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Surah Al-Baqarah
Verse 67–73
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2:67

وَإِذْ And when قَالَ said مُوسَىٰ Musa لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ to his people إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah يَأْمُرُكُمْ commands you أَن that تَذْبَحُوا۟ you slaughter بَقَرَةًۭ ۖ a cow قَالُوٓا۟ They said أَتَتَّخِذُنَا Do you take us هُزُوًۭا ۖ (in) ridicule قَالَ He said أَعُوذُ I seek refuge بِٱللَّهِ in Allah أَنْ that أَكُونَ I be مِنَ among ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ the ignorant ٦٧

And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "Indeed, Allāh commands you to slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you take us in ridicule?" He said, "I seek refuge in Allāh from being among the ignorant."

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2:68

قَالُوا۟ They said ٱدْعُ Pray لَنَا for us رَبَّكَ (to) your Lord يُبَيِّن to make clear لَّنَا to us مَا what هِىَ ۚ it (is) قَالَ He said إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He يَقُولُ says إِنَّهَا [Indeed] it بَقَرَةٌۭ (is) a cow لَّا not فَارِضٌۭ old وَلَا and not بِكْرٌ young عَوَانٌۢ middle aged بَيْنَ between ذَٰلِكَ ۖ that فَٱفْعَلُوا۟ so do مَا what تُؤْمَرُونَ you are commanded ٦٨

They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is." [Moses] said, "[Allāh] says, 'It is a cow which is neither old nor virgin, but median between that,' so do what you are commanded."

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2:69

قَالُوا۟ They said ٱدْعُ Pray لَنَا for us رَبَّكَ (to) your Lord يُبَيِّن to make clear لَّنَا to us مَا what لَوْنُهَا ۚ (is) its color قَالَ He said إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He يَقُولُ says إِنَّهَا '[Indeed] it is بَقَرَةٌۭ a cow صَفْرَآءُ yellow فَاقِعٌۭ bright لَّوْنُهَا (in) its color تَسُرُّ pleasing ٱلنَّـٰظِرِينَ (to) those who see (it).' ٦٩

They said, "Call upon your Lord to show us what is her color." He said, "He says, 'It is a yellow cow, bright in color - pleasing to the observers.'"

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2:70

قَالُوا۟ They said ٱدْعُ Pray لَنَا for us رَبَّكَ (to) your Lord يُبَيِّن to make clear لَّنَا to us مَا what هِىَ it (is) إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْبَقَرَ [the] cows تَشَـٰبَهَ look alike عَلَيْنَا to us وَإِنَّآ And indeed we إِن if شَآءَ wills ٱللَّهُ Allah لَمُهْتَدُونَ (will) surely be those who are guided ٧٠

They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is. Indeed, [all] cows look alike to us. And indeed we, if Allāh wills, will be guided."

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2:71

قَالَ He said إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He يَقُولُ says إِنَّهَا [Indeed] it بَقَرَةٌۭ (is) a cow لَّا not ذَلُولٌۭ trained تُثِيرُ to plough ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth وَلَا and not تَسْقِى water ٱلْحَرْثَ the field مُسَلَّمَةٌۭ sound لَّا no شِيَةَ blemish فِيهَا ۚ in it قَالُوا۟ They said ٱلْـَٔـٰنَ Now جِئْتَ you have come بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ with the truth فَذَبَحُوهَا So they slaughtered it وَمَا and not كَادُوا۟ they were near يَفْعَلُونَ (to) doing (it) ٧١

He said, "He says, 'It is a cow neither trained to plow the earth nor to irrigate the field, one free from fault with no spot upon her.'" They said, "Now you have come with the truth." So they slaughtered her, but they could hardly do it.

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2:72

وَإِذْ And when قَتَلْتُمْ you killed نَفْسًۭا a man فَٱدَّٰرَْٰٔتُمْ then you disputed فِيهَا ۖ concerning it وَٱللَّهُ but Allah مُخْرِجٌۭ (is) the One Who brought forth مَّا what كُنتُمْ you were تَكْتُمُونَ concealing ٧٢

And [recall] when you slew a man and disputed over it, but Allāh was to bring out that which you were concealing.

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2:73

فَقُلْنَا So We said ٱضْرِبُوهُ Strike him بِبَعْضِهَا ۚ with a part of it كَذَٰلِكَ Like this يُحْىِ revives ٱللَّهُ Allah ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ the dead وَيُرِيكُمْ and shows you ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ His Signs لَعَلَّكُمْ perhaps you may تَعْقِلُونَ use your intellect ٧٣

So We said, "Strike him [i.e., the slain man] with part of it." Thus does Allāh bring the dead to life, and He shows you His signs that you might reason.

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