Laughing is mentioned in the Quran in these verses:

[9:82] Let them laugh a little, and cry a lot. This is the requital for the sins they have earned.

[11:38] While he was building the ark, whenever some of his people passed by him they laughed at him. He said, “You may be laughing at us, but we are laughing at you, just as you are laughing.

[11:71] His wife was standing, and she laughed when we gave her the good news about Isaac, and after Isaac, Jacob.

[23:110] “But you mocked and ridiculed them, to the extent that you forgot Me. You used to laugh at them.

[27:19] He smiled and laughed at her statement, and said, “My Lord, direct me to be appreciative of the blessings You have bestowed upon me and my parents, and to do the righteous works that please You. Admit me by Your mercy into the company of Your righteous servants.”

[43:47] When he showed them our proofs, they laughed at them.

[53:43] He is the One who makes you laugh or cry.

[53:60] Are you laughing, instead of crying?

[80:39] Laughing and joyful.

[83:29] The wicked used to laugh at those who believed.

[83:30] When they passed by them, they used to poke fun.

[83:31] When they got together with their people, they used to joke.

[83:32] Whenever they saw them, they said, “These people are far astray!

[83:33] “They have no such thing as (invisible) guards.”

[83:34] Today, those who believed are laughing at the disbelievers.

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