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 168-176یٰۤاَیُّهَاOالنَّاسُmankindكُلُوْاEatمِمَّاof whatفِی(is) inالْاَرْضِthe earthحَلٰلًاlawfulطَیِّبًا ۖؗ(and) goodوَّ لَاAnd (do) notتَتَّبِعُوْاfollowخُطُوٰتِ(the) footsteps (of)الشَّیْطٰنِ ؕthe ShaitaanاِنَّهٗIndeed, heلَكُمْ(is) to youعَدُوٌّan enemyمُّبِیْنٌ clear اِنَّمَاOnlyیَاْمُرُكُمْhe commands youبِالسُّوْٓءِto (do) the evilوَ الْفَحْشَآءِand the shamefulوَ اَنْand thatتَقُوْلُوْاyou sayعَلَیaboutاللّٰهِAllahمَاwhatلَاnotتَعْلَمُوْنَ you know 2. Al-Baqarah Page 26وَ اِذَاAnd whenقِیْلَit is saidلَهُمُto themاتَّبِعُوْاFollowمَاۤwhatاَنْزَلَhas revealedاللّٰهُAllahقَالُوْاthey saidبَلْNayنَتَّبِعُwe followمَاۤwhatاَلْفَیْنَاwe foundعَلَیْهِ[on it]اٰبَآءَنَا ؕour forefathers (following)اَوَ لَوْEven thoughكَانَ[were]اٰبَآؤُهُمْtheir forefathersلَا(did) notیَعْقِلُوْنَunderstandشَیْـًٔاanythingوَّ لَاand notیَهْتَدُوْنَ were they guided وَ مَثَلُAnd (the) exampleالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelieve[d]كَمَثَلِ(is) like (the) exampleالَّذِیْ(of) the one whoیَنْعِقُshoutsبِمَاat whatلَاnotیَسْمَعُ(does) hearاِلَّاexceptدُعَآءًcallsوَّ نِدَآءً ؕand criesصُمٌّۢdeafبُكْمٌdumbعُمْیٌ(and) blindفَهُمْ[so] theyلَا(do) notیَعْقِلُوْنَ understand یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُوْاbelieve[d]كُلُوْاEatمِنْfromطَیِّبٰتِ(the) goodمَاwhatرَزَقْنٰكُمْWe have provided youوَ اشْكُرُوْاand be gratefulلِلّٰهِto Allahاِنْifكُنْتُمْyouاِیَّاهُaloneتَعْبُدُوْنَ worship Him اِنَّمَاOnlyحَرَّمَHe has forbiddenعَلَیْكُمُto youالْمَیْتَةَthe dead animalsوَ الدَّمَand [the] bloodوَ لَحْمَand fleshالْخِنْزِیْرِ(of) swineوَ مَاۤand whatاُهِلَّhas been dedicatedبِهٖ[with it]لِغَیْرِto other thanاللّٰهِ ۚAllahفَمَنِSo whoeverاضْطُرَّ(is) forced by necessityغَیْرَwithoutبَاغٍ(being) disobedientوَّ لَاand notعَادٍtransgressorفَلَاۤthen noاِثْمَsinعَلَیْهِ ؕon himاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahغَفُوْرٌ(is) Oft-Forgivingرَّحِیْمٌ Most Merciful اِنَّIndeedالَّذِیْنَthose whoیَكْتُمُوْنَconcealمَاۤwhatاَنْزَلَ(has) revealedاللّٰهُAllah (has)مِنَofالْكِتٰبِthe Bookوَ یَشْتَرُوْنَand they purchaseبِهٖthere withثَمَنًاa gainقَلِیْلًا ۙlittleاُولٰٓىِٕكَThoseمَاnotیَاْكُلُوْنَthey eatفِیْinبُطُوْنِهِمْtheir belliesاِلَّاexceptالنَّارَthe Fireوَ لَاAnd notیُكَلِّمُهُمُwill speak to themاللّٰهُAllahیَوْمَ(on the) Dayالْقِیٰمَةِ(of) [the] Judgmentوَ لَاand notیُزَكِّیْهِمْ ۖۚwill He purify themوَ لَهُمْand for themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentاَلِیْمٌ painful اُولٰٓىِٕكَThoseالَّذِیْنَ(are) they whoاشْتَرَوُاpurchase[d]الضَّلٰلَةَ[the] astrayingبِالْهُدٰیfor [the] Guidanceوَ الْعَذَابَand [the] punishmentبِالْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚfor [the] forgivenessفَمَاۤSo what (is)اَصْبَرَهُمْtheir enduranceعَلَیonالنَّارِ the Fire! ذٰلِكَThatبِاَنَّ(is) becauseاللّٰهَAllahنَزَّلَrevealedالْكِتٰبَthe Bookبِالْحَقِّ ؕwith [the] Truthوَ اِنَّAnd indeedالَّذِیْنَthoseاخْتَلَفُوْاwho differedفِیinالْكِتٰبِthe Bookلَفِیْ(are) surely inشِقَاقٍۭschismبَعِیْدٍ۠far

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Translation of Verse 168-176

168. O humanity! Eat from what is lawful and good on the earth and do not follow Satan's footsteps. He is truly your sworn enemy.

169. He only incites you to commit evil and indecency, and to claim against Allah what you do not know.

170. When it is said to them, "Follow what Allah has revealed," they reply, "No! We ˹only˺ follow what we found our forefathers practicing." ˹Would they still do so,˺ even if their forefathers had ˹absolutely˺ no understanding or guidance?

171. The example of the disbelievers ˹not responding to the Messenger's warning˺ is like a flock not comprehending the calls and cries of the shepherd. ˹They are wilfully˺ deaf, dumb and blind so they have no understanding.

172. O believers! Eat from the good things We have provided for you. And give thanks to Allah if you ˹truly˺ worship Him ˹alone˺.

173. He has only forbidden you ˹to eat˺ carrion, blood, swine, ⁵⁴ and what is slaughtered in the name of any other than Allah. But if someone is compelled by necessity-neither driven by desire nor exceeding immediate need-they will not be sinful. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

174. Indeed, those who hide Allah's revelations, trading them for a fleeting gain consume nothing but fire into their bellies. Allah will neither speak to them on the Day of Judgment, nor will He purify them. And they will suffer a painful punishment.

175. They are the ones who trade guidance for misguidance and forgiveness for punishment. How persistent are they in pursuit of the Fire!

176. That is because Allah has revealed the Book in truth. And surely those who differ regarding it are totally engrossed in opposition.

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Commentary

54. Eating pork is forbidden in the Old Testament in Leviticus 11:7-8 and Deuteronomy 14:8.