Al-Baqarah

24 passages reference this surah

From 16 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.

Volume 1 — From Creation to Mūsā

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "them to sacrifice the cow, and they did so, albeit hesitantly. Then, by Allah's command, they struck the slain man with a part of the cow. It is said it was with her thigh flesh or another part. When they did, Allah brought the man back to life. He stood up, his jugular"

   Source in From Creation to Mūsā →

The Story of Musa

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "The people finally said, now you have brought the truth. They slaughtered the cow, though they almost did not do it due to their hesitation. The cow with these specific attributes was found with a man who was dutiful to his father."

   Source in The Story of Musa →

2. "making the task more difficult for them. They inquired about the cow's description, color, and age, and were given rare specifications. The cow was to be of median age, neither too old nor too young."

   Source in The Story of Musa →

Volume 3 — The Sīrah: From the First Revelation to Badr

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "So turn your face toward al-Masjid al-Haram. Also from Surah al-Baqarah. Al-Baqarah. When the Qibla was changed the Jews questioned what has turned them away from their Qibla which they used to face. Allah responded say to Allah"

   Source in First Revelation to Badr →

2. "of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, for they were impure. A man from the clan of Amr ibn Auf expelled his brother Zuwayy ibn Al-Harith, saying, The devil has overcome you and his command. Ibn Ishaq mentioned the verses revealed about them from Surah Al-Baqarah"

   Source in First Revelation to Badr →

The Story of Adam

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "Allah, the Exalted, also said, Descend into a town and you shall have what you asked for Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah, 2-71 And he said, And of them are some that fall down for fear of Allah Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah, 2-74"

   Source in The Story of Adam →

Futūḥ al-Ghayb — Revelations of the Unseen

Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics

1. "God knows, and you do not know." Surah Al-Baqarah 2:216. He has concealed from you the true knowledge of things and veiled you from it. So do not behave improperly by disliking or loving something, but follow the Shariah in all that befalls you if you are in the state of piety, which is the first step. Follow the command in the state of sainthood and the presence of desire, and do not exceed it, which is the second step."

   Source in Futūḥ al-Ghayb →

2. "and they are the ones who are guided." Surah Al-Baqarah 2:155-157 In the other state, you implore your Lord, the Almighty, with supplication and humility, magnifying Him and obeying His command, placing things in their proper place, for He has encouraged you to ask Him and return to Him. He has made this a source of relief for you, a messenger from you to Him, and a means of connection with Him,"

   Source in Futūḥ al-Ghayb →

3. "This denial becomes for them, as God Almighty said: Their sin is greater than their benefit. Surah Al-Baqarah 2:219. Outwardly, it is denial, but inwardly, it is displeasing to the Lord Almighty and objecting to Him, leading to a state of confusion, where their duty is silence, submission, and seeking a lawful way for it in the Sharia,"

   Source in Futūḥ al-Ghayb →

al-Fawāʾid — Points of Benefit, Volume Two

Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics

1. "And He said, Exalted is He: Or did you suppose that you would enter Paradise while God has not yet known those of you who strove, and known those who are patient? This is in Al Imran; and before it He had said in al-Baqara, most of which came down before Al Imran: Or did you suppose that you would enter Paradise when there has not yet come to you the like of what came to those who passed away before you?"

   Source in al-Fawāʾid II →

Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

Ibn Kathir · Timeless Classics

1. "The Banu Hanifa fought a fight the like of which had never been known, and the Companions began to exhort one another, saying: O people of the Surah of the Cow, today the sorcery is undone! And Thabit ibn Qays dug a hollow for his feet in the earth, up to the middle of his shins, bearing the banner of the Ansar, after he had anointed himself with the embalming spices and wrapped himself in a shroud;"

   Source in Abu Bakr al-Siddiq →

Book 10: The Mysteries of Regular Divisions

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Ali, may Allah honor his face, used to say, "I do not think a man of sound mind would sleep before reciting the last two verses of Surat Al-Baqarah." He should say twenty-five times, "SubhanAllah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, Wallahu Akbar," so that the total of these four phrases reaches a hundred."

   Source in Arrangement of Litanies →

2. "His punishment, the evil of His servants, the suggestions of devils, and their presence. This hadith is also found in other collections and is deemed hasan. Reports confirm the virtue of reciting Surah al-Fatiha, Ayat al-Kursi, and the ending of Surah al-Baqarah, along with other specific verses."

   Source in Arrangement of Litanies →

3. "Another hadith mentions an angel who descended to the Prophet, saying, "Rejoice in two lights given to you: the Opening of the Book and the concluding verses of Surah al-Baqarah." The merit of Ayat al-Kursi is reported by Muslim, where it is described as the greatest verse in the Book of Allah."

   Source in Arrangement of Litanies →

Book 8: The Mysteries of Qur'an Recitation

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "but one of them only recited Al-Baqara while the other recited the entire Qur’an. He said they were equal in reward. Know that Tarteel is recommended not merely for reflection, for the non-Arab who does not understand the Qur’an’s meaning is also recommended to use Tarteel and deliberation in recitation,"

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2. "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, left behind twenty thousand Companions, but only six memorized the entire Quran, with some disagreement on two of them. Most memorized a chapter or two, and those who memorized Al-Baqarah and Al-An'am were considered their scholars."

   Source in Qur'an Recitation →

Book 13: Etiquettes of Earning and Living

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. ""The scattered waters we poured into the milk gathered all at once and took the cow." The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, "When the two traders are honest and sincere, they are blessed in their transaction, but if they conceal and lie, the blessing is removed from their transaction.""

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Book 4: The Book of Prayer

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "The imam leads the people in the mosque in two rak'ahs, bowing twice in each rak'ah, with the first being longer than the last. There is no audible recitation. In the first standing of the first rak'ah, one reads Al-Fatiha and Surah Al-Baqarah; in the second, Al-Fatiha and Al Imran;"

   Source in The Book of Prayer →

Volume 2 — From the Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia

Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya

1. "taught him from what he willed, from Surah Al-Baqarah, highlights the bravery of David. Peace be upon him. He defeated Goliath in a way that humiliated Goliath's soldiers and shattered their morale. This victory was significant as it led to the triumph of faith over idolatry,"

   Source in Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia →

2. "of Karun and Balaam were mentioned in the story of Moses. Likewise, the story of Al-Hidr and the story of Pharaoh and the magicians are all part of the story of Moses. The story of the cow was mentioned in the story of Moses, and the story of those who left their homes"

   Source in Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia →

Book 19: The Book of Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "Death did not deter me, but it was in a public setting, and I feared that embellishment for people might overtake me, leading to my death without sincerity in the act." If it is asked what the verse "And do not throw yourselves into destruction" from Surah Al-Baqarah means,"

   Source in The Book of Commanding Good and Forbidding Evil →

The Story of Ibrahim

Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets

1. "as a result. Abraham prayed to God to protect his family, and Sarah did the same. When the king intended to wrong her, she performed ablution, prayed, and supplicated to God. God protected her, as he says, and seek help through patience and prayer, from Surat al-Baqarah."

   Source in The Story of Ibrahim →

Book 33: Fear and Hope

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

1. "Some mystics considered the verse about debts in Surah Al-Baqarah among the strongest causes of hope. When asked what about it gives hope, they replied that the world is little, and a person's provision from it is little, and debt is little compared to one's provision."

   Source in Fear & Hope →

Book 21: The Book of the Wonders of the Heart

Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din

1. "This is further supported by a hadith concerning the revelation of Allah's words. And whether you disclose what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it. From Surah Al-Baqarah, Some companions came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and"

   Source in The Book of the Wonders of the Heart →