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Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 242

Al-Baqarah [2]: 242 ~ English Qur'an Word By Word and Multi Tafseer

كَذٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ اٰيٰتِهٖ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُوْنَ ࣖ (البقرة : ٢)

kadhālika
كَذَٰلِكَ
Thus
yubayyinu
يُبَيِّنُ
makes clear
l-lahu
ٱللَّهُ
Allah
lakum
لَكُمْ
for you
āyātihi
ءَايَٰتِهِۦ
His Verses
laʿallakum
لَعَلَّكُمْ
so that you may
taʿqilūna
تَعْقِلُونَ
use your intellect

Transliteration:

Kazaalika yubaiyinul laahu lakum aayaatihee la'allakum ta'qiloon (QS. al-Baq̈arah:242)

English / Sahih Translation:

Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses [i.e., laws] that you might use reason. (QS. Al-Baqarah, ayah 242)

Mufti Taqi Usmani

This is how Allah makes His verses clear to you, so that you may understand.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to you, so perhaps you will understand.

Ruwwad Translation Center

This is how Allah makes His verses clear to you, so that you may understand.

A. J. Arberry

So God makes clear His signs for you; haply you will understand.

Abdul Haleem

In this way God makes His revelations clear to you, so that you may grow in understanding.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

In this wise Allah expoundeth unto you His commandments, haply ye may reflect.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Thus doth Allah Make clear His Signs to you; In order that ye may understand.

Abul Ala Maududi

Thus Allah makes clear His commandments for you: it is expected that you will use your common sense.

Ahmed Ali

So does God pronounce His decrees that you may understand.

Ahmed Raza Khan

This is how Allah explains His verses to you so that you may understand.

Ali Quli Qarai

Thus does Allah clarify His signs to you so that you may exercise your reason.

Ali Ünal

Thus does God make His Revelations (and signposts of His way) clear to you, that you may understand (where your benefit lies and act accordingly).

Amatul Rahman Omar

Thus does Allâh make His commandments clear to you so that you may abstain (from evil).

English Literal

Like that God clarifies to you His verses/evidences , maybe you reason/understand/ comprehend .

Faridul Haque

This is how Allah explains His verses to you so that you may understand.

Hamid S. Aziz

Thus does Allah explain to you His revelations so that you may understand.

Hilali & Khan

Thus Allah makes clear His Ayat (Laws) to you, in order that you may understand.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Allah thus makes clear to you His messages that you may understand.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Allah thus makes clear to you His communications that you may understand.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Thus Allah expoundeth unto you His revelations so that ye may understand.

Muhammad Sarwar

Thus does God explain His revelations to you so that perhaps you will have understanding.

Qaribullah & Darwish

Like this Allah clarifies to you His verses in order that you understand.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Thus Allah makes clear His Ayat (Laws) to you, in order that you may understand.

Wahiduddin Khan

Thus God makes His commandments clear to you, so that you may understand.

Talal Itani

God thus explains His revelations to you, so that you may understand.

Tafsir jalalayn

So, in the same way that He has explained to you what has been mentioned, God makes clear His signs for you, so that you might understand, reflect.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللّهُ لَكُمْ ايَاتِهِ


Thus Allah makes clear His Ayat (Laws) to you,

meaning, what He allows, forbids, requires, His set limits, His commandments and His prohibitions are all explained and made plain and clear for you. He did not leave any matter in general terms if you needed the specifics.

لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ



in order that you may understand.

meaning, understand and comprehend