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Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 53

سورة البقرة، الآية ٥٣

2:53 Juz 1 Hizb 1 Page 8 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 2:53

وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ ۝٥٣

Transliteration

wa-idh ātaynā mūsā l-kitāba wal-fur'qāna laʿallakum tahtadūna

Translation

And [recall] when We gave Moses the Scripture and criterion27 that perhaps you would be guided.

Notes

[27] Differentiating between truth and falsehood. "The Scripture and criterion" refers to the Torah.

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Also, remember that Allah’s giving Moses (peace be upon him) the Torah as a criterion between truth and falsehood, discriminating between guidance and misguidance, so that you might be guided to the truth through it, were from the blessings of Allah.

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Other translations of verse 53

And [remember] when We gave Moses the Scripture and the criterion30, so that you may be guided.

Notes

[30] Differentiating between truth and falsehood. "The Scripture and the criterion" refers to the Torah.

And (remember) when We gave Mûsâ (Moses) the Scripture [the Taurât (Torah)] and the criterion (of right and wrong) so that you may be guided aright."

And when We gave unto Moses the Scripture and the criterion (of right and wrong), that ye might be led aright.

And remember We gave Moses the Scripture and the Criterion (Between right and wrong): There was a chance for you to be guided aright.

And when We gave Musa the Book and the distinction that you might walk aright.

And (remember) as We brought Musa (Moses) the Book and the all-distinctive Furqan, (Literally: the Criterion for right and wrong) that possibly you would be guided.

Verse 53 word by word

  1. وَإِذْ wa-idh And when
  2. ءَاتَيْنَا ātaynā We gave أ ت ي
  3. مُوسَى mūsā Musa
  4. ٱلْكِتَٰبَ l-kitāba the Book ك ت ب
  5. وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ wal-fur'qāna and the Criterion ف ر ق
  6. لَعَلَّكُمْ laʿallakum perhaps you
  7. تَهْتَدُونَ tahtadūna (would be) guided ه د ي

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  • Al-Qasas 28:43

    وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَآ أَهْلَكْنَا ٱلْقُرُونَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ بَصَآئِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

    And We gave Moses the Scripture, after We had destroyed the former generations, as enlightenment for the people and guidance and mercy that they might be reminded.

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