Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 53 (2:53)

ٱلْبَقَرَة

وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ

Quran 2:53 is ayah 53 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 1, on page 8 of the Madani Mushaf.

2:53
وَإِذْءَاتَيْنَامُوسَىٱلْكِتَٰبَوَٱلْفُرْقَانَلَعَلَّكُمْتَهْتَدُونَ٥٣
wa-idh ātaynā mūsā l-kitāba wal-fur'qāna laʿallakum tahtadūna

And [recall] when We gave Moses the Scripture and criterion that perhaps you would be guided.(53)

Word by word

  1. وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
  2. ءَاتَيْنَاātaynāWe gave
  3. مُوسَىmūsāMusa
  4. ٱلْكِتَٰبَl-kitābathe Book
  5. وَٱلْفُرْقَانَwal-fur'qānaand the Criterion
  6. لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumperhaps you
  7. تَهْتَدُونَtahtadūna(would be) guided

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