The Holy Quran 2:93 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَـٰقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ ٱلطُّورَ خُذُوا۟ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَـٰكُم بِقُوَّةٍ وَٱسْمَعُوا۟ ۖ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَعَصَيْنَا وَأُشْرِبُوا۟ فِى قُلُوبِهِمُ ٱلْعِجْلَ بِكُفْرِهِمْ ۚ قُلْ بِئْسَمَا يَأْمُرُكُم بِهِۦٓ إِيمَـٰنُكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

Translation

(Remember) When We took a promise from you (that you will obey the commands in the Torah) and (after you refused to carry out the promise, We) raised Mount Toor above you (saying) "Hold fast to what We have given you and listen (to the commands otherwise the mountain will be dropped on you).” They said, "We hear and we disobey (Your command)." Because of their kufr, the (love of the) calf was absorbed (soaked) into their hearts. Tell them, "Evil indeed is that (worship of the calf and rejection of Muhammad) which your belief (in the Torah) orders you to do, if you really are people who believe (as you claim)." (The verse makes it clear that the Jews cannot have belief in their Torah as they say they have because they do not obey the commands of the Torah which clearly told them to worship only Allaah and to believe in Muhammad on his arrival.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

واذكروا حين أَخَذْنا عليكم عهدًا مؤكدًا بقَبول ما جاءكم به موسى من التوراة، فنقضتم العهد، فرفعنا جبل الطور فوق رؤوسكم، وقلنا لكم: خذوا ما آتيناكم بجدٍّ، واسمعوا وأطيعوا، وإلا أسقطنا الجبل عليكم، فقلتم: سمعنا قولك وعصينا أمرك; لأن عبادة العجل قد امتزجت بقلوبكم بسبب تماديكم في الكفر.

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