Taha, ayah 88
Quran 20:88 — Taha · "And he extracted for them a calf which had a…"
Verse 88 of 135 · Surah Taha (طه) — Ta-Ha. This is the 20th chapter of the Holy Quran, a Meccan surah. Located in Juz 16.
فَأَخْرَجَ لَهُمْ عِجْلًا جَسَدًا لَّهُ خُوَارٌ فَقَالُوا هَٰذَا إِلَٰهُكُمْ وَإِلَٰهُ مُوسَىٰ فَنَسِيَ
Fa akhraja lahum 'ijlan jasadal lahoo khuwaarun faqaaloo haazaaa ilaahukum wa ilaahu Moosaa fanasee
And he extracted for them [the statue of] a calf which had a lowing sound, and they said, "This is your god and the god of Moses, but he forgot."
Translations of Taha 20:88
4 sourced translations of this verse. Different translators make different choices — reading multiple renderings deepens understanding.
Fa akhraja lahum 'ijlan jasadal lahoo khuwaarun faqaaloo haazaaa ilaahukum wa ilaahu Moosaa fanasee
- Saheeh International
- And he extracted for them [the statue of] a calf which had a lowing sound, and they said, "This is your god and the god of Moses, but he forgot."
- Marmaduke Pickthall
- Then he produced for them a calf, of saffron hue, which gave forth a lowing sound. And they cried: This is your god and the god of Moses, but he hath forgotten.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
- "Then he brought out (of the fire) before the (people) the image of a calf: It seemed to low: so they said: This is your god, and the god of Moses, but (Moses) has forgotten!"
- Kementerian Agama RI
- kemudian Samiri mengeluarkan untuk mereka (dari lobang itu) anak lembu yang bertubuh dan bersuara, maka mereka berkata: "Inilah Tuhanmu dan Tuhan Musa, tetapi Musa telah lupa".
Modern standard English translation, published by Abul-Qasim.
1930 — first English translation of the Qur'an by a Muslim scholar.
1934 — widely-cited classic English rendering with commentary tradition.
Bahasa Indonesia, edition id.indonesian, supplied through Al-Quran Cloud.
Surrounding verses in Surah Taha
They said, "We did not break our promise to you by our will, but we were made to carry burdens from the ornaments of the people [of Pharaoh], so we threw them [into the fire], and thus did the Samiri throw."
Next · Taha 20:89Did they not see that it could not return to them any speech and that it did not possess for them any harm or benefit?
Frequently asked about Taha 20:88
What does Quran 20:88 say?
And he extracted for them [the statue of] a calf which had a lowing sound, and they said, "This is your god and the god of Moses, but he forgot." This is verse 88 of Surah Taha (طه, "Ta-Ha"), a Meccan surah.
What is the Arabic text of Surah Taha verse 88?
The Arabic text: فَأَخْرَجَ لَهُمْ عِجْلًا جَسَدًا لَّهُ خُوَارٌ فَقَالُوا هَٰذَا إِلَٰهُكُمْ وَإِلَٰهُ مُوسَىٰ فَنَسِيَ — transliteration: Fa akhraja lahum 'ijlan jasadal lahoo khuwaarun faqaaloo haazaaa ilaahukum wa ilaahu Moosaa fanasee.
Which juz and page is Quran 20:88 in?
Taha 20:88 appears in Juz 16, on Mushaf page 318.
How many verses does Surah Taha have?
Surah Taha contains 135 verses (ayat) in total. It is the 20th surah of the Quran and was revealed in Mecca.
About Surah Taha
Surah Taha (طه) — Ta-Ha — is the 20th chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 135 verses (ayat) and was revealed in Mecca, making it a Meccan surah in the traditional classification.