Quran on Karma

The good deed and the evil deed are not alike. Repel the evil deed with one which is better, then lo! he, between whom and thee there was enmity (will become) as though he was a bosom friend.

Reward proportioned (to their evil deeds).

He said: Ye shall sow seven years as usual, but that which ye reap, leave it in the ear, all save a little which ye eat.

Save him who repenteth and believeth and doth righteous work; as for such, Allah will change their evil deeds to good deeds. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.

And when We cause mankind to taste of mercy they rejoice therein; but if an evil thing befall them as the consequence of their own deeds, lo! they are in despair!

Every soul is a pledge for its own deeds;

Then see the nature of the consequence for those warned,

Requital from thy Lord - a gift in payment -

Theirs the fruit (of their good deeds) and theirs (all) that they ask;

So We requited them. Then see the nature of the consequence for the rejecters!

That day mankind will issue forth in scattered groups to be shown their deeds.

And those who disbelieve, perdition is for them, and He will make their actions vain.

And We rained a rain upon them. See now the nature of the consequence of evil-doers!

And thou didst that thy deed which thou didst, and thou wast one of the ingrates.

Those who disbelieve and turn (men) from the way of Allah, He rendereth their actions vain.

O ye who believe! Obey Allah and obey the messenger, and render not your actions vain.

Reclining upon couches lined with silk brocade, the fruit of both the gardens near to hand.

Recite unto them the story of Noah, when he told his people: O my people! If my sojourn (here) and my reminding you by Allah's revelations are an offence unto you, in Allah have I put my trust, so decide upon your course of action you and your partners. Let not your course of action be in doubt for you. Then have at me, give me no respite.

So that it tasted the ill-effects of its conduct, and the consequence of its conduct was loss.

Say (unto the disbelievers): Travel in the land, and see the nature of the consequence for the rejecters!

That is because they are averse to that which Allah hath revealed, therefor maketh He their actions fruitless.

(Bright as) glass but (made) of silver, which they (themselves) have measured to the measure (of their deeds).

In this case is protection only from Allah, the True, He is Best for reward, and best for consequence.

Whoso bringeth a good deed will have better than its worth; and such are safe from fear that Day.

And if they had believed and kept from evil, a recompense from Allah would be better, if they only knew.

Then see the nature of the consequence of their plotting, for lo! We destroyed them and their people, every one.

And He it is Who accepteth repentance from His bondmen, and pardoneth the evil deeds, and knoweth what ye do,

Therefor We seized him and his hosts, and abandoned them unto the sea. Behold the nature of the consequence for evil-doers!

And the consequence for both will be that they are in the Fire, therein abiding. Such is the reward of evil-doers.

Their salutation on the day when they shall meet Him will be: Peace. And He hath prepared for them a goodly recompense.

So Allah gave them the reward of the world and the good reward of the Hereafter. Allah loveth those whose deeds are good.

And they denied them, though their souls acknowledged them, for spite and arrogance. Then see the nature of the consequence for the wrong-doers!

That will be because they followed that which angereth Allah, and hated that which pleaseth Him. Therefor He hath made their actions vain.

Whoso desireth the life of the world and its pomp, We shall repay them their deeds herein, and therein they will not be wronged.

Then evil was the consequence to those who dealt in evil, because they denied the revelations of Allah and made a mock of them.

And for all there will be ranks from what they do, that He may pay them for their deeds; and they will not be wronged.

Systems have passed away before you. Do but travel in the land and see the nature of the consequence for those who did deny (the messengers).

If ye avoid the great (things) which ye are forbidden, We will remit from you your evil deeds and make you enter at a noble gate.

Whoso interveneth in a good cause will have the reward thereof, and whoso interveneth in an evil cause will bear the consequence thereof. Allah overseeth all things.

Establish worship at the two ends of the day and in some watches of the night. Lo! good deeds annul ill-deeds. This is reminder for the mindful.

Allah increaseth in right guidance those who walk aright, and the good deeds which endure are better in thy Lord's sight for reward, and better for resort.

And as for those who believe and do good works, We shall remit from them their evil deeds and shall repay them the best that they did.

Then, after them, We sent Moses with our tokens unto Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they repelled them. Now, see the nature of the consequence for the corrupters!

Say (O Muhammad, to the disbelievers): Travel in the land, and see the nature of the consequence for those who were before you! Most of them were idolaters.

As for the thief, both male and female, cut off their hands. It is the reward of their own deeds, an exemplary punishment from Allah. Allah is Mighty, Wise.

Whoso bringeth a good deed will receive tenfold the like thereof, while whoso bringeth an ill-deed will be awarded but the like thereof; and they will not be wronged.

And ward off from them ill-deeds; and he from whom Thou wardest off ill- deeds that day, him verily hast Thou taken into mercy. That is the supreme triumph.

So do not falter and cry out for peace when ye (will be) the uppermost, and Allah is with you, and He will not grudge (the reward of) your actions.

Whoso bringeth a good deed, he will have better than the same; while as for him who bringeth an ill-deed, those who do ill-deeds will be requited only what they did.

That is the commandment of Allah which He revealeth unto you. And whoso keepeth his duty to Allah, He will remit from him his evil deeds and magnify reward for him.

Wealth and children are an ornament of the life of the world. But the good deeds which endure are better in thy Lord's sight for reward, and better in respect of hope.

Lo! Allah wrongeth not even of the weight of an ant; and if there is a good deed, He will double it and will give (the doer) from His presence an immense reward.

And (there are) others who have acknowledged their faults. They mixed a righteous action with another that was bad. It may be that Allah will relent toward them. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.

And women in the city said: The ruler's wife is asking of her slave-boy an ill- deed. Indeed he has smitten her to the heart with love. We behold her in plain aberration.

So taste (the evil of your deeds). Forasmuch as ye forgot the meeting of this your day, lo! We forget you. Taste the doom of immortality because of what ye used to do.

By Allah, We verily sent messengers unto the nations before thee, but the devil made their deeds fairseeming unto them. So he is their patron this day, and theirs will be a painful doom.

That which ye have wasteth away, and that which Allah hath remaineth. And verily We shall pay those who are steadfast a recompense in proportion to the best of what they used to do.

Have they not travelled in the land to see the nature of the consequence for those who were before them? Allah wiped them out. And for the disbelievers there will be the like thereof.

So He hath made the consequence (to be) hypocrisy in their hearts until the day when they shall meet Him, because they broke their word to Allah that they promised Him, and because they lied.

Hast thou not seen that Allah causeth water to fall from the sky, and We produce therewith fruit of divers hues; and among the hills are streaks white and red, of divers hues, and (others) raven-black;