silence and a good disposition, there are no two works better than those” is not Qur'an. Please edit that too.

9. This quote “Acquire knowledge, it enables its professor to distinguish right from wrong; it lights the way to heaven. It is our friend in the desert, our company in solitude and companion when friendless. It guides us to happiness, it sustains us in misery, it is an ornament amongst friends and an armour against enemies” is not Qur'an. Please edit that and ascribe it to its true author.

I am sorry for prolonging, but this deserves editing. These comments are all found in the first page under the title "The Qur'an Quotes". This big amount of errors indicates that the other pages under the same title may contain other errors. If it is possible, it will be good to revise the other Qur'an quotes through making sure about their right translation as well as their true authors- in case they are not Qur'an. Thanks a lot!


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