Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 70·Madanī

70

لَنَا لَّنَا مَا هِىَ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا وَإِنَّآ إِن ﴿٧٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is. Indeed, [all] cows look alike to us. And indeed we, if Allah wills, will be guided."

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 9 roots in 9 of 17 words

Rarest here: ب-ق-ر — 9× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 18 points across 7 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī8
  • Qalqalah1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)2
  • Ghunnah2
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

17 words · 61 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 70 of 286

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

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    And if We willed, We could show them to you, and you would know them by their mark; but you will surely know them by the tone of [their] speech. And Allah knows your deeds.

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  • Al-Baqara 2:695 shared roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:70?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:70 include Quran 7:43 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 7:70 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 23:31 (Surah Al-Muminoon), and Quran 7:73 (Surah Al-A'raaf). For example, 7:43 reads: “And We will have removed whatever is within their breasts of resentment, [while] flowing beneath them are rivers. And they will say, "Praise to Allah, who has guided us to this…” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 2:70 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:70 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is. Indeed, [all] cows look alike to us. And indeed we, if Allah wills, will be guided."”

Which surah is verse 2:70 in?

Quran 2:70 is āyah 70 of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), chapter 2 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 286 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:70?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:70 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.