1-The story of the cow of the Children of Israel
Concerning the crime and the unknown murderer:
One of the Children of Israel, a rich man, was killed for his wealth, and his killer was not known; so his family came to Moses and told him.
Moses prayed his Lord to acquaint him about the killer, and God – be glorified – said: "Sacrifice a cow, and then smite the slain with some of its meat or with one of its organs, then the killer will be revived, so ask him about his killer and he will tell you."
Prophet Moses then returned to his people and told them about that. But because reviving the dead was very strange to them, they started to ask about the cow, and which cow they should sacrifice: some of them said: We will sacrifice an old cow, and others said: No, we should sacrifice a young one. Then all of them decided to ask Moses about that.
"The story of the slain and the heifer, mentioned in the Quran, was written in the Torah; but when Nabuchodonosor attacked Palestine and tore up the Torah, the story of the slain and the heifer was lost together with it;
the only statement remained is the statement about the slain whose killer is unknown; which is
in the Book of Deuteronomy, chapter 21."
http://quran-ayat.com/pret/2.htm#a2_67
quran-ayat.com/pret/2.htm#a2_67
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So this is a story in the Quran, but it is lost from the Torah, but its statement remained in the Torah, the Book of Deuteronomy, chapter 21.
While it is cited in details in the
Quran 2: 67-73, which mean:
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67. And [remember] when Moses said to his people, 'God commands you to sacrifice a cow.'
They said, 'Do you take us in mockery?'
Said [Moses], 'I seek refuge with God from being one of the ignorant [who mock others.]'
68. They said: "Pray your Lord for our behalf that He make clear to us what [cow] she is."
[Moses] answered: "[God] says: she is a cow neither 'too old' nor 'young that gave birth once only':
[she is] 'of an intermediate age' between these [two conditions: i.e. she gave birth twice or thrice];
so do the [sacrificing of the cow] as you are commanded."
[Then they started to ask about its color:]
69. They said: 'Pray your Lord for our behalf that He make clear to us of what color she is.'
[Moses] answered: "[God] says: She is a yellow cow, intensely-yellow in color. She delights beholders."
[Then they started to ask about the service of that cow: was she subjected in service or did she only graze?]
70. They said: "Pray your Lord for our behalf that He make clear to us what [cow] she is; for – to us – cows appear much alike [so that we don't know which cow we should sacrifice];
Then we, if God wills, shall recognize [the cow, when God will define it to us.]"
71. [Moses] said: "[God] says: She is a cow not quickly walking; she ploughs the earth but waters not the plant; intact with no blemish on her."
They said: "You have now brought the truth."
So they sacrificed her, and were about not to do [that.]
72. And [remember] that you had killed a man, and started averting [the accusation from yourselves], but God was going to disclose the [truth about the killing] which you were hiding.
73. Then We said, "Strike the [victim] with part of the [cow.]"
[So as has He revived this slain], thus God brings the dead to life, and show to you [some of] His signs,
that haply you may use your minds [and don't be just imitators of others.])
http://quran-ayat.com/pret/2.htm#a2_67
quran-ayat.com/pret/2.htm#a2_67
