02. Al-Baqarah - The Cow

This Medinian surah, which takes its name from the story of the cow in verses 67-73, details the main concepts of the previous surah, with emphasis on the qualities of the believers, disbelievers, and hypocrites; Allah’s power to create and resurrect;
Al-Baqarah - The Cow
00:00:00 Title
00:00:02 Tasmiyyah
00:00:06 Qualities of the Believers
00:00:48 Qualities of the Hypocrites
00:02:02 Hypocrites’ Example
00:02:20 Another Example
00:02:52 Order to Worship Allah Alone
00:03:16 The Challenge of the Quran
00:03:35 Reward of the Believers
00:03:55 Wisdom Behind Parables
00:04:36 Allah’s Creation
00:04:57 Honoring Adam
00:06:05 Temptation and Fall
00:07:03 Advice to the Israelites
00:07:35 More Advice
00:07:56 Allah’s Favors upon the Israelites 1) Honor
00:08:14 Favor 2) Ending Persecution
00:08:24 Favor 3) Parting the Sea
00:08:30 Favor 4) Forgiving Calf-Worship
00:08:43 Favor 5) Revealing the Torah
00:08:49 Favor 6) The Way to Forgiveness
00:09:13 Favor 7) Forgiving the Demand to See Allah
00:09:28 Favor 8) Food and Shade
00:09:42 Favor 9) Permission to Enter Jerusalem
00:10:04 Favor 10) Water for All
00:10:24 Punishment for Defiance
00:10:59 Reward of the Believers
00:11:14 Allah’s Covenant with the Israelites
00:11:34 Punishment for the Sabbath-Breakers
00:11:49 Story of the Cow
00:13:28 Disobedient Israelites
00:14:23 Argument and Refutation
00:14:51 The Israelites’ Failure to Keep Covenants
00:16:04 Denying Allah’s Prophets
00:16:35 Rejecting the Quran
00:17:11 Excuse for Rejecting the Quran
00:17:33 Moses Was Defied Too
00:18:04 Clinging to Life
00:18:40 Rejecting the Truth
00:19:30 Attachment to Magic
00:20:26 Advice for the Believers
00:20:53 Obeying the Messenger
00:21:25 Adhering to the Straight Path
00:21:56 Claims and Refutations
00:22:40 Condemning Attacks on Places of Worship
00:23:06 Allah is in No Need of Children
00:23:25 True Guidance
00:24:22 Reminder of Favors upon the Israelites
00:24:41 Abraham in Mecca
00:25:17 Abraham’s Prayers
00:25:42 Raising the Foundation of the Sacred House
00:26:22 One God
00:27:24 Prophets of Islam
00:28:09 Many Messengers; One Message
00:29:02 New Direction of Prayer
00:29:51 Order to Face Mecca in Prayer
00:30:34 The Truth About the. Prophet
00:30:59 Order to Face the Sacred Mosque
00:31:29 Allah’s Favor upon the Believers
00:31:48 Patience in Difficult Times
00:32:29 A Pilgrimage Ritual
00:32:45 Warning to the Disbelievers
00:33:24 Allah’s Great Signs
00:34:23 Losers Disowning Each Other
00:34:46 Warning Against Satan
00:35:01 Blind Following
00:35:16 Example of the Disbelievers
00:35:31 Forbidden Foods
00:36:01 Hiding the Truth
00:36:36 True Righteousness
00:37:15 Law of Retaliation
00:37:51 Last Will and Bequests
00:38:29 Rules of Fasting
00:39:05 Excellence of Ramadan
00:39:35 Allah Is Always Near
00:39:51 Intimacy During the Nights of Ramadan
00:40:37 Warning Against Injustice
00:40:47 True Righteousness
00:41:09 Etiquette of Fighting Enemy Combatants
00:41:42 Resisting Oppression
00:42:23 Some Pilgrimage Rituals
00:43:16 More Pilgrimage Rituals
00:44:06 Praying for the. Best of Both Worlds
00:44:42 More Pilgrimage Rituals
00:45:01 Those Who Spread Mischief
00:45:39 Warning Against the Devil
00:45:55 Waiting for Judgment
00:46:23 Life as a Test
00:46:38 Why Prophets Were Sent
00:47:11 Faith Reinforced by Affliction
00:47:42 Fighting in Self-Defense
00:47:57 Fighting in the Sacred Months
00:48:36 Reward of the Devout
00:48:47 Questions to the Prophet
00:49:34 Marrying Believers
00:50:07 Intercourse During Menstruation
00:50:50 Rules Regarding Oaths
00:51:13 Vowing Not to Touch One’s Own Wife
00:51:58 Proper Way to Divorce
00:52:33 Husband Remarrying His Ex-Wife
00:52:56 Etiquette of Divorce
00:53:26 Remarrying One’s Ex-Spouse
00:53:48 Nursing Children After Divorce
00:54:33 Widows’ Waiting Period
00:54:51 Proposing to Widowed or Divorced Women
00:55:25 Divorce Before Consummation
00:56:03 Observing Prayers
00:56:23 Widows’ Original Waiting Period
00:56:39 Care for Divorced Women
00:56:50 Sacrifices in Allah’s Cause
00:57:25 Prophet Samuel
00:57:55 King Saul
00:58:41 Saul’s Victory
00:59:19 David Kills Goliath
01:00:00 Some Messengers Raised in Rank
01:00:33 Spending in Allah’s Way
01:00:47 One True God
01:01:23 Free Will in Accepting Islam
01:01:57 Abraham and the Arrogant King
01:02:29 Story of Ezra
01:03:22 Abraham Inquiring About Resurrection
01:03:52 Multiplied Rewards for Charity
01:04:08 Sincere Charity
01:04:32 Parable for Wasted Charity
01:05:01 Parable for Accepted Charity
01:05:20 Wasted Reward
01:05:39 Quality Charity
01:05:55 Devil Discouraging Charity
01:06:09 Wisdom as a Privilege, Not a Right
01:06:19 Donating Openly and Secretly
01:06:56 Caring for the Needy
01:07:33 Interest Prohibited
01:08:10 True Believers
01:08:40 Kindness in Collecting Debts
01:08:50 Reminder of Judgment Day
01:09:00 Writing and Witnessing a Debt Contract
01:10:25 Taking Collateral
01:10:49 Allah’s Might
01:11:10 Articles of Faith
01:11:36 Prayer for Grace