Al-Baqarah · The Heifer
2:68 · Al-Baqara
قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّنْ لَنَا مَا هِيَ ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لَا فَارِضٌ وَلَا بِكْرٌ عَوَانٌ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ فَافْعَلُوا مَا تُؤْمَرُونَ
They said: "Beseech on our behalf Thy Lord to make plain to us what (heifer) it is!" He said; "He says: The heifer should be neither too old nor too young, but of middling age. Now do what ye are commanded!"
Ayahs that share a topic with this one.
وَلَمَّا وَقَعَ عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّجْزُ قَالُوا يَا مُوسَى ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِنْدَكَ ۖ لَئِنْ كَشَفْتَ عَنَّا الرِّجْزَ لَنُؤْمِنَنَّ لَكَ وَلَنُرْسِلَنَّ مَعَكَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ
Every time the penalty fell on them, they said: "O Moses! on your behalf call on thy Lord in virtue of his promise to thee: If thou wilt remove the penalty from us, we shall truly believe in thee, and we shall send away the Children of Israel with thee."
قَالَ رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي
(Moses) said: "O my Lord! expand me my breast;
وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي
"Ease my task for me;
وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي
"And remove the impediment from my speech,
يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
"So they may understand what I say:
فَسَقَىٰ لَهُمَا ثُمَّ تَوَلَّىٰ إِلَى الظِّلِّ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ
So he watered (their flocks) for them; then he turned back to the shade, and said:"O my Lord! truly am I in (desperate) need of any good that Thou dost send me!"
Phrases from this ayah that also appear in other places. A reading aid, not a ruling.
قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّنْ لَنَا
appears in 2 other places
لَنَا مَا هِيَ
appears in 1 other place
قَالَ إِنَّهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لَا
appears in 1 other place
Ayahs that use much of the same wording. Shared words are highlighted. A reading aid, not a ruling.