بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ الم
Aliflammeem
1. Alif. Lam. Mim
ذٰلِكَ الكِتٰبُ لا رَيبَ فيهِ هُدًى لِلمُتَّقينَ
Thalika alkitabu la rayba feehi hudan lilmuttaqeena
2. This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil)
الَّذينَ يُؤمِنونَ بِالغَيبِ وَيُقيمونَ الصَّلوٰةَ وَمِمّا رَزَقنٰهُم يُنفِقونَ
Allatheena yuminoona bialghaybi wayuqeemoona alssalata wamimma razaqnahum yunfiqoona
3. Who believe in the Unseen, and establish worship, and spend of that We have bestowed upon them
Surah Al-Baqara has 286 ayat and is a Medinan surah.
Al-Baqara means "The Cow". The longest surah; lays out law, worship, patience and the stories of earlier prophets for the new Medinan community.