We send down in the Quran healing and mercy for the believers, but it increases the wrongdoers only in loss.
How is the Qur'an itself described as a healing for what is in the hearts?
Key findingsEditorial
One finding for each passage this study carries, in the order the study reads them. Each is the reason that passage was signed into the study, in full and unedited - including, where the renderings disagree, the disagreement.
- 01 17:82 And We reveal of the Qur'an that which is A HEALING AND A MERCY FOR BELIEVERS, THOUGH IT INCREASE THE EVIL-DOERS IN NAUGHT SAVE RUIN. In because it is the verse the question is about, and because the second clause - which is almost always dropped - says the same revelation does the opposite to different hearers.
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One verse met the selection rule, and it is the verse - but it is half-quoted so routinely that the honest thing is to print it whole.
17:82: We reveal of the Qur'an that which is a HEALING AND A MERCY FOR BELIEVERS - and then: THOUGH IT INCREASE THE EVIL-DOERS IN NAUGHT SAVE RUIN.
Both halves are one sentence in all four renderings. The healing is not described as a property the text has in itself, working on anyone who comes near it. It is described as what the same revelation does to one kind of hearer, set against what it does to another. Whatever healing means here, the verse conditions it.
Note also the first words: WE REVEAL OF THE QUR'AN THAT WHICH IS a healing. Sale, Rodwell, Palmer and Pickthall all keep the partitive. The verse does not say the whole is a healing; it says what is sent down of it, that is healing.
Two nearby ideas are commonly folded into this one and should be kept apart. 10:57 speaks of a healing for what is IN THE BREASTS, and 41:44 says the revelation is a guidance and a healing for those who believe while those who do not have deafness in their ears - neither met the selection rule under the declared synonym set, and neither is claimed here. And the physical-healing use of the text - recitation over the sick, verses as remedy - is not in the Qur'an at all: that practice rests on , and no hadith collection has cleared the rights audit.
The study What does the Qur'an say about being 'a healing and a mercy'? takes up the Qur'an as a healing and a mercy.
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17:82
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَآءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارًا
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)wanunazzilu mina l-qur'aani maa huwa shifaa'un warahmatun lilmu'mineena walaa yazeedu z-zaalimeena illaa khasaaraa
DIN 31635wanunazzilu mina l-qurʾāni mā huwa šifāʾun waraḥmatun lilmuʾminīna walā yazīdu ẓ-ẓālimīna ʾillā ḫasāran
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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And We reveal of the Qur'an that which is a healing and a mercy for believers though it increase the evil-doers in naught save ruin
And we will send down of the Qur'an that which is a healing and a mercy to the believers, but it will only increase the wrong-doers in loss
And we send down of the Koran that which is a healing and a mercy to the faithful: But it shall only add to the ruin of the wicked
We send down of the Koran that which is a medicine and mercy unto the true believers, but it shall only increase the perdition of the unjust
Sources
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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- Convention
- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
Ne e shpallim Kuranin si shërim dhe mëshirë për besimtarët, ndërsa zullumqarëve ua shton vetëm humbjen.
আর আমি আলকুরআন নাযিল করেছি, যা মু’মিনদের জন্য শিফা(৩৬) ও রহমত। কিন্তু এটি যালিমদের (কাফিরদের) ক্ষতি ছাড়া আর কিছুই বাড়ায় না।
Mi objavljujemo u Kur’anu ono što je lijek i milost vjernicima, a nevjernicima on samo povećava propast.
Mi objavljujemo u Kuranu ono što je lijek i milost vjernicima, a nevjernicima on samo povećava propast.
Miɗen tellina ka Alqur'aana hu'unde nde konde cellal e yurmeende wona'nde gooŋɗinɓe ɓe, ɓeydataa tooñooɓe ɓen si wonaa hayre.
გარდმოვავლენთ ყურანისგან იმას, რაც განკურნება[1] და წყალობაა მორწმუნეთათვის, ხოლო უსამართლოებისთვის [ურწმუნოებისთვის] ის მხოლოდ ზრდის ზარალს.
Und Wir offenbaren vom Quran, was Heilung und Barmherzigkeit für die Gläubigen ist; den Ungerechten aber mehrt es nur den Verlust.
Στέλνουμε από το Κορ’άν αυτά που είναι θεραπεία και έλεος για τους πιστούς, αλλά δεν αυξάνει (το Κορ’άν) τους άδικους παρά μόνο σε απώλεια (επειδή όταν το ακούν, αποστρέφονται απ' αυτό).
और हम क़ुरआन में से जो उतारते हैं, वह ईमान वालों के लिए शिफ़ा (आरोग्य) तथा दया है। और वह अत्याचारियों को घाटे ही में बढ़ाता है।
E facciamo discendere nel Corano ciò che è Guarigione e Misericordia per i credenti, e non fa che aumentare agli ingiusti la sconfitta.
82. Ir Mes nuleidome Koraną, kuris yra gydantis ir gailestingumas tiems, kurie tiki ir jis padidina Zalimūn (daugiadieviams ir blogą darantiesiems) nieką kitą, tik pralaimėjimą.
(Nuti) Qur’aana irraa nibuufna waan inni qorichaafi rahmata mu’uminootaaf ta’e. zaalimtootaaf hoongoo malee hindabalu.
И Мы ниспосылаем из Корана то, что является исцелением и милостью для верующих; а несправедливым он не прибавляет ничего, кроме убытка.
Ми објављујемо у Кур'ану оно што је лек и милост верницима, а неверницима он само повећава пропаст.
Na tunateremsha katika Qur-ani yale ambayo ni uponyaji na rehema kwa Waumini. Wala hayawazidishii madhalimu isipokuwa hasara.
Det vi sänder ned ur Koranen är en läkedom och nåd för de troende, men för de orättfärdiga [som vägrar tro på den] ökar det bara deras förlust.
Kur’an’dan Müminler için şifa ve rahmet olan şeyleri indiriyoruz. Zalimlerin ise yalnızca ziyanını artırır.
یہ قرآن جو ہم نازل کر رہے ہیں مومنوں کے لئے تو سراسر شفا اور رحمت ہے۔ ہاں ﻇالموں کو بجز نقصان کے اور کوئی زیادتی نہیں ہوتی.[1]
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وَقُل رَّبِّ أَدْخِلْنِى مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍ وَأَخْرِجْنِى مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍ وَٱجْعَل لِّى مِن لَّدُنكَ سُلْطَٰنًا نَّصِيرًا
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)waqul rabbi adkhilnee mudkhala sidqin wa'akhrijnee mukhraja sidqin waj'al lee min ladunka sultaanan naseeraa
DIN 31635waqul rabbi ʾadḫilnī mudḫala ṣidqin waʾaḫriǧnī muḫraǧa ṣidqin waǧʿal lī min ladunka sulṭānan naṣīran
And say, "My Lord, lead me in through an entry of truth, and lead me out through an exit of truth, and grant me from You a supporting power."
And say: My Lord! Cause me to come in with a firm incoming and to go out with a firm outgoing. And give me from Thy presence a sustaining Power
And say, 'O my Lord! make me enter with a just entry; and make me come forth with a just coming forth; and grant me from, Thee authority to aid
And say, "O my Lord, cause me to enter with a perfect entry, and to come forth with a perfect forthcoming, and give me from thy presence a helping power
And say, O Lord, cause me to enter with a favourable entry and cause me to come forth with a fabourable coming forth; and grant me from Thee an assisting power
وَقُلْ جَآءَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ ٱلْبَٰطِلُ إِنَّ ٱلْبَٰطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًا
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)waqul jaa'a l-haqqu wazahaqa l-baatilu inna l-baatila kaana zahooqaa
DIN 31635waqul ǧāʾa l-ḥaqqu wazahaqa l-bāṭilu ʾinna l-bāṭila kāna zahūqan
And say, "The truth has come, and falsehood has withered away; for falsehood is bound to wither away."
And say: Truth hath come and falsehood hath vanished away. Lo! falsehood is ever bound to vanish
And say, 'Truth has come, and falsehood has vanished! verily, falsehood is transient
And SAY: Truth is come and falsehood is vanished. Verily, falsehood is a thing that vanisheth
And say, truth is come, and falsehood is vanished: For falsehood is of short continuance
17:82 — the verse above
وَإِذَآ أَنْعَمْنَا عَلَى ٱلْإِنسَٰنِ أَعْرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ كَانَ يَـُٔوسًا
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)wa'idhaa an'amnaa 'alaa l-'insaani a'rada wana'aa bijaanibihi wa'idhaa massahu sh-sharru kaana ya'oosaa
DIN 31635waʾiḏā ʾanʿamnā ʿalā l-ʾinsāni ʾaʿraḍa wanaʾā biǧānibihi waʾiḏā massahu š-šarru kāna yaʾūsan
The translators word this verse differently
When We bless the human being, he turns away and distances himself. But when adversity touches him, he is in despair.
And when We make life pleasant unto man, he turneth away and is averse; and when ill toucheth him he is in despair
And when we favour man he turns away and retires aside, but when evil touches him he is ever in despair
When we bestow favours on man, he withdraweth and goeth aside; but when evil toucheth him, he is despairing
When We bestow favours on man, he retireth and withdraweth himself ungratefully from Us: But when evil toucheth him, he despaireth of our mercy
قُلْ كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِۦ فَرَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ هُوَ أَهْدَىٰ سَبِيلًا
Easy-read · not authoritative
Easy-read (simplified)qul kullun ya'malu 'alaa shaakilatihi farabbukum a'lamu biman huwa ahdaa sabeelaa
DIN 31635qul kullun yaʿmalu ʿalā šākilatihi farabbukum ʾaʿlamu biman huwa ʾahdā sabīlan
Say, "Each does according to his disposition. Your Lord knows best who is better guided in the way."
Say: Each one doth according to his rule of conduct, and thy Lord is Best Aware of him whose way is right
Say, 'Every one acts after his own manner, but your Lord knows, best who is most guided in the way
SAY: Every one acteth after his own manner: but your Lord well knoweth who is best guided in his path
Say, every one acteth after his own manner: But your Lord best knoweth who is most truly directed in his way
What this study rests on, and what it refusessigned with it3 of the 4 paragraphs signed with this study; the paragraph naming what it does not answer is at the top of the page
The selection above and this account of it are part of what was signed. Where the renderings disagree it says so; where the question runs past what has cleared the rights audit it says that too.
Read across the four public-domain translations - Sale 1734, Rodwell 1861, Palmer 1880, Pickthall 1930 - of 17:82, in full, and nothing else. This study consults no , no , no occasion of revelation and no biography, because none is yet available in an edition whose usage rights can be verified. Itani 2012, the fifth translation shown with these verses, was not consulted for this study.
How this set was arrived at. The verses were found by a word search of the four public-domain translations, using terms chosen by the editor and listed here as they were searched - healing + hearts; healing + breasts; healing + mercy; balm; cure + hearts. The search was a way of finding passages, not a judgement about what they mean: that several translators chose the same English word is not evidence about the Arabic. A different choice of terms gives a different set.
Where the translations part company, named rather than resolved. How differently the translations word each verse is shown on that verse's page, and the study names the differences it turns on rather than choosing between them.
Sources & method
Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
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- 6 September 2026
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