The Holy Quran 2:172 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُلُوا۟ مِن طَيِّبَـٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنَـٰكُمْ وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ لِلَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ

Translation

O you who have Imaan! Eat from the pure (and wholesome) things which We have provided for you and show gratitude (be obedient) to Allaah (for what He has provided and made lawful) if it is indeed Him Whom you worship.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The command to Muslims to eat what is lawful: the command to eat good and pure things (tayyibat) has already passed above. But since the mushriks do not desist from following Shaytan, invent rulings of their own and attribute them to Allah, do not abandon the false customs of their forefathers, and have no room in them to understand the truth, now, turning…

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