Sacred Quranic Verses Detailing Precious Gems and Heavenly Jewels

The Qur'an mentions several types of gemstones and precious materials, often as signs of Allah's creation in this world or as rewards for the believers in the afterlife. Specifically, pearls, coral, and rubies are explicitly named.

​Here are the verses relating to gemstones:

​Gems from the Earthly Seas

​These verses highlight how Allah has provided ornaments and precious materials from the water for human use.

●​Surah Al-Rahman (55:22)

​"Out of them come pearls and coral."

(Yusuf Ali Translation)

●​Surah Al-Rahman (55:58)

​"As if they were rubies and coral."

(Yusuf Ali Translation — describing the companions of Paradise)

●​Surah Fatir (35:12)

​"Nor are the two bodies of water alike,—the one palatable, sweet, and pleasant to drink, and the other, salt and bitter. Yet from each (kind of water) do ye eat flesh fresh and tender, and ye extract ornaments to wear..."

(Yusuf Ali Translation)

●​Surah Al-Nahl (16:14)

​"It is He Who has made the sea subject, that ye may eat thereof flesh that is fresh and tender, and that ye may extract therefrom ornaments to wear; and thou seest the ships therein that plough the waves, that ye may seek (thus) of the bounty of Allah and that ye may be grateful."

(Yusuf Ali Translation)

​Gems in Paradise

​In descriptions of the afterlife, gemstones are used to depict the immense beauty and luxury of the rewards for the righteous.

●​Surah Al-Insan (76:19)

​"And round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness): If thou seest them, thou wouldst think them scattered pearls."

(Yusuf Ali Translation)

●​Surah Al-Waqi'ah (56:22–23)

​"And (there will be) Companions with beautiful, big, and lustrous eyes,— Like unto pearls well-guarded."

(Yusuf Ali Translation)

●​Surah Al-Tur (52:24)

​"Round about them will serve, (devoted) to them, youths (handsome) as pearls well-guarded."

(Yusuf Ali Translation)

●​Surah Al-Hajj (22:23)

​"Allah will admit those who believe and work righteous deeds, to Gardens beneath which rivers flow: they shall be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls; and their garments there will be of silk."

(Yusuf Ali Translation)

●​Surah Fatir (35:33)

​"Gardens of Eternity will they enter: therein will they be adorned with bracelets of gold and pearls; and their garments there will be of silk."

(Yusuf Ali Translation)

​General Adornment

​While not naming a specific gem, the Qur'an also references the human instinct to love precious metals and jewelry.

●​Surah Ali 'Imran (3:14)

​"Fair in the eyes of men is the love of things they covet: Women and sons; Heaped-up hoards of gold and silver; horses branded (for blood and excellence); and (wealth of) cattle and well-tilled land. Such are the possessions of this world's life; but in nearness to Allah is the best of the goals (To return to)."

(Yusuf Ali Translation)