سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 53
وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ ﴿53﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when We gave Mûsâ (Moses) the Scripture [the Taurât (Torah)] and the criterion (of right and wrong) so that you may be guided aright."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
ءَاتَيْنَا
ātaynā
We gave
مُوسَى
mūsā
Musa
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ
wal-fur'qāna
and the Criterion
لَعَلَّكُمْ
laʿallakum
perhaps you
تَهْتَدُونَ
tahtadūna
(would be) guided
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
53. 1. This is also an incident after crossing the Red Sea (Ibn Kathir). It is possible that the book, that is, the Torah, has also been referred to as Furqan, because every heavenly book is one that clarifies truth and falsehood, or miracles have been called Furqan, as miracles also play an important role in distinguishing between truth and falsehood.
