سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 21
وَكَيْفَ تَأْخُذُونَهُۥ وَقَدْ أَفْضَىٰ بَعْضُكُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَأَخَذْنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَـٰقًا غَلِيظًا ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And how could you take it (back) while you have gone in unto each other, and they have taken from you a firm and strong covenant?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكَيْفَ
wakayfa
And how
تَأْخُذُونَهُۥ
takhudhūnahu
could you take it
وَقَدْ
waqad
when surely
أَفْضَىٰ
afḍā
has gone
بَعْضُكُمْ
baʿḍukum
one of you
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
بَعْضٍۢ
baʿḍin
another
وَأَخَذْنَ
wa-akhadhna
and they have taken
مِنكُم
minkum
from you
مِّيثَـٰقًا
mīthāqan
covenant
غَلِيظًۭا
ghalīẓan
strong
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.
The tafsir of this ayah is included with the following verse(s).
