سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 93
وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَـٰقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ ٱلطُّورَ خُذُوا۟ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَـٰكُم بِقُوَّةٍ وَٱسْمَعُوا۟ ۖ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَعَصَيْنَا وَأُشْرِبُوا۟ فِى قُلُوبِهِمُ ٱلْعِجْلَ بِكُفْرِهِمْ ۚ قُلْ بِئْسَمَا يَأْمُرُكُم بِهِۦٓ إِيمَـٰنُكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿93﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when We took your covenant and We raised above you the Mount (saying), "Hold firmly to what We have given you and hear (Our Word)." They said, "We have heard and disobeyed." And their hearts absorbed (the worship of) the calf because of their disbelief. Say: "Worst indeed is that which your faith enjoins on you if you are believers."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
أَخَذْنَا
akhadhnā
We took
مِيثَـٰقَكُمْ
mīthāqakum
your covenant
وَرَفَعْنَا
warafaʿnā
and We raised
فَوْقَكُمُ
fawqakumu
over you
ٱلطُّورَ
l-ṭūra
the mount
خُذُوا۟
khudhū
Hold
مَآ
mā
what
ءَاتَيْنَـٰكُم
ātaynākum
We gave you
بِقُوَّةٍۢ
biquwwatin
with firmness
وَٱسْمَعُوا۟ ۖ
wa-is'maʿū
and listen
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
سَمِعْنَا
samiʿ'nā
We heard
وَعَصَيْنَا
waʿaṣaynā
and we disobeyed
وَأُشْرِبُوا۟
wa-ush'ribū
And they were made to drink
فِى
fī
in
قُلُوبِهِمُ
qulūbihimu
their hearts
ٱلْعِجْلَ
l-ʿij'la
(love of) the calf
بِكُفْرِهِمْ ۚ
bikuf'rihim
because of their disbelief
قُلْ
qul
Say
بِئْسَمَا
bi'samā
Evil (is) that
يَأْمُرُكُم
yamurukum
orders you (to do) it
بِهِۦٓ
bihi
with
إِيمَـٰنُكُمْ
īmānukum
your faith
إِن
in
if
كُنتُم
kuntum
you are
مُّؤْمِنِينَ
mu'minīna
believers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
93. And (remember) when We raised the Mount (Tur) above you and took your covenant, (saying), "Hold firmly to what We have given you and listen." They said, "We hear," but (in their hearts said), "We will not obey." [110] Because of their disbelief, the love of the calf was infused into their hearts. Say, "How evil is that which your faith commands you to do, if you are believers." [111]
[110]
Even at the Time of the Covenant, There Was Deceit in Your Hearts:
That is, when the mountain of Tur was raised above your heads and you were being made to pledge to act upon the commandments of the Torah, whose first and fundamental command was that you would not worship anyone other than Allah nor associate anyone with Him, your forefathers said that they had heard these commandments, but even at that time there was deceit in your hearts. Because the germs of calf-worship were present in your hearts, and you did not truly accept the commandments of the Torah from your hearts.
[111] That is, the demand of faith is that a person should completely abandon polytheistic beliefs and actions and hasten towards good and righteous deeds. But what kind of faith is yours, which leads to polytheistic acts, breaches of covenant, and disobedience? Your forefathers did the same, and you are following in their footsteps.
[110]
Even at the Time of the Covenant, There Was Deceit in Your Hearts:
That is, when the mountain of Tur was raised above your heads and you were being made to pledge to act upon the commandments of the Torah, whose first and fundamental command was that you would not worship anyone other than Allah nor associate anyone with Him, your forefathers said that they had heard these commandments, but even at that time there was deceit in your hearts. Because the germs of calf-worship were present in your hearts, and you did not truly accept the commandments of the Torah from your hearts.
[111] That is, the demand of faith is that a person should completely abandon polytheistic beliefs and actions and hasten towards good and righteous deeds. But what kind of faith is yours, which leads to polytheistic acts, breaches of covenant, and disobedience? Your forefathers did the same, and you are following in their footsteps.
