وَإِذْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ وَالْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ
And when We gave Moses the Book and the Criterion so that you might be guided.
Agha Ali Puya Commentary
Commentary on Quran 2:53
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 2:53] Furqan means that which teaches to distinguish between good and evil or between truth and falsehood. In verse 41 of al Anfal it is used to refer to the mental awakening experienced by the Muslims after the battle of Badr. The Quran is referred to as furqan in verse one of al Furqan. (see commentary for verse 4)