Sura Ibrāhīm 14:45

وَسَكَنتُمْ فِى مَسَٰكِنِ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَتَبَيَّنَ لَكُمْ كَيْفَ فَعَلْنَا بِهِمْ وَضَرَبْنَا لَكُمُ ٱلْأَمْثَالَ

wa-sakantum fī masākini lladhīna ẓalamū anfusahum wa-tabayyana la-kum kayfa faʿalnā bihim wa-ḍarabnā lakumu l-amthāla

"And ye dwelt in the dwellings of men who wronged their own souls; ye were clearly shown how We dealt with them; and We put forth (many) parables in your behoof!"

Sura al-Kahf 18:11

فَضَرَبْنَا عَلَىٰٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ فِى ٱلْكَهْفِ سِنِينَ عَدَدًا

fa-ḍarabnā ʿala ādhānihim fī l-kahfi sinīna ʿadadan

Then We draw (a veil) over their ears, for a number of years, in the Cave, (so that they heard not):

Sura al-Furqān 25:39

وَكُلًّا ضَرَبْنَا لَهُ ٱلْأَمْثَٰلَ وَكُلًّا تَبَّرْنَا تَتْبِيرًا

wa-kullan ḍarabnā lahu l-amthāla wa-kullan tabbarnā tatbīran

To each one We set forth Parables and examples; and each one We broke to utter annihilation (for their sins).

Sura al-ʿAnkabūt 29:43

وَتِلْكَ ٱلْأَمْثَٰلُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ وَمَا يَعْقِلُهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْعَٰلِمُونَ

wa-tilka l-amthālu naḍribuhā lil-nāsi wa-mā yaʿqiluhā illā l-ʿālimūna

And such are the Parables We set forth for mankind, but only those understand them who have knowledge.

Sura al-Rūm 30:58

وَلَقَدْ ضَرَبْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِى هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍ وَلَئِن جِئْتَهُم بِـَٔايَةٍ لَّيَقُولَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا مُبْطِلُونَ

wa-la-qad ḍarabnā lil-nāsi fī hādhā l-qurʾāni min kulli mathalin wa-laʾin jiʾtahum bi-āyatin la-yaqūlanna lladhīna kafarū in antum illā mubṭilūna

verily We have propounded for men, in this Qur'an every kind of Parable: But if thou bring to them any Sign, the Unbelievers are sure to say, "Ye do nothing but talk vanities."

Sura al-Zumar 39:27

وَلَقَدْ ضَرَبْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِى هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانِ مِن كُلِّ مَثَلٍ لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

wa-la-qad ḍarabnā lil-nāsi fī hādhā l-qurʾāni min kulli mathalin la-ʿallahum yatadhakkarūna

We have put forth for men, in this Qur'an every kind of Parable, in order that they may receive admonition.

Sura al-Zukhruf 43:5

أَفَنَضْرِبُ عَنكُمُ ٱلذِّكْرَ صَفْحًا أَن كُنتُمْ قَوْمًا مُّسْرِفِينَ

a-fa-naḍribu ʿankumu l-dhikrā ṣafḥan an kuntum qawman musrifīna

Shall We then take away the Message from you and repel (you), for that ye are a people transgressing beyond bounds?

Sura al-Ḥashr 59:21

لَوْ أَنزَلْنَا هَٰذَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ عَلَىٰ جَبَلٍ لَّرَأَيْتَهُۥ خَٰشِعًا مُّتَصَدِّعًا مِّنْ خَشْيَةِ ٱللَّـهِ وَتِلْكَ ٱلْأَمْثَٰلُ نَضْرِبُهَا لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

law anzalnā hādhā l-qurʾāna ʿalā jabalin llaraaytahu khāshiʿan mutaṣaddiʿan min khashyati allāhi wa-tilka l-amthālu naḍribuhā lil-nāsi la-ʿallahum yatafakkarūna

Had We sent down this Qur'an on a mountain, verily, thou wouldst have seen it humble itself and cleave asunder for fear of Allah. Such are the similitudes which We propound to men, that they may reflect.