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Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 216

Quran 2:216 · The Cow · Medinan · Juz 2

2:216

Arabic

كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْقِتَالُ وَهُوَ كُرْهٌ لَّكُمْ ۚ وَعَسٰٓى اَنْ تَكْرَهُوْا شَيْـًٔا وَّهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۚ وَعَسٰٓى اَنْ تُحِبُّوْا شَيْـًٔا وَّهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ ۗ وَاللّٰهُ يَعْلَمُ وَاَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ࣖ ۝٢١٦

Transliteration

Kutiba ‘alaikumul-qitālu wa huwa kurhul lakum, wa ‘asā an takrohū syai'aw wa huwa khoirul lakum, wa ‘asā an tuḥibbū syai'aw wa huwa syarrul lakum, wallāhu ya‘lamu wa antum lā ta‘lamūn

Meaning

Fighting is ordained for you, even though you dislike it. But it may be that you dislike something while it is good for you, and it may be that you like something while it is bad for you. Allah knows, and you do not know.

Surah Al-Baqarah verse 216 (Quran 2:216) is verse 216 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 2.

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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).