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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 169of 286

إِنَّمَا يَأْمُرُكُم بِٱلسُّوٓءِ وَٱلْفَحْشَآءِ وَأَن تَقُولُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ﴿١٦٩

Translation (Sahih International)

He only orders you to evil and immorality and to say about Allah what you do not know.

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
يَأْمُرُكُمyamurukumhe commands you
بِٱلسُّوٓءِbil-sūito (do) the evil
وَٱلْفَحْشَآءِwal-faḥshāiand the shameful
وَأَنwa-anand that
تَقُولُوا۟taqūlūyou say
عَلَىʿalāabout
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
مَاwhat
لَاnot
تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnayou know

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Order to eat the Lawful Things, and the Prohibition of following the Footsteps of ShaytanAfter Allah stated that there is no deity worthy of worship except Him and that He Alone created the creation, He stated that He is the Sustainer for all His creation, and He mentioned a favor that He granted them; He has allowed them to eat any of the pure lawful things on the earth that do not cause harm to the body or the mind.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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