Surah Al-Baqara 2:242 — translation and meaning
البقرة · Verse 242 / 286 · Page 39
كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
Word by Word
كَذَلِكَ
kadhalika
Thus
يُبَيِّنُ
yubayyinu
makes clear
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
آيَاتِهِ
ayatihi
His Verses
لَعَلَّكُمْ
la'allakum
so that you may
تَعْقِلُونَ
ta'qiluna
use your intellect
Transliteration
Kazaalika yubaiyinul laahu lakum aayaatihee la'allakum ta'qiloon
Translation
Thus does Allah make clear to you His verses that you might use reason.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
As with the previous explanation, Allah explains these verses – containing His limits and laws – to the believers so that they understand and practice them, and so achieve the good of this world and the Afterlife.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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