# Quran 2:71 — Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), Verse 71

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
قَالَ إِنَّهُۥ يَقُولُ إِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٞ لَّا ذَلُولٞ تُثِيرُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَلَا تَسۡقِي ٱلۡحَرۡثَ مُسَلَّمَةٞ لَّا شِيَةَ فِيهَاۚ قَالُواْ ٱلۡـَٰٔنَ جِئۡتَ بِٱلۡحَقِّۚ فَذَبَحُوهَا وَمَا كَادُواْ يَفۡعَلُونَ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
قَالَ اِنَّهٗ یَقُوْلُ اِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لَّا ذَلُوْلٌ تُثِیْرُ الْاَرْضَ وَلَا تَسْقِی الْحَرْثَ مُسَلَّمَةٌ لَّا شِیَةَ فِیْهَا قَالُوا الْـٰٔنَ جِئْتَ بِالْحَقِّ فَذَبَحُوْهَا وَمَا كَادُوْا یَفْعَلُوْنَ 

## Transliteration
Qaala innahoo yaqoolu innahaa baqaratul laa zaloolun tuseerul arda wa laa tasqil harsa musallamatullaa shiyata feehaa; qaalul 'aana jita bilhaqq; fazabahoohaa wa maa kaado yaf'aloon

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> He said: "He says: A heifer not trained to till the soil or water the fields; sound and without blemish." They said: "Now hast thou brought the truth." Then they offered her in sacrifice, but not with good-will.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah 2:71 · 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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