The Holy Quran 2:57 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَظَلَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْغَمَامَ وَأَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ ۖ كُلُوا۟ مِن طَيِّبَـٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنَـٰكُمْ ۖ وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

Translation

(Also among the many favours that We gave you was that) We shaded you with the clouds and sent manna and salwa to you (saying) "Eat from the pure things that We have provided for you (and do not store it for the future)." (However) They (the Bani Israa'eel) did not oppress Us (they did not harm Us by disregarding Our command), but they oppressed (harmed) only themselves (because they suffered the consequences of their disobedience when their food started to rot).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Manna and salwa: when Pharaoh had been drowned and the Children of Israel, by Allah's command, set out from Egypt for Syria (Sham), their tents were torn in the wilderness and the heat of the sun bore down on them; so a cloud remained [over them] all day long. And when there was no grain left, manna and salwa would come down for them to eat.

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