سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 68
قَالُوا۟ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا هِىَ ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لَّا فَارِضٌ وَلَا بِكْرٌ عَوَانٌۢ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ فَٱفْعَلُوا۟ مَا تُؤْمَرُونَ ﴿68﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said, "Call upon your Lord for us that He may make plain to us what it is!" He said, "He says, ‘Verily, it is a cow neither too old nor too young, but (it is) between the two conditions’, so do what you are commanded."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
ٱدْعُ
ud'ʿu
Pray
لَنَا
lanā
for us
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
(to) your Lord
يُبَيِّن
yubayyin
to make clear
لَّنَا
lanā
to us
مَا
mā
what
هِىَ ۚ
hiya
it (is)
قَالَ
qāla
He said
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
يَقُولُ
yaqūlu
says
إِنَّهَا
innahā
[Indeed] it
بَقَرَةٌۭ
baqaratun
(is) a cow
لَّا
lā
not
فَارِضٌۭ
fāriḍun
old
وَلَا
walā
and not
بِكْرٌ
bik'run
young
عَوَانٌۢ
ʿawānun
middle aged
بَيْنَ
bayna
between
ذَٰلِكَ ۖ
dhālika
that
فَٱفْعَلُوا۟
fa-if'ʿalū
so do
مَا
mā
what
تُؤْمَرُونَ
tu'marūna
you are commanded
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
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