Surah 2 · Madani
البقرة
Al-Baqarah
The Cow
A constitution that only works for perfect people is not a constitution. Al-Baqarah builds the entire architecture and then writes, into its last line, the prayer of the people who will live inside it imperfectly.
286
Ayahs
7
Movements
1
Pivot
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
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Surah Map
286 ayahs · 7 movements · The floor of the palace
Three Hearts1–20
The Original Trust21–39
The Long Reckoning40–121
The Ibrahim Pivot122–141
The Qiblah Changes✦142–152
Community Charter153–252
The Final Ascent253–286
The longest section — The Long Reckoning — is 82 ayahs of sustained address to Bani Isra'il
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Five verses that define the surah's landscape
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