Ten Commandments Confirmed in the Qur'an


The Ten Commandments
(Exodus 12: 1-17 & Deuteronomy 5: 6-21)
Confirmation in the Quran
(Chapter: Verse)
1. Thou shall not take any
God except one God. 
1. There is no God except
one God (47:19) 
2. Thou shall make no
image of God. 
2. There is nothing whatsoever
like unto Him (42:11) 
3. Thou shall not use
God's name in vain. 
3. Make not God's name an
excuse to your oaths (2:224) 
4. Thou shall honor thy
mother and father. 
4. Be kind to your parents if one
or both of them attain old age in thy
life, say not a word of contempt nor
repel them but address them in 
terms of honor. (17:23) 
5. Thou shall not steal. 5. As for the thief, male or female, cut off
his or her hands, but those who repent
After a crime and reform shall be
forgiven by God for God is forgiving
and kind. (5:38 - 39) 
6. Thou shall not lie or give
false testimony. 
6. They invoke a curse of God if
they lie. (24:7) Hide not the
testimony (2:283) 
7. Thou shall not kill. 7. If anyone has killed one person it is as
if he had killed the whole mankind (5:32) 
8. Thou shall not commit adultery.  8. Do not come near adultery. It is an
indecent deed and a way for other 
evils. (17:32) 
9. Thou shall not covet thy neighbors
wife or possessions. 
9. Do good to your parents, relatives and
neighbors. (4:36) Saying of the Prophet
Muhammad (P) "One of the greatest sins 
is to have illicit sex with your neighbors wife". 
10. Thou shall keep the Sabbath holy. 10. When the call for the Friday Prayer is
made, hasten to the remembrance of
God and leave off your business. (62:9)