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 254-257یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُوْۤاbelieve[d]اَنْفِقُوْاSpendمِمَّاof whatرَزَقْنٰكُمْWe (have) provided youمِّنْfromقَبْلِbeforeاَنْthatیَّاْتِیَcomesیَوْمٌa Dayلَّاnoبَیْعٌbargainingفِیْهِin itوَ لَاand noخُلَّةٌfriendshipوَّ لَاand noشَفَاعَةٌ ؕintercessionوَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَAnd the deniersهُمُtheyالظّٰلِمُوْنَ (are) the wrongdoers اَللّٰهُAllahلَاۤ(there is) noاِلٰهَGodاِلَّاexceptهُوَ ۚHimاَلْحَیُّthe Ever-Livingالْقَیُّوْمُ ۚ۬the Sustainer of all that existsلَاNotتَاْخُذُهٗovertakes Himسِنَةٌslumberوَّ لَا[and] notنَوْمٌ ؕsleepلَهٗTo Him (belongs)مَاwhat(ever)فِی(is) inالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ مَاand what(ever)فِی(is) inالْاَرْضِ ؕthe earthمَنْWhoذَا(is) the oneالَّذِیْwhoیَشْفَعُ(can) intercedeعِنْدَهْۤwith Himاِلَّاexceptبِاِذْنِهٖ ؕby His permissionیَعْلَمُHe knowsمَاwhatبَیْنَ(is)اَیْدِیْهِمْbefore themوَ مَاand whatخَلْفَهُمْ ۚ(is) behind themوَ لَاAnd notیُحِیْطُوْنَthey encompassبِشَیْءٍanythingمِّنْofعِلْمِهٖۤHis Knowledgeاِلَّاexceptبِمَا[of] whatشَآءَ ۚHe willedوَسِعَExtendsكُرْسِیُّهُHis Throneالسَّمٰوٰتِ(to) the heavensوَ الْاَرْضَ ۚand the earthوَ لَاAnd notیَـُٔوْدُهٗtires Himحِفْظُهُمَا ۚ(the) guarding of both of themوَ هُوَAnd Heالْعَلِیُّ(is) the Most Highالْعَظِیْمُ the Most Great لَاۤ(There is) noاِكْرَاهَcompulsionفِیinالدِّیْنِ ۙ۫the religionقَدْSurelyتَّبَیَّنَhas become distinctالرُّشْدُthe right (path)مِنَfromالْغَیِّ ۚthe wrongفَمَنْThen whoeverیَّكْفُرْdisbelievesبِالطَّاغُوْتِin false deitiesوَ یُؤْمِنْۢand believesبِاللّٰهِin Allahفَقَدِthen surelyاسْتَمْسَكَhe graspedبِالْعُرْوَةِthe handholdالْوُثْقٰی ۗ[the] firmلَا(which) notانْفِصَامَ(will) breakلَهَا ؕ[for it]وَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahسَمِیْعٌ(is) All-Hearingعَلِیْمٌ All-Knowing 2. Al-Baqarah Page 43اَللّٰهُAllahوَلِیُّ(is the) Protecting Guardianالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoاٰمَنُوْا ۙbelieve[d]یُخْرِجُهُمْHe brings them outمِّنَfromالظُّلُمٰتِ[the] darknessاِلَیtowardsالنُّوْرِ ؕ۬[the] lightوَ الَّذِیْنَAnd those whoكَفَرُوْۤاdisbelieve(d)اَوْلِیٰٓـُٔهُمُtheir guardiansالطَّاغُوْتُ ۙ(are) the evil onesیُخْرِجُوْنَهُمْthey bring them outمِّنَfromالنُّوْرِthe lightاِلَیtowardsالظُّلُمٰتِ ؕthe darknessاُولٰٓىِٕكَThoseاَصْحٰبُ(are the) companionsالنَّارِ ۚ(of) the Fireهُمْtheyفِیْهَاin itخٰلِدُوْنَ۠will abide forever

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Translation of Verse 254-257

254. O believers! Donate from what We have provided for you before the arrival of a Day when there will be no bargaining, ¹⁰⁹ friendship, ¹¹⁰ or intercession. Those who disbelieve are ˹truly˺ the wrongdoers.

255. Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who could possibly intercede with Him without His permission? He ˹fully˺ knows what is ahead of them and what is behind them, but no one can grasp any of His knowledge-except what He wills ˹to reveal˺. His Seat ¹¹¹ encompasses the heavens and the earth, and the preservation of both does not tire Him. For He is the Most High, the Greatest. ¹¹²

256. Let there be no compulsion in religion, for the truth stands out clearly from falsehood. ¹¹³ So whoever renounces false gods and believes in Allah has certainly grasped the firmest, unfailing hand- hold. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

257. Allah is the Guardian of the believers-He brings them out of darkness and into light. As for the disbelievers, their guardians are false gods who lead them out of light and into darkness. It is they who will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.

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Commentary

109. This implies ransoming one's self.

110. i.e., friendly connections.

111. The Arabic word kursi can either mean seat or knowledge. There are some narrations attributed to Prophet Muḥammad ( ﷺ ) that describe Allah's Throne ( 'Arsh ) as being greater than His Kursi .

112. According to Muslim belief, this is the greatest verse in the Quran.

113. This verse was revealed when some new Muslims tried to force their Jewish and Christian children to convert to Islam after the Prophet's emigration ( Hijrah ) to Medina. The verse prohibits forced conversion.