Al-Baqarah: 2nd chapter of the Qur'an
Al-Baqarah, (The Heifer or The Cow), is the second and longest chapter (surah) of the Quran.
It consists of 286 verses (āyāt).
| البقرة Al-Baqarah The Heifer | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Medinan |
| Position | Juzʼ 1–3 |
| No. of Rukus | 40 |
| No. of verses | 286 |
| Opening muqaṭṭaʻāt | Alif lam Meem |
Summary
- 1-20 Unbelievers and hypocrites reproved
- 21-38 Exhortation to the worship of the true God
- 39-102 Jews and Christians urged to accept the claim of Muhammad to be a prophet of God
- 102-112 The opposition of Jews and Christians to Muhammad’s prophetic pretensions combated
- 113 The doctrine of abrogation enunciated
- 115 A Qibla declared to be redundant
- 116-141The Jews denounced and the religion of Abraham declared to be the true Islam
- 142-153 The Jews finally abandoned and the Arabs accepted by the adoption of Makkah as the Qibla of Islam
- 154-163 The Bereaved friends of those slain at the Battle of Badr comforted
- 164-172 Makkans exhorted to faith in God, and directed to observe the law respecting forbidden meats
- 173-176 Law concerning lawful and unlawful food (delivered at Madina)
- 177 The sum of Muslim duty
- 178-179 The law of retaliation
- 180-182 The law concerning bequests
- 183-185 The law concerning fasting
- 186-187 The fast of Ramadan
- 188-202 The pilgrimage to Makkah and war for the faith
- 203-206 Hypocrites and true believers contrasted
- 207-208 Exhortation to a hearty acceptance of Islam
- 209 The doom of infidels pronounced
- 210-212 The Jews reproached
- 213 Suffering to be patiently endured
- 214-242 Sundry laws relating to almsgiving, war, wine, orphans etc.
- 243-253 The duty of warring in defence of religion enjoined by precept, and illustrated by the history of former prophets
- 255 The Throne Verse
- 256-257 Laa ikraha fid deen.
- 258-260 The doctrine of the resurrection illustrated
- 261-274 Exhortation and encouragement to almsgiving
- 275-277 Usury forbidden
- 278-283 Debts in Islam including the longest verse in the Quran
- 284-286 The three verses of Paradise.
References
Other websites
Wikisource has original writing related to this article:
- Q2:30, 50+ translations, islamawakened.com
- "The Cow", a manuscript, dating from the 13th-century, of the al-Baqarah via the World Digital Library
- Qur'anic Verses, a manuscript for al-Baqarah from the 13th-century
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