سُوْرَةُ الْاَحْزَابِ
Surah Al-Ahzaab (33) — Ayah 7
وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِنَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ مِيثَـٰقَهُمْ وَمِنكَ وَمِن نُّوحٍ وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَى ٱبْنِ مَرْيَمَ ۖ وَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُم مِّيثَـٰقًا غَلِيظًا ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when We took from the Prophets their covenant, and from you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), and from Nûh (Noah), Ibrâhîm (Abraham), Mûsâ (Moses), and ‘Îsâ (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary). We took from them a strong covenant.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
أَخَذْنَا
akhadhnā
We took
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ
l-nabiyīna
the Prophets
مِيثَـٰقَهُمْ
mīthāqahum
their Covenant
وَمِنكَ
waminka
and from you
وَمِن
wamin
and from
نُّوحٍۢ
nūḥin
Nuh
وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ
wa-ib'rāhīma
and Ibrahim
وَمُوسَىٰ
wamūsā
and Musa
وَعِيسَى
waʿīsā
and Isa
ٱبْنِ
ib'ni
son
مَرْيَمَ ۖ
maryama
(of) Maryam
وَأَخَذْنَا
wa-akhadhnā
And We took
مِنْهُم
min'hum
from them
مِّيثَـٰقًا
mīthāqan
a covenant
غَلِيظًۭا
ghalīẓan
strong
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.
7-1 What is meant by this covenant is: According to some, it is the covenant of mutual help and affirmation that was taken from the Prophets (علیہم السلام), as mentioned in (وَاِذْ اَخَذَ اللّٰهُ مِيْثَاق النَّبِيّٖنَ لَمَآ اٰتَيْتُكُمْ مِّنْ كِتٰبٍ وَّحِكْمَةٍ ثُمَّ جَاۗءَكُمْ رَسُوْلٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهٖ وَلَتَنْصُرُنَّهٗ ۭ قَالَ ءَاَقْرَرْتُمْ وَاَخَذْتُمْ عَلٰي ذٰلِكُمْ اِصْرِيْ ۭ قَالُوْٓا اَقْرَرْنَا ۭ قَالَ فَاشْهَدُوْا وَاَنَا مَعَكُمْ مِّنَ الشّٰهِدِيْنَ) 3. Aal-e-Imran:81). Specifically, the names of five Prophets (علیہم السلام) are mentioned, which highlights their importance and greatness, and among them, the mention of the Prophet comes first, even though in terms of prophethood, he is the last. The way in which this expresses his greatness and honor needs no explanation.
