The Holy Quran 2:71 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لَّا ذَلُولٌ تُثِيرُ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَلَا تَسْقِى ٱلْحَرْثَ مُسَلَّمَةٌ لَّا شِيَةَ فِيهَا ۚ قَالُوا۟ ٱلْـَٔـٰنَ جِئْتَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ فَذَبَحُوهَا وَمَا كَادُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ

Translation

Moosa (A.S) said, “Allaah says that it must be a bull that is neither trained to plough the soil nor to water the fields, and which is healthy without any faults (neither should it have any deficiencies nor any stains or markings on its hide)." They said, "Now you have brought the truth." So (after a tiring search and after paying a high price) they slaughtered it, although they did not want to (because of the high price)." (Rasulullaah said that if the Jews had slaughtered any bull at the beginning, it would have sufficed. However, they only made matters difficult for themselves by asking so many questions.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, there is no defect in its limbs, and no spot or mark of another colour on its colouring; rather, it is entirely yellow. That cow belonged to a man who served his mother a great deal and was righteous.

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