Surah Al Baqara Ayat 189
The Heifer · English translation · Edition God
They ask you about the crescents. Say, “They are timetables for people, and for the Hajj.” It is not virtuous that you approach homes from their backs, but virtue is to be pious. So approach homes from their doors, and observe God, that you may succeed.
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Surah Al Baqara Ayat 187
Permitted for you is intercourse with your wives on the night of the fast. They are a garment for you, and you are a garment for them. God knows that you used to betray yourselves, but He turned to you and pardoned you. So approach them now, and seek what God has ordained for you, and eat and drink until the white streak of dawn can be distinguished from the black streak. Then complete the fast until nightfall. But do not approach them while you are in retreat at the mosques. These are the limits of God, so do not come near them. God thus clarifies His revelations to the people, that they may attain piety.
Surah Al Baqara Ayat 188
And do not consume one another’s wealth by unjust means, nor offer it as bribes to the officials in order to consume part of other people’s wealth illicitly, while you know.
Surah Al Baqara Ayat 190
And fight in the cause of God those who fight you, but do not commit aggression; God does not love the aggressors.
Surah Al Baqara Ayat 191
And kill them wherever you overtake them, and expel them from where they had expelled you. Oppression is more serious than murder. But do not fight them at the Sacred Mosque, unless they fight you there. If they fight you, then kill them. Such is the retribution of the disbelievers.
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This is ayat 189 of Surah Al Baqara (The Heifer), surah 2 of the Quran. This surah contains 286 ayats. The English translation is by Talal Itani, ClearQuran, Edition God.
Read all 286 ayats of Surah Al Baqara