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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 12
۞ وَلَقَدْ أَخَذَ ٱللَّهُ مِيثَـٰقَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَبَعَثْنَا مِنْهُمُ ٱثْنَىْ عَشَرَ نَقِيبًا ۖ وَقَالَ ٱللَّهُ إِنِّى مَعَكُمْ ۖ لَئِنْ أَقَمْتُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَيْتُمُ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَءَامَنتُم بِرُسُلِى وَعَزَّرْتُمُوهُمْ وَأَقْرَضْتُمُ ٱللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا لَّأُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنكُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ وَلَأُدْخِلَنَّكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ فَمَن كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ مِنكُمْ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَآءَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ﴿12﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Indeed Allâh took the covenant from the Children of Israel (Jews), and We appointed twelve leaders among them. And Allâh said: "I am with you if you perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât ) and give Zakât and believe in My Messengers; honour and assist them, and lend a good loan to Allâh, verily, I will expiate your sins and admit you to Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise). But if any of you after this, disbelieved, he has indeed gone astray from the Straight Path."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
أَخَذَ
akhadha
took
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
مِيثَـٰقَ
mīthāqa
a Covenant
بَنِىٓ
banī
(from the) Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
(of) Israel
وَبَعَثْنَا
wabaʿathnā
and We appointed
مِنْهُمُ
min'humu
among them
ٱثْنَىْ
ith'nay
two
عَشَرَ
ʿashara
(and) ten
نَقِيبًۭا ۖ
naqīban
leaders
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
إِنِّى
innī
Indeed, I (am)
مَعَكُمْ ۖ
maʿakum
with you
لَئِنْ
la-in
if
أَقَمْتُمُ
aqamtumu
you establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
وَءَاتَيْتُمُ
waātaytumu
and give
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
l-zakata
the zakah
وَءَامَنتُم
waāmantum
and you believe
بِرُسُلِى
birusulī
in My Messengers
وَعَزَّرْتُمُوهُمْ
waʿazzartumūhum
and you assist them
وَأَقْرَضْتُمُ
wa-aqraḍtumu
and you loan
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
(to) Allah
قَرْضًا
qarḍan
a loan
حَسَنًۭا
ḥasanan
goodly
لَّأُكَفِّرَنَّ
la-ukaffiranna
surely I will remove
عَنكُمْ
ʿankum
from you
سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمْ
sayyiātikum
your evil deeds
وَلَأُدْخِلَنَّكُمْ
wala-ud'khilannakum
and I will surely admit you
جَنَّـٰتٍۢ
jannātin
(to) gardens
تَجْرِى
tajrī
flow
مِن
min
from
تَحْتِهَا
taḥtihā
underneath them
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ
l-anhāru
the rivers
فَمَن
faman
But whoever
كَفَرَ
kafara
disbelieved
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
مِنكُمْ
minkum
among you
فَقَدْ
faqad
then certainly
ضَلَّ
ḍalla
he strayed
سَوَآءَ
sawāa
(from) the way
ٱلسَّبِيلِ
l-sabīli
the right
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.
1. 12 When Allah Almighty emphasized to the believers the fulfillment of that covenant and pledge which He took through Muhammad ﷺ, and commanded them to uphold the truth and bear witness to justice, and reminded them of those favors which were bestowed upon them both outwardly and inwardly, and especially this matter that He granted them the ability to walk on the path of truth and reward, then at this point, the mention is being made of that covenant which was taken from the Children of Israel and in which they failed. This is, in a way, an indirect warning to the Muslims that you too should not begin to violate the covenant and pledge like the Children of Israel.
2. 12 This is the incident of the time when Musa (peace be upon him) was ready to fight against the tyrants, so he appointed twelve leaders from the twelve tribes of his nation so that they would prepare them for battle, lead and guide them, and manage other affairs as well.
2. 12 This is the incident of the time when Musa (peace be upon him) was ready to fight against the tyrants, so he appointed twelve leaders from the twelve tribes of his nation so that they would prepare them for battle, lead and guide them, and manage other affairs as well.
