Surat Al-Baqarah (The Cow) - سورة البقرة

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02:65

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And you had already known about those who transgressed among you concerning the sabbath, and We said to them, "Be apes, despised."

02:66

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And We made it a deterrent punishment for those who were present and those who succeeded [them] and a lesson for those who fear Allah .

02:67

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And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "Indeed, Allah commands you to slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you take us in ridicule?" He said, "I seek refuge in Allah from being among the ignorant."

02:68

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They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is." [Moses] said, "[ Allah ] says, 'It is a cow which is neither old nor virgin, but median between that,' so do what you are commanded."

02:69

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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.' "

02:70

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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."

02:71

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He said, "He says, 'It is a cow neither trained to plow the earth nor to irrigate the field, one free from fault with no spot upon her.' " They said, "Now you have come with the truth." So they slaughtered her, but they could hardly do it.

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Surat Al-Baqarah (The Cow) - سورة البقرة