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 243-248اَلَمْDid notتَرَyou seeاِلَی[to]الَّذِیْنَthose whoخَرَجُوْاwent outمِنْfromدِیَارِهِمْtheir homesوَ هُمْand theyاُلُوْفٌ(were in) thousandsحَذَرَ(in) fearالْمَوْتِ ۪(of) [the] deathفَقَالَThen saidلَهُمُto themاللّٰهُAllahمُوْتُوْا ۫Dieثُمَّthenاَحْیَاهُمْ ؕHe restored them to lifeاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahلَذُوْ(is) surely Possessorفَضْلٍ(of) bountyعَلَیforالنَّاسِ[the] mankindوَ لٰكِنَّ[and] butاَكْثَرَmostالنَّاسِ(of) the peopleلَا(are) notیَشْكُرُوْنَ grateful وَ قَاتِلُوْاAnd fightفِیْinسَبِیْلِ(the) wayاللّٰهِ(of) Allahوَ اعْلَمُوْۤاand knowاَنَّthatاللّٰهَAllahسَمِیْعٌ(is) All-Hearingعَلِیْمٌ All-Knowing مَنْWhoذَا(is) the oneالَّذِیْwhoیُقْرِضُwill lendاللّٰهَ(to) Allahقَرْضًاa loanحَسَنًاgoodفَیُضٰعِفَهٗso (that) He multiplies itلَهٗۤfor himاَضْعَافًاmanifoldsكَثِیْرَةً ؕmanyوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahیَقْبِضُwithholdsوَیَبْصُۜطُ ۪and grants abundanceوَ اِلَیْهِand to Himتُرْجَعُوْنَ you will be returned 2. Al-Baqarah Page 40اَلَمْDid notتَرَyou seeاِلَی[towards]الْمَلَاِthe chiefsمِنْۢofبَنِیْۤ(the) Childrenاِسْرَآءِیْلَ(of) Israelمِنْۢfromبَعْدِafterمُوْسٰی ۘMusaاِذْwhenقَالُوْاthey saidلِنَبِیٍّto a Prophetلَّهُمُof theirsابْعَثْAppointلَنَاfor usمَلِكًاa kingنُّقَاتِلْwe may fightفِیْinسَبِیْلِ(the) wayاللّٰهِ ؕ(of) AllahقَالَHe saidهَلْWouldعَسَیْتُمْyou perhapsاِنْifكُتِبَprescribedعَلَیْكُمُupon youالْقِتَالُ[the] fightingاَلَّاthat notتُقَاتِلُوْا ؕyou fightقَالُوْاThey saidوَ مَاAnd whatلَنَاۤfor usاَلَّاthat notنُقَاتِلَwe fightفِیْinسَبِیْلِ(the) wayاللّٰهِ(of) Allahوَ قَدْwhile surelyاُخْرِجْنَاwe have been driven outمِنْfromدِیَارِنَاour homesوَ اَبْنَآىِٕنَا ؕand our childrenفَلَمَّاYet, whenكُتِبَwas prescribedعَلَیْهِمُupon themالْقِتَالُthe fightingتَوَلَّوْاthey turned awayاِلَّاexceptقَلِیْلًاa fewمِّنْهُمْ ؕamong themوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahعَلِیْمٌۢ(is) All-Knowingبِالظّٰلِمِیْنَ of the wrongdoers وَ قَالَAnd saidلَهُمْto themنَبِیُّهُمْtheir ProphetاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahقَدْ(has) surelyبَعَثَraisedلَكُمْfor youطَالُوْتَTalutمَلِكًا ؕ(as) a kingقَالُوْۤاThey saidاَنّٰیHowیَكُوْنُcan beلَهُfor himالْمُلْكُthe kingshipعَلَیْنَاover usوَ نَحْنُwhile weاَحَقُّ(are) more entitledبِالْمُلْكِto kingshipمِنْهُthan himوَ لَمْand notیُؤْتَhe has been givenسَعَةًabundanceمِّنَofالْمَالِ ؕ[the] wealthقَالَHe saidاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahاصْطَفٰىهُhas chosen himعَلَیْكُمْover youوَ زَادَهٗand increased himبَسْطَةًabundantlyفِیinالْعِلْمِ[the] knowledgeوَ الْجِسْمِ ؕand [the] physiqueوَ اللّٰهُAnd AllahیُؤْتِیْgivesمُلْكَهٗHis kingdomمَنْ(to) whomیَّشَآءُ ؕHe willsوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahوَاسِعٌ(is) All-Encompassingعَلِیْمٌ All-Knowing وَ قَالَAnd saidلَهُمْto themنَبِیُّهُمْtheir ProphetاِنَّIndeedاٰیَةَa signمُلْكِهٖۤ(of) his kingshipاَنْ(is) thatیَّاْتِیَكُمُwill come to youالتَّابُوْتُthe arkفِیْهِin itسَكِیْنَةٌ(is) a tranquilityمِّنْfromرَّبِّكُمْyour Lordوَ بَقِیَّةٌand a remnantمِّمَّاof whatتَرَكَ(was) leftاٰلُ(by the) familyمُوْسٰی(of) Musaوَ اٰلُand familyهٰرُوْنَ(of) Harunتَحْمِلُهُwill carry itالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ ؕthe AngelsاِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیَةً(is) surely a signلَّكُمْfor youاِنْifكُنْتُمْyou areمُّؤْمِنِیْنَ۠believers

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Translation of Verse 243-248

243. Have you ˹O Prophet˺ not seen those who fled their homes in the thousands for fear of death? ¹⁰³ Allah said to them, "Die!" then He gave them life. Surely Allah is ever Bountiful to humanity, but most people are ungrateful.

244. Fight in the cause of Allah, and know that Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

245. Who will lend to Allah a good loan which Allah will multiply many times over? It is Allah ˹alone˺ who decreases and increases ˹wealth˺. And to Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.

246. Have you not seen those chiefs of the Children of Israel after Moses? They said to one of their prophets, "Appoint for us a king, ˹and˺ we will fight in the cause of Allah." He said, "Are you not going to cower if ordered to fight?" They replied, "How could we refuse to fight in the cause of Allah, while we were driven out of our homes and ˹separated from˺ our children?" But when they were ordered to fight, they fled, except for a few of them. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of the wrongdoers.

247. Their prophet told them, "Allah has appointed Saul ¹⁰⁴ to be your king." They protested, "How can he be our king when some of us are more deserving of kingship than he, and he has not been blessed with vast riches?" He replied, "Allah has chosen him over you and blessed him with knowledge and stature. Allah grants kingship to whoever He wills. And Allah is All-Bountiful, All-Knowing."

248. Their prophet further told them, "The sign of Saul's kingship is that the Ark will come to you-containing reassurance ¹⁰⁵ from your Lord and relics of the family of Moses and the family of Aaron, ¹⁰⁶ which will be carried by the angels. Surely in this is a sign for you, if you ˹truly˺ believe."

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Commentary

103. They fled in the wake of a plague or an enemy attack.

104. Ṭalûṭ.

105. Reassurance refers to the Torah.

106. i.e., the staff of Moses and fragments of the Tablets.