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The Clear Qur'anic Exegesis (26)

Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf

Surat Al Baqarah (66-67)


{ فَجَعَلْنَاهَا نَكَالاً لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا وَمَا خَلْفَهَا وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ } [البقرة: 66]

66- The punishment of the people of the village was an example for the surrounding villages and admonish for those who fear the wrath and curse of Allah so that they may not violate the boundaries of Allah by the meanest plots.


{ وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ إِنَّ اللّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَذْبَحُواْ بَقَرَةً قَالُواْ أَتَتَّخِذُنَا هُزُواً قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِاللّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ } [البقرة: 67]

67- O Children of Israel, remember when one of you was killed and you did not know his killer. Thereupon, you asked your Prophet to tell you about the killer. So, he asked you to slaughter a cow —later on, we shall explain the wisdom behind this— so, you said in acrimony and bad manners: Do you mock and make fun of us?
He, your teacher and your guide to the truth, said to you: God forbid that I be one of those who mock at the believers, but the whole matter was inspired by Allah