Prohibitions on Consumption and Historical Context with Bani Israel

Al-An'am — Verses 145–147 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

قُل لَّا أَجِدُ فِي مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ مُحَرَّمًا عَلَىٰ طَاعِمٍ يَطْعَمُهُ إِلَّا أَن يَكُونَ مَيْتَةً أَوْ دَمًا مَّسْفُوحًا أَوْ لَحْمَ خِنزِيرٍ فَإِنَّهُ رِجْسٌ أَوْ فِسْقًا أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ بِهِ ۚ فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍ وَلَا عَادٍ فَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ١٤٥

Say (O Muhammad SAW): "I find not in that which has been inspired to me anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it, unless it be Maytatah (a dead animal) or blood poured forth (by slaughtering or the like), or the flesh of swine (pork, etc.) for that surely is impure, or impious (unlawful) meat (of an animal) which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah (or has been slaughtered for idols, etc., or on which Allah's Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering). But whosoever is forced by necessity without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, (for him) certainly, your Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

قُل لَّا أَجِدُ فِي مَا أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ
Say (O Muhammad SAW): 'I find not in that which has been inspired to me
مُحَرَّمًا عَلَىٰ طَاعِمٍ يَطْعَمُهُ
anything forbidden to be eaten by one who wishes to eat it,
إِلَّا أَن يَكُونَ
unless it be
مَيْتَةً أَوْ دَمًا مَّسْفُوحًا أَوْ لَحْمَ خِنزِيرٍ
Maytatah (a dead animal) or blood poured forth (by slaughtering or the like), or the flesh of swine (pork, etc.),
فَإِنَّهُ رِجْسٌ
for that surely is impure,
أَوْ فِسْقًا أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ بِهِ ۚ
or impious (unlawful) meat (of an animal) which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah
فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ غَيْرَ بَاغٍ وَلَا عَادٍ
But whosoever is forced by necessity without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,
فَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
(for him) certainly, your Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ هَادُوا حَرَّمْنَا كُلَّ ذِي ظُفُرٍ ۖ وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ وَالْغَنَمِ حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُومَهُمَا إِلَّا مَا حَمَلَتْ ظُهُورُهُمَا أَوِ الْحَوَايَا أَوْ مَا اخْتَلَطَ بِعَظْمٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ جَزَيْنَاهُم بِبَغْيِهِمْ ۖ وَإِنَّا لَصَادِقُونَ ١٤٦

And unto those who are Jews, We forbade every (animal) with undivided hoof, and We forbade them the fat of the ox and the sheep except what adheres to their backs or their entrails, or is mixed up with a bone. Thus We recompensed them for their rebellion [committing crimes like murdering the Prophets, eating of Riba (usury), etc.]. And verily, We are Truthful.

وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ هَادُوا
And unto those who are Jews,
حَرَّمْنَا كُلَّ ذِي ظُفُرٍ ۖ
We forbade every (animal) with undivided hoof,
وَمِنَ الْبَقَرِ وَالْغَنَمِ
and We forbade them the fat of the ox and the sheep
حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُومَهُمَا
except what adheres to their backs or their entrails,
إِلَّا مَا
or is mixed up with a bone.
حَمَلَتْ ظُهُورُهُمَا أَوِ
Thus We recompensed them for their rebellion
الْحَوَايَا أَوْ
And verily, We are Truthful.

فَإِن كَذَّبُوكَ فَقُل رَّبُّكُمْ ذُو رَحْمَةٍ وَاسِعَةٍ وَلَا يُرَدُّ بَأْسُهُ عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ ١٤٧

If they (Jews) belie you (Muhammad SAW) say you: "Your Lord is the Owner of Vast Mercy, and never will His Wrath be turned back from the people who are Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners, etc.)."

فَإِن كَذَّبُوكَ
If they belied you
فَقُل
then say
رَّبُّكُمْ ذُو رَحْمَةٍ وَاسِعَةٍ
Your Lord is the Owner of Vast Mercy
وَلَا يُرَدُّ بَأْسُهُ
and never will His Wrath be turned back
عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ
from the people who are Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners, etc.)