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Al-Baqarah 260

Ayah 260 of 286 · Medinan

وَإِذۡ قَالَ إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمُ رَبِّ أَرِنِي كَيۡفَ تُحۡيِ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰۖ قَالَ أَوَلَمۡ تُؤۡمِنۖ قَالَ بَلَىٰ وَلَٰكِن لِّيَطۡمَئِنَّ قَلۡبِيۖ قَالَ فَخُذۡ أَرۡبَعَةٗ مِّنَ ٱلطَّيۡرِ فَصُرۡهُنَّ إِلَيۡكَ ثُمَّ ٱجۡعَلۡ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ جَبَلٖ مِّنۡهُنَّ جُزۡءٗا ثُمَّ ٱدۡعُهُنَّ يَأۡتِينَكَ سَعۡيٗاۚ وَٱعۡلَمۡ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٞ ٢٦٠

And [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead." [Allāh] said, "Have you not believed?" He said, "Yes, but [I ask] only that my heart may be satisfied." [Allāh] said, "Take four birds and commit them to yourself.1 Then [after slaughtering them] put on each hill a portion of them; then call them - they will come [flying] to you in haste. And know that Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., train them to come to you on command.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِذۡAnd whenwa-idh
  2. قَالَsaidqāla
  3. إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمُIbrahimib'rāhīmu
  4. رَبِّMy Lordrabbi
  5. أَرِنِيshow mearinī
  6. كَيۡفَhowkayfa
  7. تُحۡيِYou give lifetuḥ'yī
  8. ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰۖ(to) the deadl-mawtā
  9. قَالَHe saidqāla
  10. أَوَلَمۡHave notawalam
  11. تُؤۡمِنۖyou believedtu'min
  12. قَالَHe saidqāla
  13. بَلَىٰYesbalā
  14. وَلَٰكِن[and] butwalākin
  15. لِّيَطۡمَئِنَّto satisfyliyaṭma-inna
  16. قَلۡبِيۖmy heartqalbī
  17. قَالَHe saidqāla
  18. فَخُذۡThen takefakhudh
  19. أَرۡبَعَةٗfourarbaʿatan
  20. مِّنَofmina
  21. ٱلطَّيۡرِthe birdsl-ṭayri
  22. فَصُرۡهُنَّand incline themfaṣur'hunna
  23. إِلَيۡكَtowards youilayka
  24. ثُمَّthenthumma
  25. ٱجۡعَلۡputij'ʿal
  26. عَلَىٰonʿalā
  27. كُلِّeachkulli
  28. جَبَلٖhilljabalin
  29. مِّنۡهُنَّof themmin'hunna
  30. جُزۡءٗاa portionjuz'an
  31. ثُمَّthenthumma
  32. ٱدۡعُهُنَّcall themud'ʿuhunna
  33. يَأۡتِينَكَthey will come to youyatīnaka
  34. سَعۡيٗاۚ(in) hastesaʿyan
  35. وَٱعۡلَمۡAnd knowwa-iʿ'lam
  36. أَنَّthatanna
  37. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  38. عَزِيزٌ(is) All-Mightyʿazīzun
  39. حَكِيمٞAll-Wiseḥakīmun

Tafsir

O Prophet, remember when Abraham said, ‘My Lord, show me how the dead come back to life’. Allah said to him, ‘Do you not have faith in this?’ Abraham replied, ‘I do have faith, but I just want to put my heart at ease’. So, Allah instructed him, saying, ‘Take four birds and tame them. Then cut them up into pieces and place a piece of each bird on the hills around you. Then call those birds and you will see that they will come quickly to you, having been brought back to life. Know, O Abraham, that Allah is Mighty in His dominion and Wise in His instruction and legislation’.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran