سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 187
وَإِذْ أَخَذَ ٱللَّهُ مِيثَـٰقَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ لَتُبَيِّنُنَّهُۥ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَكْتُمُونَهُۥ فَنَبَذُوهُ وَرَآءَ ظُهُورِهِمْ وَٱشْتَرَوْا۟ بِهِۦ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا ۖ فَبِئْسَ مَا يَشْتَرُونَ ﴿187﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(And remember) when Allâh took a covenant from those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) to make it (the news of the coming of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and the religious knowledge) known and clear to mankind, and not to hide it, but they threw it away behind their backs, and purchased with it some miserable gain! And indeed worst is that which they bought.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
أَخَذَ
akhadha
took
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
مِيثَـٰقَ
mīthāqa
a Covenant
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(from) those who
أُوتُوا۟
ūtū
were given
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
لَتُبَيِّنُنَّهُۥ
latubayyinunnahu
You certainly make it clear
لِلنَّاسِ
lilnnāsi
to the mankind
وَلَا
walā
and (do) not
تَكْتُمُونَهُۥ
taktumūnahu
conceal it
فَنَبَذُوهُ
fanabadhūhu
Then they threw it
وَرَآءَ
warāa
behind
ظُهُورِهِمْ
ẓuhūrihim
their backs
وَٱشْتَرَوْا۟
wa-ish'taraw
and they exchanged
بِهِۦ
bihi
[with] it
ثَمَنًۭا
thamanan
(for) a price
قَلِيلًۭا ۖ
qalīlan
little
فَبِئْسَ
fabi'sa
And wretched
مَا
mā
(is) what
يَشْتَرُونَ
yashtarūna
they purchase
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.
187. 1. In this, the People of the Book are being informed that Allah took this covenant from them that whatever is recorded in the Divine Book (the Torah and the Gospel) and the attributes of the Last Prophet, they would convey these to the people and would not conceal them. But they set aside this covenant of Allah for a small worldly gain. This is, in fact, an admonition and warning to the people of knowledge that whatever beneficial knowledge they possess, which can reform the beliefs and actions of people, must certainly be conveyed to them, and to conceal it for worldly purposes and interests is a great crime. On the Day of Resurrection, such people will be made to wear a bridle of fire (as mentioned in the hadith).
