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The Clear Qur'anic Exegesis (27)

Muhammad Khayr Ramadan Yusuf

Surat Al Baqarah (68-69)


{ قَالُواْ ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لّنَا مَا هِيَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لاَّ فَارِضٌ وَلاَ بِكْرٌ عَوَانٌ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ فَافْعَلُواْ مَا تُؤْمَرونَ } [البقرة: 68]

68- The Jews said: "We do not know which cow you mean." However, if they had slaughtered any cow, it would have been sufficient, but they made it hard for themselves and said: What is it and what are its descriptions?


So, their prophet said to them: Allah says: It is neither very old nor young. It is rather in between which is the perfect description of an animal, so do as you are told.


{ قَالُواْ ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا لَوْنُهَا قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنّهَا بَقَرَةٌ صَفْرَاء فَاقِـعٌ لَّوْنُهَا تَسُرُّ النَّاظِرِينَ } [البقرة: 69]

69- Again, they asked many questions to make it hard for themselves. They asked: What is its color?

Their prophet said: Allah says: It is a yellow cow that appeals to the beholders.