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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 70of 286

قَالُوا۟ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا هِىَ إِنَّ ٱلْبَقَرَ تَشَٰبَهَ عَلَيْنَا وَإِنَّآ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَمُهْتَدُونَ﴿٧٠

Translation (Sahih International)

They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is. Indeed, [all] cows look alike to us. And indeed we, if Allah wills, will be guided."

Word-by-word meaning

قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
ٱدْعُud'ʿuPray
لَنَاlanāfor us
رَبَّكَrabbaka(to) your Lord
يُبَيِّنyubayyinto make clear
لَّنَاlanāto us
مَاwhat
هِىَhiyait (is)
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلْبَقَرَl-baqara[the] cows
تَشَـٰبَهَtashābahalook alike
عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāto us
وَإِنَّآwa-innāAnd indeed we
إِنinif
شَآءَshāawills
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
لَمُهْتَدُونَlamuh'tadūna(will) surely be those who are guided

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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