Surah Al Baqara Ayat 72
The Heifer · English translation · Edition God
And recall when you killed a person, and disputed in the matter; but God was to expose what you were hiding.
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Surah Al Baqara Ayat 70
They said, “Call upon your Lord to show us which one; the heifers look alike to us; and God willing, we will be guided.”
Surah Al Baqara Ayat 71
He said, “He says she is a heifer, neither yoked to plow the earth, nor to irrigate the field; sound without blemish.” They said, “Now you have brought the truth.” So they slew her; though they almost did not.
Surah Al Baqara Ayat 73
We said, “Strike him with part of it.” Thus God brings the dead to life; and He shows you His signs, that you may understand.
Surah Al Baqara Ayat 74
Then after that your hearts hardened. They were as rocks, or even harder. For there are some rocks from which rivers gush out, and others that splinter and water comes out from them, and others that sink in awe of God. God is not unaware of what you do.
About this reference
This is ayat 72 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