البقرة
- Surah number
- 2
- Ayahs
- 286
- Meaning
- The Cow
- Revelation
- Medinan
Recitation plays ayah by ayah and continues automatically.
About Surah Al-Baqarah
Surah Al-Baqarah is the longest surah in the Quran. It covers belief, worship, community ethics, family matters, charity, fasting, pilgrimage, financial conduct and lessons from earlier communities, repeatedly connecting faith with responsible action.
Main themes
- Guidance, belief and human responses to revelation
- Lessons from Bani Isra’il and Prophet Ibrahim
- Prayer, fasting, charity and pilgrimage
- Family, community, justice and financial ethics
Listening and reading
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