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Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 17

Quran 2:17 · The Cow · Medinan · Juz 1

2:17

Arabic

مَثَلُهُمْ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِى اسْتَوْقَدَ نَارًا ۚ فَلَمَّآ اَضَاۤءَتْ مَا حَوْلَهٗ ذَهَبَ اللّٰهُ بِنُوْرِهِمْ وَتَرَكَهُمْ فِيْ ظُلُمٰتٍ لَّا يُبْصِرُوْنَ ۝١٧

Transliteration

Maṡaluhum kamaṡalil-lażistauqoda nārō, falammā aḍō-at mā ḥaulahūū żahaballāhu binūrihim wa tarokahum fī ẓulumātil lā yubṣirūn

Meaning

Their likeness is that of a person who kindled a fire; when it illuminated all around him, Allah took away their light, and left them in darkness, unable to see.

Surah Al-Baqarah verse 17 (Quran 2:17) is verse 17 of the 286 verses of Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), a Medinan surah that is number 2 in the Quran, and it is part of juz 1.

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Arabic text: Ministry of Religious Affairs of Indonesia (Kemenag RI). Transliteration: Aplikita. English translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com (CC BY-ND 4.0).