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Al-Baqarah 53

Ayah 53 of 286 · Medinan

وَإِذۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡفُرۡقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَهۡتَدُونَ ٥٣

And [recall] when We gave Moses the Scripture and criterion1 that perhaps you would be guided.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Differentiating between truth and falsehood. "The Scripture and criterion" refers to the Torah.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِذۡAnd whenwa-idh
  2. ءَاتَيۡنَاWe gaveātaynā
  3. مُوسَىMusamūsā
  4. ٱلۡكِتَٰبَthe Bookl-kitāba
  5. وَٱلۡفُرۡقَانَand the Criterionwal-fur'qāna
  6. لَعَلَّكُمۡperhaps youlaʿallakum
  7. تَهۡتَدُونَ(would be) guidedtahtadūna

Tafsir

Also, remember that Allah’s giving Moses (peace be upon him) the Torah as a criterion between truth and falsehood, discriminating between guidance and misguidance, so that you might be guided to the truth through it, were from the blessings of Allah.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran

Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 53 · Al-Murshid