The Interpretation of Slaying the Self in the Verse 54 Surah Baqarah

There are various views about the meaning of the 54th Quranic verse of (Baqarah) chapter, including; calf worshippers suicide, their being slain by the true believers, their slaying one another, the readiness for death without trial, slaying self on the count of depriving them from sexual desires and compelling them to do the obligations. Therefore, having a comprehensive understanding of this verse is a need. In the current study the views of old and contemporary interpreters and Quranic scientist are investigated. Using an analytic method and a narrative interpretation and considering then story of the calf in Torah the concepts of ((slaying themselves)) and ((slaying some or all the worshippers by either themselves or one another at the hands of true believers)) are reviewed.