Al-Baqarahالبقرة 2:247
Muṣḥaf order 2
Cairo 1924 order #87 Medinan
Verses 286 (Ḥafṣ)
counts differ by 2
across the traditions
Abrogation: no authority selected.
Sources and method
Choose authorities (0 selected; same choice as Abrogation claims by authority)
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Qaloon: نَبِيُّهُمْ → نبيئُهُمُ (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 2:247#2)
- Warsh: نَبِيُّهُمْ → نبيئُهُمُ (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 2:247#2)
وَقَالَ لَهُمْ نَبِيُّهُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ بَعَثَ لَكُمْ طَالُوتَ مَلِكًا ۚ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنَّىٰ يَكُونُ لَهُ ٱلْمُلْكُ عَلَيْنَا وَنَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بِٱلْمُلْكِ مِنْهُ وَلَمْ يُؤْتَ سَعَةً مِّنَ ٱلْمَالِ ۚ قَالَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰهُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَزَادَهُۥ بَسْطَةً فِى ٱلْعِلْمِ وَٱلْجِسْمِ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ يُؤْتِى مُلْكَهُۥ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ٢٤٧
Marmaduke Pickthall
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Their Prophet said unto them: Lo! Allah hath raised up Saul to be a king for you. They said: How can he have kingdom over us when we are more deserving of the kingdom than he is, since he hath not been given wealth enough? He said: Lo! Allah hath chosen him above you, and hath increased him abundantly in wisdom and stature. Allah bestoweth His Sovereignty on whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.