QURAN CHAPTER - 2
Al-Baqarah - The Cow
Revealed - Medinan
Ruku - 40
Ayat - 286
Theme - Guidance
- This Surah is an invitation to the Divine Guidance and all the stories, incidents etc., revolve round this central theme.
- As this Surah has particularly been addressed to the Jews, many historical events have been cited from their own traditions to admonish and advise them that their own good lies in accepting the Guidance revealed to the Holy Prophet.
- The necessity of God consciousness
- The errors committed by followers of earlier revelations
- Legal ordinances (ethics, social relations, warfare etc.)
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