The Holy Quran 2:67 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تَذْبَحُوا۟ بَقَرَةً ۖ قَالُوٓا۟ أَتَتَّخِذُنَا هُزُوًا ۖ قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِٱللَّهِ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ

Translation

(Oh Jews, remember the time) When (after requesting Moosa ask Allaah who had committed a murder) Moosa said to his people, "Verily Allaah commands you to slaughter a bull." They said, "Are you joking with us?" He (Moosa عليه الصلاة والسلام) replied, “I ask Allaah to protect me from becoming one of the ignorant ones (one of those who joke about Allaah's commands)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The command to the Children of Israel to slaughter a cow: that is, remember the time when a man named Amil was killed among the Children of Israel and his killer was not known. Then Musa ﵇ said, “It is Allah's command that you slaughter a cow and strike the dead man with a piece of it; then he will come to life and himself tell you who his killer is.

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