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Ayah 31
Surah Al-Maaida
Then Allah sent a crow searching in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace of his brother. He said, "O woe to me! Have I failed to be like this crow and hide the body of my brother?" And he became of the regretful.﴿31﴾
Translation
Then Allah sent a crow searching in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace of his brother. He said, "O woe to me! Have I failed to be like this crow and hide the body of my brother?" And he became of the regretful.
Simplified Tafsir
لما قتل قابيلُ أخاه لم يعرف ما يصنع بجسده، فأرسل الله غرابًا يحفر حفرةً في الأرض ليدفن فيها غرابًا مَيِّتًا؛ ليدل قابيل كيف يدفن جُثمان أخيه؟ فتعجَّب قابيل، وقال: أعجزتُ أن أصنع مثل صنيع هذا الغراب فأستُرَ عورة أخي؟ فدَفَنَ قابيل أخاه، فعاقبه الله بالندامة بعد أن رجع بالخسران.
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