The Holy Quran 2:72 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَإِذْ قَتَلْتُمْ نَفْسًا فَٱدَّٰرَْٰٔتُمْ فِيهَا ۖ وَٱللَّهُ مُخْرِجٌ مَّا كُنتُمْ تَكْتُمُونَ

Translation

(Call to mind the time) When you murdered a soul and then began putting the blame on each other, while Allaah was to uncover what you hid (concerning the truth of the matter). (This verse refers to the murder mentioned above and is therefore the beginning of the story. It is mentioned afterwards so that a separate lesson can be learnt from it.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, your forefathers had killed Amil. Then each began to lay [the blame] on the other, and what you were concealing (that is, the weakness of your faith or the truth about the killer) Almighty Allah willed to bring to light.

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