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 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.
8. What is the matter with you that you do not believe in Allah, while the Messenger invites you to believe in your Lord [11], and He (Allah) has already taken your covenant [12], if you are truly believers?
[11] Here, to have faith means to consider as certain and true those promises of Allah and His Messenger regarding the dominance of Islam, which they have made to the Muslims. These promises include that whatever you spend, Allah will return to you much more in the form of spoils and other means, and also the promises that Allah will grant you a much greater reward for such charity in the Hereafter.
[12] This acknowledgment may refer to the covenant of ﴿اَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ﴾, according to which every person had declared that he would live his life as an obedient servant of Allah, and it may also refer to embracing Islam. Because entering Islam itself is a firm declaration that one will remain obedient to Allah and His Messenger.
[11] Here, to have faith means to consider as certain and true those promises of Allah and His Messenger regarding the dominance of Islam, which they have made to the Muslims. These promises include that whatever you spend, Allah will return to you much more in the form of spoils and other means, and also the promises that Allah will grant you a much greater reward for such charity in the Hereafter.
[12] This acknowledgment may refer to the covenant of ﴿اَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ﴾, according to which every person had declared that he would live his life as an obedient servant of Allah, and it may also refer to embracing Islam. Because entering Islam itself is a firm declaration that one will remain obedient to Allah and His Messenger.
