Quran stories, animated

The Quran tells the stories of prophets and of peoples who came before, and it describes what will happen on the Day of Judgement. Qabas Anime brings these stories to the screen as short animated films, explained in simple words.

This page gathers every Qabas Anime episode that tells a story from the Quran. Under each film, its page shows the verses it comes from in Arabic and in a published translation, with the name of the chapter and the verse numbers, followed by an explanation in everyday words.

The films are made for everyone: for Muslims who want to see these stories come to life, and for anyone who has never opened the Quran and wants to know what it says.

All Quran stories

What is the Quran?

The Quran is the holy book of Islam. Muslims believe it is the word of Allah, given to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) over about twenty-three years, more than fourteen hundred years ago. It is written in Arabic and divided into 114 chapters, called surahs, each made of verses.

The Quran is not a story book from beginning to end. It speaks about Allah, about how to live, and about the life after this one. But it also tells many stories, and it says why: so that people reflect on them and learn from them.

The stories in the Quran

Some stories take a whole chapter, like the story of Prophet Yusuf (peace be upon him), told from his childhood dream to the day his family is together again. Others take only a few verses, like the story of the cow in the second chapter, where the people of Prophet Musa (peace be upon him) are told to slaughter a cow and keep asking questions instead.

The Quran also describes events still to come, such as the release of Gog and Magog near the end of time and the Day of Judgement, when every person will see what they have done. Our episodes show these scenes with care, staying close to what the verses say.

How we tell them

The Quran often tells a story in few words. To fill in the scenes, we follow the classical explanations of the Quran written by well-known scholars, such as Ibn Kathir and at-Tabari, and each episode page names the explanations it used. We do not invent events, and the verses themselves are never changed.

When a verse is recited in a film, it is the original Arabic, and its meaning is shown in the subtitles. On the page, each verse appears in Arabic with a published translation and the translator's name. When a published translation is hard to understand for someone who does not know Islam, the page also gives the meaning in simple words and says so clearly.

Watching together

Each film is followed on its page by the lessons of the story and a few questions to think about. They make the episodes easy to use at home, in a class or in a study circle, with adults or with young people.

For stories about the prophets from the Quran and from the hadith together, see also our page of stories of the prophets.

Questions about the Quran stories

Is the Quran itself shown in the films?

Yes, where a verse is recited, you hear the original Arabic and read its meaning in the subtitles. Each episode page shows those verses in Arabic, with a published translation and its translator.

Do the films add things that are not in the Quran?

Details that are not in the verses come from the classical explanations of the Quran, and each page names them. We do not invent events.

Do I need to be Muslim to watch?

No. The films and their pages are written so that anyone can follow them, including people who know nothing about Islam.

Are the episodes free?

Yes. Every episode is free, without ads and without an account.

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