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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 64of 286

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيْتُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ فَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُۥ لَكُنتُم مِّنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ﴿٦٤

Translation (Sahih International)

Then you turned away after that. And if not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy, you would have been among the losers.

Word-by-word meaning

ثُمَّthummaThen
تَوَلَّيْتُمtawallaytumyou turned away
مِّنۢminfrom
بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
ذَٰلِكَ ۖdhālikathat
فَلَوْلَاfalawlāSo if not
فَضْلُfaḍlu(for the) Grace
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
وَرَحْمَتُهُۥwaraḥmatuhuand His Mercy
لَكُنتُمlakuntumsurely you would have been
مِّنَminaof
ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَl-khāsirīnathe losers

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Taking the Covenant from the JewsAllah reminded the Children of Israel of the pledges, covenants and promises that He took from them to believe in Him alone, without a partner, and follow His Messengers. Allah stated that when He took their pledge from them, He raised the mountain above their heads, so that they affirm the pledge that they gave Allah and abide by it with sincerity and seriousness.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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