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Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 148
وَٱتَّخَذَ قَوْمُ مُوسَىٰ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ مِنْ حُلِيِّهِمْ عِجْلًا جَسَدًا لَّهُۥ خُوَارٌ ۚ أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّهُۥ لَا يُكَلِّمُهُمْ وَلَا يَهْدِيهِمْ سَبِيلًا ۘ ٱتَّخَذُوهُ وَكَانُوا۟ ظَـٰلِمِينَ ﴿148﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And the people of Mûsâ (Moses) made in his absence, out of their ornaments, the image of a calf (for worship). It had a sound (as if it was mooing). Did they not see that it could neither speak to them nor guide them to the way? They took it (for worship) and they were Zâlimûn (wrong-doers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱتَّخَذَ
wa-ittakhadha
And took
قَوْمُ
qawmu
(the) people
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
(of) Musa
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعْدِهِۦ
baʿdihi
after him
مِنْ
min
from
حُلِيِّهِمْ
ḥuliyyihim
their ornaments
عِجْلًۭا
ʿij'lan
a calf
جَسَدًۭا
jasadan
an image
لَّهُۥ
lahu
[for] it
خُوَارٌ ۚ
khuwārun
(had) a lowing sound
أَلَمْ
alam
Did not
يَرَوْا۟
yaraw
they see
أَنَّهُۥ
annahu
that it
لَا
lā
(could) not
يُكَلِّمُهُمْ
yukallimuhum
speak to them
وَلَا
walā
and not
يَهْدِيهِمْ
yahdīhim
guide them
سَبِيلًا ۘ
sabīlan
(to) a way
ٱتَّخَذُوهُ
ittakhadhūhu
They took it (for worship)
وَكَانُوا۟
wakānū
and they were
ظَـٰلِمِينَ
ẓālimīna
wrongdoers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
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