The Holy Quran 5:103 — Surah Al-Ma'idah

Arabic text

مَا جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنۢ بَحِيرَةٍ وَلَا سَآئِبَةٍ وَلَا وَصِيلَةٍ وَلَا حَامٍ ۙ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ ۖ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

Translation

Allaah did not introduce (as a part of religion) the "Baheerah,” nor the "Saa'ibah," nor the "Waseelah", nor the "Haam," (these were various types of animals, mostly camels, to whom the early Arabs gave these titles because of certain reasons. People were prohibited from deriving benefit from them except under certain special circumstances) but the Kuffaar had invented a lie about Allaah (by saying that Allaah had commanded that these animals be revered). (The fact of the matter is that) Most of them (the Kuffaar) have no understanding (and blindly follow the customs and beliefs of their forefathers, which were based on their whims and desires).

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

ما شرع الله للمشركين ما ابتدعوه في بهيمة الأنعام مِن تَرْك الانتفاع ببعضها وجعلها للأصنام، وهي: البَحيرة التي تُقطع أذنها إذا ولدت عددًا من البطون، والسائبة وهي التي تُترك للأصنام، والوصيلة وهي التي تتصل ولادتها بأنثى بعد أنثى، والحامي وهو الذكر من الإبل إذا وُلد من صلبه عدد من الإبل، ولكن الكفار نسبوا ذلك إلى الله تعالى افتراء عليه، وأكثر الكافرين لا…

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