2:242
كَذَٰلِكَيُبَيِّنُٱللَّهُلَكُمْءَايَٰتِهِۦلَعَلَّكُمْتَعْقِلُونَ٢٤٢
kadhālika yubayyinu l-lahu lakum āyātihi laʿallakum taʿqilūna
Thus does Allāh make clear to you His verses [i.e., laws] that you might use reason.(242)
Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 242 (2:242)
ٱلْبَقَرَة
كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
Quran 2:242 is ayah 242 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 2, on page 39 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 2
- Hizb 4
- Page 39
- Ruku 31
- Revealed Medina
Word by word
- كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
- يُبَيِّنُyubayyinumakes clear
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- لَكُمْlakumfor you
- ءَايَٰتِهِۦāyātihiHis Verses
- لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
- تَعْقِلُونَtaʿqilūnause your intellect
Tafsir (commentary) of 2:242
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This commentary explains ayahs 2:240–242 together.