سُوْرَةُ الْحَدِيْدِ
Surah Al-Hadid (57) — Ayah 8
وَمَا لَكُمْ لَا تُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ ۙ وَٱلرَّسُولُ يَدْعُوكُمْ لِتُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِرَبِّكُمْ وَقَدْ أَخَذَ مِيثَـٰقَكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And what is the matter with you that you believe not in Allâh! While the Messenger (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) invites you to believe in your Lord (Allâh); and He (Allâh) has indeed taken your covenant, if you are real believers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And what
لَكُمْ
lakum
(is) for you
لَا
lā
(that) not
تُؤْمِنُونَ
tu'minūna
you believe
بِٱللَّهِ ۙ
bil-lahi
in Allah
وَٱلرَّسُولُ
wal-rasūlu
while the Messenger
يَدْعُوكُمْ
yadʿūkum
calls you
لِتُؤْمِنُوا۟
litu'minū
that you believe
بِرَبِّكُمْ
birabbikum
in your Lord
وَقَدْ
waqad
and indeed
أَخَذَ
akhadha
He has taken
مِيثَـٰقَكُمْ
mīthāqakum
your covenant
إِن
in
if
كُنتُم
kuntum
you are
مُّؤْمِنِينَ
mu'minīna
believers
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.
8-1 Ibn Kathir has made the subject of "akhadha" the Messenger, and by this is meant the pledge that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to take from the noble Companions, that obedience must be maintained in every situation, whether in happiness or hardship. According to Imam Ibn Jarir, its subject is Allah, and by this is meant the covenant that Allah Almighty took from all human beings when He brought them forth from the loins of Adam (علیہ السلام), which is called the Covenant of Alast, mentioned in (وَالَّذِيْنَ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰيٰتِنَا سَنَسْـتَدْرِجُهُمْ مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُوْنَ182ښ) 7. Al-A'raf:182).
