2:179

Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 179

Surah Al-Baqarah (chapter 2) · Ayah 179 · Juz 2 · Page 27

Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 179 (2:179) means: “And there is for you in legal retribution [saving of] life, O you [people] of understanding, that you may become righteous.[64]” (Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2))

Updated: 10 Nov 2026
Text: Uthmani script (Tanzil)
Translation: Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

2:179

Al-Baqarah · Ayah 179

وَلَكُمْ فِى ٱلْقِصَاصِ حَيَوٰةٌ يَٰٓأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

And there is for you in legal retribution [saving of] life, O you [people] of understanding, that you may become righteous.[64]

Translator's notes

[64] Or, "that you may avoid [sin]."

Quran 2:179 (Al-Baqarah) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

Text sources

Arabic text · Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani text version 1.1, CC BY 3.0, copied without changes
Translation · English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com v1.1.2
Juz & pages · Tanzil Quran Metadata 1.0 (Madinah mushaf, 604 pages), CC BY 3.0