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Verse 7of 73

وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِنَ ٱلنَّبِيِّۦنَ مِيثَٰقَهُمْ وَمِنكَ وَمِن نُّوحٍۢ وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَى ٱبْنِ مَرْيَمَ ۖ وَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُم مِّيثَٰقًا غَلِيظًۭا﴿٧

Translation (Sahih International)

And [mention, O Muhammad], when We took from the prophets their covenant and from you and from Noah and Abraham and Moses and Jesus, the son of Mary; and We took from them a solemn covenant.

Word-by-word meaning

وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
أَخَذْنَاakhadhnāWe took
مِنَminafrom
ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَl-nabiyīnathe Prophets
مِيثَـٰقَهُمْmīthāqahumtheir Covenant
وَمِنكَwaminkaand from you
وَمِنwaminand from
نُّوحٍۢnūḥinNuh
وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَwa-ib'rāhīmaand Ibrahim
وَمُوسَىٰwamūsāand Musa
وَعِيسَىwaʿīsāand Isa
ٱبْنِib'nison
مَرْيَمَ ۖmaryama(of) Maryam
وَأَخَذْنَاwa-akhadhnāAnd We took
مِنْهُمmin'humfrom them
مِّيثَـٰقًاmīthāqana covenant
غَلِيظًۭاghalīẓanstrong

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Covenant of the ProphetsAllah tells us about the five Mighty Messengers with strong resolve and the other Prophets, how He took a covenant from them to establish the religion of Allah and convey His Message, and to cooperate and support one another, as Allah says:وَإِذْ أَخَذَ اللَّهُ مِيثَـقَ النَّبِيِّيْنَ لَمَآ ءَاتَيْتُكُم مِّن كِتَـبٍ وَحِكْمَةٍ ثُمَّ جَآءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهِ وَلَتَنصُرُنَّهُ قَالَ ءَأَقْرَرْتُمْ وَأَخَذْتُمْ عَلَى ذلِكُمْ إِصْرِى ...

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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