سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 100
أَوَكُلَّمَا عَـٰهَدُوا۟ عَهْدًا نَّبَذَهُۥ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُم ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿100﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Is it not (the case) that every time they make a covenant, some party among them throw it aside? Nay! (the truth is:) most of them believe not.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَوَكُلَّمَا
awakullamā
And is (it not that) whenever
عَـٰهَدُوا۟
ʿāhadū
they took
عَهْدًۭا
ʿahdan
a covenant
نَّبَذَهُۥ
nabadhahu
threw it away
فَرِيقٌۭ
farīqun
a party
مِّنْهُم ۚ
min'hum
of them
بَلْ
bal
Nay
أَكْثَرُهُمْ
aktharuhum
most of them
لَا
lā
(do) not
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
believe
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 100) From here, another vile habit of the Jews is being mentioned. The Jews were also made to pledge to help the Last Prophet and to believe in him, but they broke this pledge and began to say, no such pledge was taken from us. In this verse, Allah Almighty has consoled you (ﷺ) that breaking pledges is an old practice of these people. Whenever a pledge was taken from them, a group among them cast it behind their backs, and in fact, many among them do not even believe in the Torah at all. If such people now break pledges, what is there to be surprised about? (Razi)
