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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Al-Ahzab 33:15

Word by word

وَلَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ عَـٰهَدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مِن قَبْلُ لَا يُوَلُّونَ ٱلْأَدْبَـٰرَ ۚ وَكَانَ عَهْدُ ٱللَّهِ مَسْـُٔولًا

And they had already promised Allāh before not to turn their backs [i.e., flee]. And ever is the promise to Allāh [that about which one will be] questioned.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

ولقد كان هؤلاء المنافقون عاهدوا الله على يد رسوله من قبل غزوة الخندق، لا يفرُّون إن شهدوا الحرب، ولا يتأخرون إذا دعوا إلى الجهاد، ولكنهم خانوا عهدهم، وسيحاسبهم الله على ذلك، ويسألهم عن ذلك العهد، وكان عهد الله مسؤولا عنه، محاسَبًا عليه.

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