سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 27
ٱلَّذِينَ يَنقُضُونَ عَهْدَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مِيثَـٰقِهِۦ وَيَقْطَعُونَ مَآ أَمَرَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦٓ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ ﴿27﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Those who break Allâh’s Covenant after ratifying it, and sever what Allâh has ordered to be joined (as regards Allâh’s religion of Islâmic Monotheism, and to practise its laws on the earth and also as regards keeping good relations with kith and kin), and do mischief on earth, it is they who are the losers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
Those who
يَنقُضُونَ
yanquḍūna
break
عَهْدَ
ʿahda
(the) Covenant
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
مِنۢ
min
from
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
مِيثَـٰقِهِۦ
mīthāqihi
its ratification
وَيَقْطَعُونَ
wayaqṭaʿūna
and [they] cut
مَآ
mā
what
أَمَرَ
amara
has ordered
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
بِهِۦٓ
bihi
it
أَن
an
to
يُوصَلَ
yūṣala
be joined
وَيُفْسِدُونَ
wayuf'sidūna
and [they] spread corruption
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ
l-arḍi
the earth
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
هُمُ
humu
they
ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ
l-khāsirūna
(are) the losers
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
27. 1. The commentators have mentioned various meanings of عَھْدَ. For example, the command of Allah which He gave to the creation through the prophets (peace be upon them) to fulfill His commands and refrain from His prohibitions. 2. The covenant that was taken from the People of the Book in the Torah, that after the coming of the Last Prophet ﷺ, it would be necessary for you to affirm him and have faith in his prophethood, which was taken from all the progeny of Adam after Adam's children. This is mentioned in the Holy Quran. (وَاِذْ اَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنْۢ بَنِيْٓ اٰدَمَ مِنْ ظُهُوْرِهِمْ) 7:172. The meaning of breaking the covenant is to not care about the covenant (Ibn Kathir).
27. 2. It is obvious that the loss will be only for those who disobey Allah; nothing will harm Allah, His messengers, or those who invite to Him.
27. 2. It is obvious that the loss will be only for those who disobey Allah; nothing will harm Allah, His messengers, or those who invite to Him.
