# Quran 2:117 — Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), Verse 117

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
بَدِيعُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰٓ أَمۡرٗا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُۥ كُن فَيَكُونُ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
بَدِیْعُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَاِذَا قَضٰۤی اَمْرًا فَاِنَّمَا یَقُوْلُ لَهٗ كُنْ فَیَكُوْنُ ۟

## Transliteration
Badeee'us samaawaati wal ardi wa izaa qadaaa amran fa innamaa yaqoolu lahoo kun fayakoon

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: When He decreeth a matter, He saith to it: "Be," and it is.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah 2:117 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Context:** Surah Al-Baqarah is a medinan surah with 286 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-baqarah.md
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