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Al-Baqarah
البقرة

Classification	Madinan
Meaning of the name	The Calf
Other names	The Heifer
Statistics
Sura number	2
Number of verses	286
Juz' number	1 to 3
Hizb number	1 to 5
Number of Sajdahs	89
Previous Sura	Al-Fatiha
Next Sura	Al-i-Imran
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Sura Al-Baqara (Arabic: سورة البقرة‎, Sūratu l-Baqarah, "Calf") is the second and the longest sura (chapter) of the Qur'an. The chapter comprises 286 ayat (verses) and the verse 282 is the single longest verse in the Qur'an.^[1] The famous Ayat ul Kursi (Verse 255) is also part of this Surah. The last two verses of the chapter are also of special importance.^[2]

[edit] Overview

The Sura's name is in reference to an argument between the Prophet Moses and the Israelites over a cow they should sacrifice in order to know the murderer of a slain man (see ^{[Qur'an 2:67]}). (Not to be confused with the popular biblical incident where Moses prohibited worshiping a Calf idol, referenced elsewhere in the chapter.)

It is a Medinan sura; most of it is believed to have been revealed during the first two years after the Hijra. Some sections (for instance, the verses prohibiting interest on loans) were revealed later, and the last three verses were revealed in Mecca. The sura addresses a wide variety of topics, including substantial amounts of law, and retells stories of Adam, Abraham and Moses. A major theme is guidance: urging the pagans (Al-Kuffar) and the Jews of Medina to embrace Islam, and warning them and the hypocrites of the fate God had visited in the past on those who failed to heed His call.

Al-Baqarah contains several verses dealing with the subject of warfare. Verses ^{[Qur'an 2:190]} are often quoted on the nature of battle in Islam.

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[edit] References

1. ^ "Physical Aspects of the Noble Qur'an". www.al-islam.org. http://www.al-islam.org/glorious_quran/8.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-10. 
2. ^ The last two verses of Surah al Baqarah

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Wikisource has original text related to this article: Al Baqara

• Al-Baqara at Altafsir.com
• Sura 2, The Heifer (Al-Baqarah)
• Ayatul Kursi Learn Ayatul Kursi with Audio at MountHira.com
• Arabic and Transliteration along with translation in several languages
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• Word-by-word translation and grammar for Sura Al-Baqara (from the Quranic Arabic Corpus)