The Quran

سورة الاٴحزَاب

Surah Al-Ahzâb 33:7

The Confederates · Verse 7 of 73

وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ مِيثَاقَهُمْ وَمِنْكَ وَمِنْ نُوحٍ وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ ۖ وَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُمْ مِيثَاقًا غَلِيظًا

Abdul Mannan Omar

And (recall the time) when We made a covenant with the Prophets and We made it with you, and with Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus, son of Mary; and We made a solemn covenant with them.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And remember We took from the prophets their covenant: As (We did) from thee: from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus the son of Mary: We took from them a solemn covenant:

Ahmed Ali

When We made the covenant with the prophets, and with you, as with Noah and Abraham, Moses and Jesus son of Mary, a binding covenant,

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Ali Unal

And (remember) when We took from the Prophets their covenant, and from you (O Muhammad), and from Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus son of Mary. We took from them a solemn covenant

Daryabadi

And recall what time We took a bond from the prophets and from thee and from Nuh and Ibrahim and Musa and ´Isa son of Maryam. And We took from them a solemn bond;

Faridul Haque

And remember O dear Prophet (Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) when We took a covenant from the Prophets - and from you - and from Nooh, and Ibrahim, and Moosa, and Eisa the son of Maryam; and We took a firm covenant from them.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when We took a covenant from the prophets and from thee, and from Noah and Abraham and Moses and Jesus, son of Mary, and We took from them a solemn covenant,

Maulvi Sher Ali

And call to mind when WE took from the Prophets their covenant, and from thee, and from Noah and Abraham, and Moses and Jesus, son of Mary, and WE indeed, took from them a solemn covenant;

Muhammad Asad

AND LO! We did accept a solemn pledge from all the prophets" - from thee, [O Muhammad,] as well as from Noah, and Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus the son of Mary -: for We accepted a most weighty, solemn pledge from [all of] them,

Muhammad Musin Khan

And (remember) when We took from the Prophets their covenant, and from you (O Muhammad SAW), and from Nuh (Noah), Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses), and 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). We took from them a strong covenant.

Muhammad Pickthall

And when We exacted a covenant from the prophets, and from thee (O Muhammad) and from Noah and Abraham and Moses and Jesus son of Mary. We took from them a solemn covenant;

Muhammad Sarwar

We had a solemn covenant with you (Muhammad), and the Prophets: Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, the son of Mary.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And when We made a covenant with the prophets and with you, and with Nuh and Ibrahim and Musa and Isa, son of Marium, and We made with them a strong covenant

Rashad Khalifa

Recall that we took from the prophets their covenant, including you (O Muhammad), Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus the son of Mary. We took from them a solemn pledge.

Shabbir Ahmed

And remember, We did take a solemn pledge from all the Prophets, and from you (O Prophet), as well as from Noah, and Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus son of Mary. We took from them a very solemn pledge,

Commentary 33:7 The covenant spoken of with the Prophets (مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ) refers to the covenant mentioned in 3:81 verifying all previous revelations by the Holy…

وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ مِيثَاقَهُمْ وَمِنكَ وَمِن نُّوحٍ وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ ۖ وَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُم مِّيثَاقًا غَلِيظًا

33:7 The covenant spoken of with the Prophets (مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ) refers to the covenant mentioned in 3:81 verifying all previous revelations by the Holy Prophet (pbuh). The words “and with you” (وَمِنكَ) in the context of this chapter also refer to the covenant mentioned in 2:84 - “You shall not shed each other’s blood and you shall not expel each other’s people from your homes.” These mutual obligations were the basis of a treaty, which the Muslims entered into with the Jews of Madînah. The Jews who took up arms against Muslims are being reminded of that covenant.