Which Surah and Juz is Quran 2:211 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), the 2th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 2.

What tafsir is available for Quran 2:211?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 2:211 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Bani Israel, Miracles, Prophet Moses, Children of Israel.

Ayah 210

هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِ...

2:211Al-Baqara

Q: What does Quran 2:211 mean?

Quran 2:211 (Surah Al-Baqara, Ayah 211) translates to: "Ask the Children of Israel how many a sign of evidence We have given them. And whoever exchanges the favor of Allah [for disbelief] after it has come to him - then indeed, Allah is severe in penalty."

Ayah 212

زُيِّنَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَ...

سَلْ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ كَمْ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍۭ بَيِّنَةٍۢ ۗ وَمَن يُبَدِّلْ نِعْمَةَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ

Sal Banee Israaa'eela kam aatainaahum min aayatim baiyinah; wa mai yubaddil ni'matal laahi mim ba'di maa jaaa'athu fa innallaaha shadeedul'iqaab

Ask the Children of Israel how many a sign of evidence We have given them. And whoever exchanges the favor of Allah [for disbelief] after it has come to him - then indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.

Themes in this ayah

Explore in Habl →

Gratitude95 Lessons from past peoples75

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

13 other themes with weak connections

Labeled by AI and people · How this works

Follow this theme through Al-BaqaraFollow this theme

2:211Ayah 1286

9 ayahs in Al-Baqara are strongly about gratitude. This is one of them.

← Previous on Gratitude2:185The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion.Next on Gratitude →2:243Have you not considered those who left their homes in many thousands, fearing death? Allah said to them, "Die"; then He restored them to life.

Tafsir

Scholars offer complementary perspectives

View Full Tafsir: Al-Jalalayn on 2:211→

Ask O Muhammad (s) the Children of Israel by way of rebuke how many a clear proof manifest ones such as the parting of the sea and the sending down of manna and quails which they exchanged for unbelief did We give them kam ‘how many’ is the interrogative particle linking the second object of the verb sal ‘ask’ and is also the second object of the verb ātaynā ‘We gave’ and its specifier; whoever changes God’s grace that is what God has blessed him with in the way of signs for these constitute the causes of guidance after it has come to him out of unbelief God is severe in retribution against him.

Related Ayahs

Loading related ayahs…

2:211Al-Baqara

Themes in this ayah

Follow this theme through Al-BaqaraFollow this theme

Tafsir

Related Topics

Related Ayahs

About Quran 2:211