وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَٰقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ ٱلطُّورَ خُذُوا۟ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰكُم بِقُوَّةٍۢ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
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سُورَةُ البَقَرَةِ
English — Sahih International
And [recall] when We took your covenant, [O Children of Israel, to abide by the Torah] and We raised over you the mount, [saying], "Take what We have given you with determination and remember what is in it that perhaps you may become righteous."
اردو — مودودی
یاد کرو وہ وقت، جب ہم نے طُور کو تم پر اٹھا کر تم سے پختہ عہد لیا تھا اور کہا تھا کہ "جو کتاب ہم تمہیں دے رہے ہیں اسے مضبوطی کے ساتھ تھامنا اور جو احکام و ہدایات اس میں درج ہیں انہیں یاد رکھنا اسی ذریعے سے توقع کی جاسکتی ہے کہ تم تقویٰ کی روش پر چل سکو گے"
Bahasa Indonesia — Kemenag
Dan (ingatlah), ketika Kami mengambil janji dari kamu dan Kami angkatkan gunung (Thursina) di atasmu (seraya Kami berfirman): "Peganglah teguh-teguh apa yang Kami berikan kepadamu dan ingatlah selalu apa yang ada didalamnya, agar kamu bertakwa".
Ibn Kathir
Taking the Covenant from the Jews
Allah 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. Hence, Allah's statement,
وَإِذ نَتَقْنَا الْجَبَلَ فَوْقَهُمْ كَأَنَّهُ ظُلَّةٌ وَظَنُّواْ أَنَّهُ وَاقِعٌ بِهِمْ خُذُواْ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَاكُم بِقُوَّةٍ وَاذْكُرُواْ مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
(And (remember) when We raised the mountain over them as if it had been a canopy, and they thought that it was going to fall on them. (We said): "Hold firmly to what We have given you (Tawrah), and remember that which is therein (act on its commandments), so that you may fear Allah and obey Him.") (7:171).
The mount mentioned here is At-Tur, just as it was explained in Surat Al-A`raf, according to the Tafsir of Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, `Ata', `Ikrimah, Al-Hasan, Ad-Dahhak, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas and others. This is more obvious. There is another report from Ibn `Abbas saying; `The Tur is a type of mountain that vegetation grows on, if no vegetation grows on it, it is not called Tur.' And in the Hadith about the trials, Ibn `Abbas said; "When they (the Jews) refused to obey, Allah raised the mountain above their heads so that they would listen."
Al-Hasan said that Allah's statement,
خُذُواْ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَـكُم بِقُوَّةٍ
(Hold fast to that which We have given you) means, the Tawrah. Mujahid said that the Ayah commanded, "Strictly adhere to it." Abu Al-`Aliyah and Ar-Rabi` said that,
وَاذْكُرُواْ مَا فِيهِ
(and remember that which is therein) means, "Read the Tawrah and implement it." Allah's statement,
ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيْتُم مِّن بَعْدِ ذلِكَ فَلَوْلاَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ
(Then after that you turned away. Had it not been for the grace of Allah) means, "Yet, after the firm pledge that you gave, you still deviated and broke your pledge";
فَلَوْلاَ فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ
(Had it not been for the grace and mercy of Allah upon you), meaning, by forgiving you and by sending the Prophets and Messengers to you,
لَكُنتُم مِّنَ الْخَـسِرِينَ
(Indeed you would have been among the losers) meaning, in this life and the Hereafter due to their breach of the covenant.
المُيَسَّر
واذكروا -يا بني إسرائيل- حين أَخَذْنا العهد المؤكَّد منكم بالإيمان بالله وإفراده بالعبادة، ورفعنا جبل الطور فوقكم، وقلنا لكم: خذوا الكتاب الذي أعطيناكم بجدٍ واجتهاد واحفظوه، وإلا أطبقنا عليكم الجبل، ولا تنسوا التوراة قولا وعملا كي تتقوني وتخافوا عقابي.