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
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7. And remember the covenant We took from the prophets, and from you, and from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus son of Mary [12]. We took a firm covenant from all of them.
[12]
What is the Covenant of the Prophets?
The covenant of the prophets is separate from the Covenant of Alast. And this covenant has also been mentioned multiple times in the Quran. [2: 83، 3: 187، 5: 67، 7: 169 تا 171، 42: 13 ميں]
And that covenant was that every prophet would affirm the truth of the prophets before him and their scriptures, would be the first to obey every command of Allah Almighty himself and then have others obey it, would convey Allah’s message to others without any omission or addition, and would not hold back from striving to implement these commands to the best of his ability. At this point, reminding of this covenant and especially addressing you means that if you are hesitating to break the custom of the Age of Ignorance regarding adopted relationships, and are afraid of the taunts and reproaches of the enemies, then do not care about these people at all. Just as with other prophets, We have a firm covenant with you as well, that whatever We command you, you will carry it out and command others to follow it. Therefore, the service We wish to take from you, fulfill it without hesitation and do not fear the gloating of the enemies.
[12]
What is the Covenant of the Prophets?
The covenant of the prophets is separate from the Covenant of Alast. And this covenant has also been mentioned multiple times in the Quran. [2: 83، 3: 187، 5: 67، 7: 169 تا 171، 42: 13 ميں]
And that covenant was that every prophet would affirm the truth of the prophets before him and their scriptures, would be the first to obey every command of Allah Almighty himself and then have others obey it, would convey Allah’s message to others without any omission or addition, and would not hold back from striving to implement these commands to the best of his ability. At this point, reminding of this covenant and especially addressing you means that if you are hesitating to break the custom of the Age of Ignorance regarding adopted relationships, and are afraid of the taunts and reproaches of the enemies, then do not care about these people at all. Just as with other prophets, We have a firm covenant with you as well, that whatever We command you, you will carry it out and command others to follow it. Therefore, the service We wish to take from you, fulfill it without hesitation and do not fear the gloating of the enemies.
