Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 67
وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تَذْبَحُوا۟ بَقَرَةً ۖ قَالُوٓا۟ أَتَتَّخِذُنَا هُزُوًا ۖ قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِٱللَّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ
And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "Indeed, Allāh commands you to slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you take us in ridicule?" He said, "I seek refuge in Allāh from being among the ignorant."
Al-Baqarah · 2:67
Word by word
- وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
- قَالَqālasaid
- مُوسَىٰmūsāMusa
- لِقَوْمِهِۦٓliqawmihito his people
- إِنَّinnaIndeed
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- يَأْمُرُكُمْyamurukumcommands you
- أَنanthat
- تَذْبَحُوا۟tadhbaḥūyou slaughter
- بَقَرَةًۭ ۖbaqaratana cow
- قَالُوٓا۟qālūThey said
- أَتَتَّخِذُنَاatattakhidhunāDo you take us
- هُزُوًۭا ۖhuzuwan(in) ridicule
- قَالَqālaHe said
- أَعُوذُaʿūdhuI seek refuge
- بِٱللَّهِbil-lahiin Allah
- أَنْanthat
- أَكُونَakūnaI be
- مِنَminaamong
- ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَl-jāhilīnathe ignorant
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