Quran Page 27: The Essence of Righteousness and the Law of Retribution (Surah Al-Baqarah 177-181)

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📖 About Surah Al-Baqarah (Page 27)

Page 27 contains one of the most comprehensive verses in the Quran: Ayat al-Birr (Verse 177). This verse defines true righteousness, moving beyond mere outward rituals to internal faith and social justice. The page also introduces laws regarding Al-Qisas (legal retribution) to preserve life through justice, and the importance of leaving a will (Wasiyyah) for parents and relatives.

🕌 Arabic Text (Page 27)

Quran Page 27 Arabic Text

🌍 English Translation (Sahih International)

Verse 177: Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets and gives wealth, despite love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler, those who ask [for help], and for freeing slaves; [and who] establishes prayer and gives zakah...

Verse 178: O you who have believed, prescribed for you is legal retribution for those murdered - the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and the female for the female...

Verse 179: And there is for you in legal retribution [saving of] life, O you [people] of understanding, that you may become righteous.

Verse 180: Prescribed for you when death approaches [any] one of you if he leaves wealth [is that he should make] a bequest for the parents and near relatives according to what is acceptable - a duty upon the righteous.

Source: Sahih International Translation

💡 Vocabulary & Tajwid Insights

Arabic Word Meaning / Context
Al-Birr (الْبِرَّ) Comprehensive righteousness and piety.
Al-Qiṣāṣ (الْقِصَاصُ) Legal retribution / Just retaliation.
Tajwid Rule Ghunnah: In Verse 177, notice the word "An-Nabiyyīn". The Shaddah on the 'Noon' requires a 2-beat nasal sound. Also, check the Ikhfa in "Minkum" in Verse 180.

"In retribution there is life for you." — Understanding Islamic Justice.

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