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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 69of 286

قَالُوا۟ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا لَوْنُهَا ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌۭ صَفْرَآءُ فَاقِعٌۭ لَّوْنُهَا تَسُرُّ ٱلنَّٰظِرِينَ﴿٦٩

Translation (Sahih International)

They said, "Call upon your Lord to show us what is her color." He said, "He says, 'It is a yellow cow, bright in color - pleasing to the observers.' "

Word-by-word meaning

قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
ٱدْعُud'ʿuPray
لَنَاlanāfor us
رَبَّكَrabbaka(to) your Lord
يُبَيِّنyubayyinto make clear
لَّنَاlanāto us
مَاwhat
لَوْنُهَا ۚlawnuhā(is) its color
قَالَqālaHe said
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
يَقُولُyaqūlusays
إِنَّهَاinnahā'[Indeed] it is
بَقَرَةٌۭbaqaratuna cow
صَفْرَآءُṣafrāuyellow
فَاقِعٌۭfāqiʿunbright
لَّوْنُهَاlawnuhā(in) its color
تَسُرُّtasurrupleasing
ٱلنَّـٰظِرِينَl-nāẓirīna(to) those who see (it).'

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Stubbornness of the Jews regarding the Cow; Allah made the Matter difficult for ThemAllah mentioned the stubbornness of the Children of Israel and the many unnecessary questions they asked their Messengers. This is why when they were stubborn, Allah made the decisions difficult for them. Had they slaughtered a cow, any cow, it would have been sufficient for them, as Ibn `Abbas and `Ubaydah have said.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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