Al-Baqarah 2:66
The Cow · Juz 1 · Page 10
فَجَعَلۡنَٰهَا نَكَٰلٗا لِّمَا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡهَا وَمَا خَلۡفَهَا وَمَوۡعِظَةٗ لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ ٦٦
And We made it a deterrent punishment for those who were present and those who succeeded [them] and a lesson for those who fear Allāh.
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Makki ibn Abi Talib
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Commentary on 2:66
قوله: ﴿فَجَعَلْنَاهَا نَكَالاً﴾.
أي: فجعلنا العقوبة نكالاً وهي المسخة، وعليه أكثر أهل التفسير. وقيل: الهاء للقردة.
وقيل: للأمة الذين اعتدوا.
وروي عن ابن عباس أنه قال: ﴿جَعَلْنَاهَا﴾ [الحج: ٣٦]. أي: جعلنا الحيتان نَكَالاً لأن العقوبة من أجلها كانت. فدل الكلام عليها نكالاً لا عقوبة" عن ابن عباس.
ومعنى "نَكَّلْتُ به" عند أهل اللغة: فعلت به ما ينكل غيره أن يفعل مثله فيصيبه مثل ما أصابه.
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قوله: ﴿لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا﴾ أي: من بعدهم ليحذر ويتقي.
﴿وَمَا خَلْفَهَا﴾ لمن بقي منهم عبرة. قاله ابن عباس.
وقال الربيع: "لما خلا من ذنوبهم: أي عوقبوا [من أجل ما] خلا من ذنوبهم، ﴿وَمَا خَلْفَهَا﴾: أي: عبرة لمن بقي من الناس".
وروى عكرمة عن ابن عباس: ﴿لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا وَمَا خَلْفَهَا﴾: من القرى".
وقال قتادة: ﴿لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا﴾: مِن ذنوبها التي مضت، ﴿وَمَا خَلْفَهَا﴾: تعديهم في السبت وأخذهم الحيتان". وكذلك قال مجاهد.
وقال السدي: "﴿لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا﴾ ما سلف من ذنوبها، ﴿وَمَا خَلْفَهَا﴾: للأمم التي بعدها ألا يعصوا فيصنع بهم مثل ذلك".
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قوله: ﴿وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ﴾.
أمة محمد ﷺ أن لا ينتهكوا ما حرم الله عليهم فيصيبهم مثل ذلك.
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2:62
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَٱلَّذِينَ هَادُواْ وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰ وَٱلصَّٰبِـِٔينَ مَنۡ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحٗا فَلَهُمۡ أَجۡرُهُمۡ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ وَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ ٦٢
Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] - those [among them] who believed in Allāh and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve1.
1 translator’s note
- After the coming of Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) no religion other than Islām is acceptable to Allāh, as stated in 3:85. ↩
2:63
وَإِذۡ أَخَذۡنَا مِيثَٰقَكُمۡ وَرَفَعۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمُ ٱلطُّورَ خُذُواْ مَآ ءَاتَيۡنَٰكُم بِقُوَّةٖ وَٱذۡكُرُواْ مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَتَّقُونَ ٦٣
And [recall] when We took your covenant, [O Children of Israel, to abide by the Torah] and We raised over you the mount, [saying], "Take what We have given you with determination and remember what is in it that perhaps you may become righteous."
2:64
ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيۡتُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَۖ فَلَوۡلَا فَضۡلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَرَحۡمَتُهُۥ لَكُنتُم مِّنَ ٱلۡخَٰسِرِينَ ٦٤
Then you turned away after that. And if not for the favor of Allāh upon you and His mercy, you would have been among the losers.
2:65
وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱعۡتَدَوۡاْ مِنكُمۡ فِي ٱلسَّبۡتِ فَقُلۡنَا لَهُمۡ كُونُواْ قِرَدَةً خَٰسِـِٔينَ ٦٥
And you had already known about those who transgressed among you concerning the sabbath, and We said to them, "Be apes, despised."
2:66
فَجَعَلۡنَٰهَا نَكَٰلٗا لِّمَا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡهَا وَمَا خَلۡفَهَا وَمَوۡعِظَةٗ لِّلۡمُتَّقِينَ ٦٦
And We made it a deterrent punishment for those who were present and those who succeeded [them] and a lesson for those who fear Allāh.
2:67
وَإِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأۡمُرُكُمۡ أَن تَذۡبَحُواْ بَقَرَةٗۖ قَالُوٓاْ أَتَتَّخِذُنَا هُزُوٗاۖ قَالَ أَعُوذُ بِٱللَّهِ أَنۡ أَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَ ٦٧
And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "Indeed, Allāh commands you to slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you take us in ridicule?" He said, "I seek refuge in Allāh from being among the ignorant."
2:68
قَالُواْ ٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا هِيَۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٞ لَّا فَارِضٞ وَلَا بِكۡرٌ عَوَانُۢ بَيۡنَ ذَٰلِكَۖ فَٱفۡعَلُواْ مَا تُؤۡمَرُونَ ٦٨
They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is." [Moses] said, "[Allāh] says, 'It is a cow which is neither old nor virgin, but median between that,' so do what you are commanded."
2:69
قَالُواْ ٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا لَوۡنُهَاۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٞ صَفۡرَآءُ فَاقِعٞ لَّوۡنُهَا تَسُرُّ ٱلنَّٰظِرِينَ ٦٩
They said, "Call upon your Lord to show us what is her color." He said, "He says, 'It is a yellow cow, bright in color - pleasing to the observers.'"