Surah 2. Al-Baqarah

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Verses [Section]: 1-7[1], 8-20 [2], 21-29 [3], 30-39 [4], 40-46 [5], 47-59 [6], 60-61 [7], 62-71 [8], 72-82 [9], 83-86 [10], 87-96 [11], 97-103 [12], 104-112 [13], 113-121 [14], 122-129 [15], 130-141 [16], 142-147 [17], 148-151 [18], 152-163 [19], 164-167 [20], 168-176 [21], 177-182 [22], 183-188 [23], 189-196 [24], 197-210 [25], 211-216 [26], 217-221 [27], 222-228 [28], 229-231 [29], 232-235 [30], 236-242 [31], 243-248 [32], 249-253 [33], 254-257 [34], 258-260 [35], 261-266 [36], 267-273 [37], 274-281 [38], 282-283 [39], 284-286 [40]

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Quran Text of Verse 183-188یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُوْاbelieve[d]كُتِبَIs prescribedعَلَیْكُمُfor youالصِّیَامُ[the] fastingكَمَاasكُتِبَwas prescribedعَلَیtoالَّذِیْنَthoseمِنْfromقَبْلِكُمْbefore youلَعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتَتَّقُوْنَۙ(become) righteous اَیَّامًا(Fasting for) daysمَّعْدُوْدٰتٍ ؕnumberedفَمَنْSo whoeverكَانَisمِنْكُمْamong youمَّرِیْضًاsickاَوْorعَلٰیonسَفَرٍa journeyفَعِدَّةٌthen a prescribed numberمِّنْofاَیَّامٍdaysاُخَرَ ؕotherوَ عَلَیAnd onالَّذِیْنَthose whoیُطِیْقُوْنَهٗcan afford itفِدْیَةٌa ransomطَعَامُ(of) feedingمِسْكِیْنٍ ؕa poorفَمَنْAnd whoeverتَطَوَّعَvolunteersخَیْرًاgoodفَهُوَthen itخَیْرٌ(is) betterلَّهٗ ؕfor himوَ اَنْAnd toتَصُوْمُوْاfastخَیْرٌ(is) betterلَّكُمْfor youاِنْifكُنْتُمْyouتَعْلَمُوْنَ know شَهْرُMonthرَمَضَانَ(of) Ramadhaanالَّذِیْۤ(is) thatاُنْزِلَwas revealedفِیْهِthereinالْقُرْاٰنُthe Quranهُدًیa Guidanceلِّلنَّاسِfor mankindوَ بَیِّنٰتٍand clear proofsمِّنَofالْهُدٰی[the] Guidanceوَ الْفُرْقَانِ ۚand the CriterionفَمَنْSo whoeverشَهِدَwitnessesمِنْكُمُamong youالشَّهْرَthe monthفَلْیَصُمْهُ ؕthen he should fast in itوَ مَنْand whoeverكَانَisمَرِیْضًاsickاَوْorعَلٰیonسَفَرٍa journeyفَعِدَّةٌthen prescribed number (should be made up)مِّنْfromاَیَّامٍdaysاُخَرَ ؕotherیُرِیْدُIntendsاللّٰهُAllahبِكُمُfor youالْیُسْرَ[the] easeوَ لَاand notیُرِیْدُintendsبِكُمُfor youالْعُسْرَ ؗ[the] hardshipوَ لِتُكْمِلُواso that you completeالْعِدَّةَthe prescribed periodوَ لِتُكَبِّرُواand that you magnifyاللّٰهَAllahعَلٰیforمَا[what]هَدٰىكُمْHe guided youوَ لَعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتَشْكُرُوْنَ (be) grateful وَ اِذَاAnd whenسَاَلَكَask youعِبَادِیْMy servantsعَنِّیْabout Meفَاِنِّیْthen indeed I amقَرِیْبٌ ؕnearاُجِیْبُI respondدَعْوَةَ(to the) invocationالدَّاعِ(of) the supplicantاِذَاwhenدَعَانِ ۙhe calls MeفَلْیَسْتَجِیْبُوْاSo let them respondلِیْto Meوَ لْیُؤْمِنُوْاand let them believeبِیْin Meلَعَلَّهُمْso that they mayیَرْشُدُوْنَ (be) led aright 2. Al-Baqarah Page 29اُحِلَّPermittedلَكُمْfor youلَیْلَةَ(in the) nightsالصِّیَامِ(of) fastingالرَّفَثُ(is) the approachاِلٰیtoنِسَآىِٕكُمْ ؕyour wivesهُنَّTheyلِبَاسٌ(are) garmentsلَّكُمْfor youوَ اَنْتُمْand youلِبَاسٌ(are) garmentsلَّهُنَّ ؕfor themعَلِمَKnowsاللّٰهُAllahاَنَّكُمْthat youكُنْتُمْused toتَخْتَانُوْنَdeceiveاَنْفُسَكُمْyourselvesفَتَابَso He turnedعَلَیْكُمْtowards youوَ عَفَاand He forgaveعَنْكُمْ ۚ[on] youفَالْـٰٔنَSo nowبَاشِرُوْهُنَّhave relations with themوَ ابْتَغُوْاand seekمَاwhatكَتَبَhas ordainedاللّٰهُAllahلَكُمْ ۪for youوَ كُلُوْاAnd eatوَ اشْرَبُوْاand drinkحَتّٰیuntilیَتَبَیَّنَbecomes distinctلَكُمُto youالْخَیْطُthe threadالْاَبْیَضُ[the] whiteمِنَfromالْخَیْطِthe threadالْاَسْوَدِ[the] blackمِنَofالْفَجْرِ ۪[the] dawnثُمَّThenاَتِمُّواcompleteالصِّیَامَthe fastاِلَیtillالَّیْلِ ۚthe nightوَ لَاAnd (do) notتُبَاشِرُوْهُنَّhave relations with themوَ اَنْتُمْwhile youعٰكِفُوْنَ ۙ(are) secludedفِیinالْمَسٰجِدِ ؕthe masajidتِلْكَTheseحُدُوْدُ(are the) limitsاللّٰهِ(set by) Allahفَلَاso (do) notتَقْرَبُوْهَا ؕapproach themكَذٰلِكَThusیُبَیِّنُmakes clearاللّٰهُAllahاٰیٰتِهٖHis versesلِلنَّاسِfor [the] peopleلَعَلَّهُمْso that they mayیَتَّقُوْنَ (become) righteous وَ لَاAnd (do) notتَاْكُلُوْۤاeatاَمْوَالَكُمْyour propertiesبَیْنَكُمْamong yourselvesبِالْبَاطِلِwrongfullyوَ تُدْلُوْاand presentبِهَاۤ[with] itاِلَیtoالْحُكَّامِthe authoritiesلِتَاْكُلُوْاso that you may eatفَرِیْقًاa portionمِّنْfromاَمْوَالِ(the) wealthالنَّاسِ(of) the peopleبِالْاِثْمِsinfullyوَ اَنْتُمْwhile youتَعْلَمُوْنَ۠know

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Translation of Verse 183-188

183. O believers! Fasting is prescribed for you-as it was for those before you ⁶¹ -so perhaps you will become mindful ˹of Allah˺.

184. ˹Fast a˺ prescribed number of days. ⁶² But whoever of you is ill or on a journey, then ˹let them fast˺ an equal number of days ˹after Ramaḍân˺. For those who can only fast with extreme difficulty, ⁶³ compensation can be made by feeding a needy person ˹for every day not fasted˺. But whoever volunteers to give more, it is better for them. And to fast is better for you, if only you knew.

185. Ramaḍân is the month in which the Quran was revealed as a guide for humanity with clear proofs of guidance and the standard ˹to distinguish between right and wrong˺. So whoever is present this month, let them fast. But whoever is ill or on a journey, then ˹let them fast˺ an equal number of days ˹after Ramaḍân˺. Allah intends ease for you, not hardship, so that you may complete the prescribed period and proclaim the greatness of Allah for guiding you, and perhaps you will be grateful.

186. When My servants ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about Me: I am truly near. I respond to one's prayer when they call upon Me. So let them respond ˹with obedience˺ to Me and believe in Me, perhaps they will be guided ˹to the Right Way˺.

187. It has been made permissible for you to be intimate with your wives during the nights preceding the fast. Your spouses are a garment ⁶⁴ for you as you are for them. Allah knows that you were deceiving yourselves. ⁶⁵ So He has accepted your repentance and pardoned you. So now you may be intimate with them and seek what Allah has prescribed for you. ⁶⁶ ˹You may˺ eat and drink until you see the light of dawn breaking the darkness of night, then complete the fast until nightfall. Do not be intimate with your spouses while you are meditating in the mosques. These are the limits set by Allah, so do not exceed them. This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to people, so they may become mindful ˹of Him˺.

188. Do not consume one another's wealth unjustly, nor deliberately bribe authorities in order to devour a portion of others' property, knowing that it is a sin.

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Commentary

61. i.e., the followers of previous prophets.

62. i.e., the month of Ramaḍân, the 9 th month in the Islamic calendar.

63. In the case of old age or chronic disease.

64. "Garment" ( libâs ) is a metaphor for comfort, chastity, and protection.

65. Initially, intimate relations during the night of Ramaḍân were not permissible. Since some Muslims could not resist not having intercourse with their spouses, this verse was revealed allowing intimacy during the nights preceding the fast.

66. This implies offspring.