Are the 10 Commandments in the Quran?

The Ten Commandments are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship

The commandments play a fundamental role in Judaism and Christianity. They include instructions to worship only God, as well as prohibitions against idolatry, blasphemy, murder, theft, dishonesty, and adultery.

Islam acknowledges the basic prohibitions given in the Ten Commandments. After all, God is one and His message to mankind has been consistent throughout time.

Listed below are the Ten Commandments along with similar verses found in the Quran.

1. You shall have no other GODS before Me

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
EXODUS 20:3

And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him

QURAN 17:23

2. You shall not have any false idols

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
EXODUS 20:4

And they set up (idols) as equal to Allah, to mislead (men) from the Path. Say, Enjoy yourselves, for indeed, your destination is the Fire

QURAN 14:30

3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain

Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
EXODUS 20:7

[The Prophet] has said, My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that (blasphemy) which you describe

QURAN 21:112

4. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
EXODUS 20:8

O you who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade

QURAN 62:9

5. Honor your father and your mother

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
EXODUS 20:12

And to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word

QURAN 17:23

6. You shall not murder

Thou shalt not kill.
EXODUS 20:13

You shall not take life, which God has made sacred, except by way of justice and law

QURAN 6:151

7. You shall not commit adultery

Thou shalt not commit adultery.
EXODUS 20:14

And do not approach unlawful sexual intercourse (Adultery). Indeed, it is ever an immorality and is evil as a way

QURAN 17:32

8. You shall not steal

Thou shalt not steal.
EXODUS 20:15

And do not consume one another's wealth unjustly (in any illegal way e.g. stealing, robbing, deceiving, etc.)

QURAN 2:188

9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
EXODUS 20:16

And if you give your word, do it justice, even if a near relative is concerned; and fulfill your obligations before God

QURAN 6:152

10. You shall not covet your neighbours house; your neighbours wife, or anything that belongs to your neighbours

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.
EXODUS 20:17

And to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess

QURAN 4:36

Author: Guest • Updated: 08 Aug 2019

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