Tafsir Muyassar
Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabiaقالوا: ادع لنا ربَّك يوضح لنا صفة هذه البقرة، فأجابهم: إن الله يقول لكم: صفتها ألا تكون مسنَّة هَرِمة، ولا صغيرة فَتِيَّة، وإنما هي متوسطة بينهما، فسارِعوا إلى امتثال أمر ربكم.
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Al-Baqarah 2:68
Word by wordقَالُوا۟ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا هِىَ ۚ قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لَّا فَارِضٌ وَلَا بِكْرٌ عَوَانٌۢ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ فَٱفْعَلُوا۟ مَا تُؤْمَرُونَ
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."
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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Ma'arif al-Qur'an
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Tafsir Muyassar
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir
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