Surah Baqarah ayat 52 Tafsir Quran 2:52

﴿ثُمَّ عَفَوْنَا عَنكُم مِّن بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ﴾
[ البقرة: 52]

2:52 Then We forgave you after that so perhaps you would be grateful.

Then We pardoned you erasing your sins after that act of worship so that you might be thankful for Our favour upon you.

Yet We granted Mussa his prayer and extended to you Our mercy and forgiveness that you may hopefully impel yourselves to the feeling of gratitude

The Children of Israel worshipped the Calf Allah then said, "Remember My favor on you when I forgave you for worshipping the calf." This happened after Musa went to the meeting place with his Lord at the end of that period which was forty days.
These forty days were mentioned in Surat Al-A`raf, when Allah said, وَوَعَدْنَا مُوسَى ثَلَـثِينَ لَيْلَةً وَأَتْمَمْنَاهَا بِعَشْرٍ ( And We appointed for Musa thirty nights and added (to the period ) ten ( more )) ( 7:142 ). It was said that these days were during the month of Dhul-Qa`dah plus the first ten days in Dhul-Hijjah, after the Children of Israel were delivered from Fir`awn and they safely crossed the sea.
Allah's statement, وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَـبَ ( And (remember ) when We gave Musa the Scripture) means, the Tawrah, وَالْفُرْقَانِ ( And the criterion ) that is that which differentiates between truth and falsehood, guidance and deviation. لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ ( So that you may be guided aright ), after escaping the sea, as another Ayah in Surat Al-A`raf clearly stated, وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَـبَ مِن بَعْدِ مَآ أَهْلَكْنَا الْقُرُونَ الاٍّولَى بَصَآئِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ( And indeed We gave Musa ـ after We had destroyed the generations of old ـ the Scripture (the Tawrah ) as an enlightenment for mankind, and a guidance and a mercy, that they might remember ( or receive admonition )) ( 28:43 ).

The Children of Israel worshipped the Calf Allah then said, "Remember My favor on you when I forgave you for worshipping the calf." This happened after Musa went to the meeting place with his Lord at the end of that period which was forty days.
These forty days were mentioned in Surat Al-A`raf, when Allah said, وَوَعَدْنَا مُوسَى ثَلَـثِينَ لَيْلَةً وَأَتْمَمْنَاهَا بِعَشْرٍ ( And We appointed for Musa thirty nights and added (to the period ) ten ( more )) ( 7:142 ). It was said that these days were during the month of Dhul-Qa`dah plus the first ten days in Dhul-Hijjah, after the Children of Israel were delivered from Fir`awn and they safely crossed the sea.
Allah's statement, وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَـبَ ( And (remember ) when We gave Musa the Scripture) means, the Tawrah, وَالْفُرْقَانِ ( And the criterion ) that is that which differentiates between truth and falsehood, guidance and deviation. لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ ( So that you may be guided aright ), after escaping the sea, as another Ayah in Surat Al-A`raf clearly stated, وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَـبَ مِن بَعْدِ مَآ أَهْلَكْنَا الْقُرُونَ الاٍّولَى بَصَآئِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ( And indeed We gave Musa ـ after We had destroyed the generations of old ـ the Scripture (the Tawrah ) as an enlightenment for mankind, and a guidance and a mercy, that they might remember ( or receive admonition )) ( 28:43 ).

( Then, even after that ), after you worshipped the calf, ( We pardoned you ), left you alone and did not exterminate you ( in order that ye might give thanks ), so that you might give thanks to Us for pardoning you.

Then after that We forgave you so that you might be grateful.

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