About the Surah
Surah Title : البقرة
English Title : Al-Baqarah
Order in Al-Mushaf : 2
Number of Verses : 286
Type : madinah
Page Number in Al-Mushaf : From Page 2 To Page 49
Al-Baqarah
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ ءَامِنُواْ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلنَّاسُ قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُۗ أَلَآ إِنَّهُمۡ هُمُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ وَلَٰكِن لَّا يَعۡلَمُونَ
13And when it is said to them: “Believe as the people [the Companions of the Prophet ( )have believed. They say: “Shall we believe as the fools have believed?” Bear in mind that they are the fools, but they don’t understand it.
13The reason for descending the verse
It is reported by Mujahid who said, “Four verses from the beginning of this surah were revealed about the believers, and two verses after these four were revealed about the disbelievers, and thirteen verses after these last two were revealed about the hypocrites.” (Al-Wahidi,Reasons of Revelation)
