60+ Islamic Quotes in English

Islamic quotes in English: Islamic quotes are full of wisdom, peace, and guidance. They remind us how to live with faith, patience, and kindness. In this post, you will find 60+ Islamic quotes in English taken from the Holy Quran, the sayings (Hadith) of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, and the words of respected Islamic scholars. These quotes are perfect for anyone looking for inspiration and spiritual strength in daily life.

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Islamic Quotes in English

And establish prayer and give zakah and bow with those who bow. – Quran 2:43 (Surah Al-Baqarah)

The closest a servant comes to his Lord is when he is prostrating. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Sahih Muslim)

My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents. – Quran 46:15 (Surah Al-Ahqaf)

Verily, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest. – Quran 13:28 (Surah Ar-Ra’d)

The example of the believers in their affection, mercy, and compassion for each other is that of a body; when a limb aches, the whole body reacts to it with wakefulness and fever. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Sahih Muslim)

And We have made some of you as a trial for others. – Quran 25:20 (Surah Al-Furqan)

The best charity is that given to relatives. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (At-Tirmidhi)

And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, or lying on your sides. – Quran 4:103 (Surah An-Nisa

Wealth and children are [but] adornment of the worldly life. – Quran 18:46 (Surah Al-Kahf)

A calamity that makes you turn to Allah is better for you than a blessing which makes you forget the remembrance of Allah. – Ibn Al-Qayyim

Sometimes Allah breaks your heart to save your soul.

And those who believed and did righteous deeds – We will surely assign to them of Paradise lofty chambers. – Quran 29:58 (Surah Al-Ankabut)

The first matter that the slave will be brought to account for on the Day of Judgment is the prayer. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (At-Tirmidhi)

So woe to those who pray but are heedless of their prayer. – Quran 107:4-5 (Surah Al-Ma’un)

Prayer is the key to Paradise. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. – Quran 11:114 (Surah Hud)

Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing. – Quran 29:45 (Surah Al-Ankabut)

Prayer is the ascension of the believer. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

And be patient over what they say and avoid them with gracious avoidance. – Quran 73:10 (Surah Al-Muzzammil)

And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler. – Quran 17:26 (Surah Al-Isra)

The prayer of one who drinks alcohol is not accepted for forty days. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (At-Tirmidhi)

But whoever forgives and makes reconciliation, his reward is with Allah. – Quran 42:40 (Surah Ash-Shura)

Allah’s timing is perfect in all matters. We see the picture piece by piece, and He sees the whole picture.

And We will surely test you until We make evident those who strive among you and the patient. – Quran 47:31 (Surah Muhammad)

Prayer is light, charity is proof, patience is illumination. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Sahih Muslim)

Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

Family ties are like tree branches – when one is cut, the whole tree suffers.

The five daily prayers are like a river running by your door in which you take a bath five times a day. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Sahih Muslim)

The one who repents from sin is like the one who never sinned. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

The ink of the scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

Guard strictly your prayers, especially the middle prayer. – Quran 2:238 (Surah Al-Baqarah)

Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. – Quran 49:13 (Surah Al-Hujurat)

Prayer is conversation with Allah.

The greater the trial, the greater the reward. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned. – Quran 21:35 (Surah Al-Anbiya)

The best charity is that which is practiced by a wealthy person. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Sahih Bukhari)

The believer continues to be struck by calamity in his person, children and property until he meets Allah with no sin on him. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (At-Tirmidhi)

And We will surely test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to the patient. – Quran 2:155 (Surah Al-Baqarah)

A good word is charity. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Sahih Bukhari)

And seek help through patience and prayer. – Quran 2:45 (Surah Al-Baqarah)

O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion, indeed some suspicions are sins. – Quran 49:12 (Surah Al-Hujurat)

Turn to Allah before you return to Allah.

Every night when it is the last third of the night, our Lord, the Superior, the Blessed, descends to the nearest heaven and says: ‘Is there anyone to invoke Me that I may respond to his invocation? – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Sahih Bukhari)

The difference between us and them is prayer; whoever abandons it has committed disbelief. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (At-Tirmidhi)

When Allah loves a people, He tests them. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (At-Tirmidhi)

Indeed, man was created anxious. When evil touches him, impatient, but when good touches him, withholding [of it], except the observers of prayer. – Quran 70:19-22 (Surah Al-Ma’arij)

And it is He who created death and life to test you as to which of you is best in deed. – Quran 67:2 (Surah Al-Mulk)

The upper hand is better than the lower hand. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Sahih Bukhari)

And give good tidings to the patient, who, when disaster strikes them, say, ‘Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return. – Quran 2:155-156 (Surah Al-Baqarah)

The believer, to the believer is like a building whose different parts enforce each other. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Sahih Bukhari)

And We made some of you as a trial for others – will you have patience? – Quran 25:20 (Surah Al-Furqan)

The most severely tested people are the prophets, then the most righteous, then the next most righteous. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (At-Tirmidhi)

Allah is more merciful to His servants than a mother is to her child. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Sahih Bukhari)

The best jihad is a word of justice spoken before a tyrannical ruler. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (At-Tirmidhi)

Prayer is better than sleep.

When you have nothing left but Allah, you have more than enough to start over.

Feed the hungry and visit a sick person, and free the captive, if he be unjustly confined. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Sahih Bukhari)

And establish prayer and give zakah and obey the messenger. – Quran 24:56 (Surah An-Nur)

And walk not on the earth with conceit and arrogance. – Quran 17:37 (Surah Al-Isra)

Whoever prays the dawn prayer in congregation, it is as if he had prayed the whole night long. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Sahih Muslim)

Modesty brings nothing except good. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Sahih Bukhari)

Prayer is the weapon of the believer. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

The believer sees his sins as if he were sitting under a mountain which he fears may fall on him, but the dissolute person sees his sins as flies passing over his nose. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Sahih Bukhari)

And Allah is the best of planners. – Quran 8:30 (Surah Al-Anfal)

Allah does not look at your forms and possessions but He looks at your hearts and your deeds.” – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Sahih Muslim)

Allah has written down the good deeds and the bad ones. Then He explained it [by saying] that he who has intended a good deed and has not done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Sahih Bukhari)

By Him in Whose Hand is my life, if you were not to commit sin, Allah would sweep you out of existence and replace you by another people who would commit sin and seek forgiveness from Allah. – Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Sahih Muslim)