Quran verses about anger

1. ۞وَسَارِعُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ مَغۡفِرَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرۡضُهَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتُ وَٱلۡأَرۡضُ أُعِدَّتۡ لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ ﴿١٣٣﴾ ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ فِي ٱلسَّرَّآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ وَٱلۡكَٰظِمِينَ ٱلۡغَيۡظَ وَٱلۡعَافِينَ عَنِ ٱلنَّاسِۗ وَٱللَّهُ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ﴿١٣٤﴾

   ¹³³And race towards forgiveness from your Lord, and a Garden as wide as the heavens and the earth, prepared for the righteous. ¹³⁴Those who give in prosperity and adversity, and those who restrain anger, and those who forgive people. Allah loves the doers of good.

   Among those promised a garden as wide as the heavens and earth are people who restrain their anger and pardon others.

2. وَٱلَّذِينَ يَجۡتَنِبُونَ كَبَـٰٓئِرَ ٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَٱلۡفَوَٰحِشَ وَإِذَا مَا غَضِبُواْ هُمۡ يَغۡفِرُونَ ﴿٣٧﴾

   And those who avoid major sins and indecencies; and if they become angry, they forgive.

   Believers avoid major sins and shameful deeds, and when they are angry, they forgive.

3. وَلَمَن صَبَرَ وَغَفَرَ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ لَمِنۡ عَزۡمِ ٱلۡأُمُورِ ﴿٤٣﴾

   But whoever endures patiently and forgives—that is a sign of real resolve.

   Being patient with a wrong and forgiving it is described as a sign of real resolve.

4. خُذِ ٱلۡعَفۡوَ وَأۡمُرۡ بِٱلۡعُرۡفِ وَأَعۡرِضۡ عَنِ ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَ ﴿١٩٩﴾ وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ نَزۡغࣱ فَٱسۡتَعِذۡ بِٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّهُۥ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿٢٠٠﴾

   ¹⁹⁹Be tolerant, and command decency, and avoid the ignorant. ²⁰⁰And when a suggestion from Satan assails you, take refuge with Allah. He is Hearing and Knowing.

   Be tolerant and turn away from those who act ignorantly, and if a provocation from Satan stirs you, seek refuge in Allah.

5. وَلَا تَسۡتَوِي ٱلۡحَسَنَةُ وَلَا ٱلسَّيِّئَةُۚ ٱدۡفَعۡ بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُ فَإِذَا ٱلَّذِي بَيۡنَكَ وَبَيۡنَهُۥ عَدَٰوَةࣱ كَأَنَّهُۥ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمࣱ ﴿٣٤﴾ وَمَا يُلَقَّىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُواْ وَمَا يُلَقَّىٰهَآ إِلَّا ذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٖ ﴿٣٥﴾ وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ نَزۡغࣱ فَٱسۡتَعِذۡ بِٱللَّهِۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ﴿٣٦﴾

   ³⁴Good and evil are not equal. Repel evil with good, and the person who was your enemy becomes like an intimate friend. ³⁵But none will attain it except those who persevere, and none will attain it except the very fortunate. ³⁶When a temptation from the Devil provokes you, seek refuge in Allah; He is the Hearer, the Knower.

   Answer bad with what is better and an enemy may become a close friend. This takes patience, and when Satan provokes you, seek refuge in Allah.

6. ٱدۡفَعۡ بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُ ٱلسَّيِّئَةَۚ نَحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يَصِفُونَ ﴿٩٦﴾

   Repel evil by what is better. We are aware of what they describe.

   The Prophet ﷺ is told to repel evil with what is better.

7. وَٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُواْ ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِمۡ وَأَقَامُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأَنفَقُواْ مِمَّا رَزَقۡنَٰهُمۡ سِرّٗا وَعَلَانِيَةٗ وَيَدۡرَءُونَ بِٱلۡحَسَنَةِ ٱلسَّيِّئَةَ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ عُقۡبَى ٱلدَّارِ ﴿٢٢﴾

   And those who patiently seek the presence of their Lord, and pray regularly, and spend from Our provisions to them, secretly and openly, and repel evil with good. These will have the Ultimate Home.

   Among those promised the final home are people who repel evil with good.

8. وَعِبَادُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَمۡشُونَ عَلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ هَوۡنٗا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ ٱلۡجَٰهِلُونَ قَالُواْ سَلَٰمٗا ﴿٦٣﴾

   The servants of the Merciful are those who walk the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, “Peace.”

   The servants of the Most Merciful answer harsh, ignorant words with peace.

9. وَإِنۡ عَاقَبۡتُمۡ فَعَاقِبُواْ بِمِثۡلِ مَا عُوقِبۡتُم بِهِۦۖ وَلَئِن صَبَرۡتُمۡ لَهُوَ خَيۡرࣱ لِّلصَّـٰبِرِينَ ﴿١٢٦﴾

   If you were to retaliate, retaliate to the same degree as the injury done to you. But if you resort to patience—it is better for the patient.

   If you respond to a wrong, do so only in equal measure, but being patient is better.

10. وَلَمَّا رَجَعَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ غَضۡبَٰنَ أَسِفٗا قَالَ بِئۡسَمَا خَلَفۡتُمُونِي مِنۢ بَعۡدِيٓۖ أَعَجِلۡتُمۡ أَمۡرَ رَبِّكُمۡۖ وَأَلۡقَى ٱلۡأَلۡوَاحَ وَأَخَذَ بِرَأۡسِ أَخِيهِ يَجُرُّهُۥٓ إِلَيۡهِۚ قَالَ ٱبۡنَ أُمَّ إِنَّ ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱسۡتَضۡعَفُونِي وَكَادُواْ يَقۡتُلُونَنِي فَلَا تُشۡمِتۡ بِيَ ٱلۡأَعۡدَآءَ وَلَا تَجۡعَلۡنِي مَعَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿١٥٠﴾ قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغۡفِرۡ لِي وَلِأَخِي وَأَدۡخِلۡنَا فِي رَحۡمَتِكَۖ وَأَنتَ أَرۡحَمُ ٱلرَّـٰحِمِينَ ﴿١٥١﴾

    ¹⁵⁰And when Moses returned to his people, angry and disappointed, he said, “What an awful thing you did in my absence. Did you forsake the commandments of your Lord so hastily?” And he threw down the Tablets; and he took hold of his brother’s head, dragging him towards himself. He said, “Son of my mother, the people have overpowered me, and were about to kill me; so do not allow the enemies to gloat over me, and do not count me among the unjust people.” ¹⁵¹He said, “My Lord, forgive me and my brother, and admit us into Your mercy; for You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.”

    Moses returns angry and grieved to find the calf worship, throws down the tablets and seizes his brother, then prays for forgiveness for himself and Aaron (Harun).

11. وَلَمَّا سَكَتَ عَن مُّوسَى ٱلۡغَضَبُ أَخَذَ ٱلۡأَلۡوَاحَۖ وَفِي نُسۡخَتِهَا هُدٗى وَرَحۡمَةࣱ لِّلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِرَبِّهِمۡ يَرۡهَبُونَ ﴿١٥٤﴾

    When the anger abated in Moses, he took up the Tablets. In their transcript is guidance and mercy for those in awe of their Lord.

    When Moses' anger cools, he picks up the tablets again, which contain guidance and mercy.

12. وَذَا ٱلنُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَٰضِبٗا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقۡدِرَ عَلَيۡهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِي ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ أَن لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبۡحَٰنَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿٨٧﴾ فَٱسۡتَجَبۡنَا لَهُۥ وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ مِنَ ٱلۡغَمِّۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُـۨجِي ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ﴿٨٨﴾

    ⁸⁷And Jonah, when he stormed out in fury, thinking We had no power over him. But then he cried out in the darkness, “There is no god but You! Glory to You! I was one of the wrongdoers!” ⁸⁸So We answered him, and saved him from the affliction. Thus We save the faithful.

    Jonah leaves in anger, then in the darkness admits his wrong and calls on Allah, who rescues him.

13. فَٱصۡبِرۡ لِحُكۡمِ رَبِّكَ وَلَا تَكُن كَصَاحِبِ ٱلۡحُوتِ إِذۡ نَادَىٰ وَهُوَ مَكۡظُومࣱ ﴿٤٨﴾

    So wait patiently for the decision of your Lord, and do not be like the Fellow of the Fish who cried out in despair.

    The Prophet ﷺ is told to be patient and not be like Jonah, who cried out in distress.

These verses offer a short plan for an angry moment: pause, seek refuge in Allah, say less, and if you can, answer with something better than what was said to you. Moses' story is a reminder that even after anger gets the better of you, you can pick up what you dropped, ask forgiveness, and continue.