The Holy Quran 2:73 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

فَقُلْنَا ٱضْرِبُوهُ بِبَعْضِهَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُحْىِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمَوْتَىٰ وَيُرِيكُمْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

Translation

We said, "Strike it (the murdered corpse) with a piece of it (with a piece of the slaughtered bull so that the dead man can tell the people who murdered him)." In a like manner does Allaah bring the dead back to life and He shows you His Aayaat (His power) so that you may understand (that just as Allaah brought the dead man back to life, he will do the same on the Day of Qiyaamah when He brings mankind back to life).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, when he was struck with a piece of that cow, he came to life by Allah's command, blood began to flow from the wound, and he named his killers — they were the nephews of the murdered man himself. Out of greed for wealth they had taken their uncle into the wilderness and killed him. Having named them, he fell down and died.

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