Surah 2. Al-Baqarah

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Verses [Section]: 1-7[1], 8-20 [2], 21-29 [3], 30-39 [4], 40-46 [5], 47-59 [6], 60-61 [7], 62-71 [8], 72-82 [9], 83-86 [10], 87-96 [11], 97-103 [12], 104-112 [13], 113-121 [14], 122-129 [15], 130-141 [16], 142-147 [17], 148-151 [18], 152-163 [19], 164-167 [20], 168-176 [21], 177-182 [22], 183-188 [23], 189-196 [24], 197-210 [25], 211-216 [26], 217-221 [27], 222-228 [28], 229-231 [29], 232-235 [30], 236-242 [31], 243-248 [32], 249-253 [33], 254-257 [34], 258-260 [35], 261-266 [36], 267-273 [37], 274-281 [38], 282-283 [39], 284-286 [40]

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Quran Text of Verse 83-86وَ اِذْAnd whenاَخَذْنَاWe tookمِیْثَاقَ(the) covenantبَنِیْۤ(from the) Childrenاِسْرَآءِیْلَ(of) IsraelلَاNotتَعْبُدُوْنَyou will worshipاِلَّاexceptاللّٰهَ ۫Allahوَ بِالْوَالِدَیْنِand with [the] parentsاِحْسَانًا(be) goodوَّ ذِیand (with)الْقُرْبٰیrelativesوَ الْیَتٰمٰیand [the] orphansوَ الْمَسٰكِیْنِand the needyوَ قُوْلُوْاand speakلِلنَّاسِto [the] peopleحُسْنًاgoodوَّ اَقِیْمُواand establishالصَّلٰوةَthe prayerوَ اٰتُواand giveالزَّكٰوةَ ؕthe zakahثُمَّThenتَوَلَّیْتُمْyou turned awayاِلَّاexceptقَلِیْلًاa fewمِّنْكُمْof youوَ اَنْتُمْand you (were)مُّعْرِضُوْنَ refusing 2. Al-Baqarah Page 13وَ اِذْAnd whenاَخَذْنَاWe tookمِیْثَاقَكُمْyour covenantلَاNotتَسْفِكُوْنَwill you shedدِمَآءَكُمْyour bloodوَ لَاand notتُخْرِجُوْنَ(will) evictاَنْفُسَكُمْyourselvesمِّنْfromدِیَارِكُمْyour homesثُمَّthenاَقْرَرْتُمْyou ratifiedوَ اَنْتُمْwhile youتَشْهَدُوْنَ (were) witnessing ثُمَّThenاَنْتُمْyouهٰۤؤُلَآءِ(are) thoseتَقْتُلُوْنَ(who) killاَنْفُسَكُمْyourselvesوَ تُخْرِجُوْنَand evictفَرِیْقًاa partyمِّنْكُمْof youمِّنْfromدِیَارِهِمْ ؗtheir homesتَظٰهَرُوْنَyou support one anotherعَلَیْهِمْagainst themبِالْاِثْمِin sinوَ الْعُدْوَانِ ؕand [the] transgressionوَ اِنْAnd ifیَّاْتُوْكُمْthey come to youاُسٰرٰی(as) captivesتُفٰدُوْهُمْyou ransom themوَ هُوَwhile itمُحَرَّمٌ(was) forbiddenعَلَیْكُمْto youاِخْرَاجُهُمْ ؕtheir evictionاَفَتُؤْمِنُوْنَSo do you believeبِبَعْضِin part (of)الْكِتٰبِthe Bookوَ تَكْفُرُوْنَand disbelieveبِبَعْضٍ ۚin partفَمَاThen whatجَزَآءُ(should be the) recompenseمَنْ(for the one) whoیَّفْعَلُdoesذٰلِكَthatمِنْكُمْamong youاِلَّاexceptخِزْیٌdisgraceفِیinالْحَیٰوةِthe lifeالدُّنْیَا ۚ(of) the worldوَ یَوْمَand (on the) Dayالْقِیٰمَةِof [the] Resurrectionیُرَدُّوْنَthey will be sent backاِلٰۤیtoاَشَدِّ(the) most severeالْعَذَابِ ؕpunishmentوَ مَاAnd notاللّٰهُ(is) Allahبِغَافِلٍunawareعَمَّاof whatتَعْمَلُوْنَ you do اُولٰٓىِٕكَThoseالَّذِیْنَ(are) the ones whoاشْتَرَوُاboughtالْحَیٰوةَthe lifeالدُّنْیَا(of) the worldبِالْاٰخِرَةِ ؗfor the Hereafterفَلَاso notیُخَفَّفُwill be lightenedعَنْهُمُfor themالْعَذَابُthe punishmentوَ لَاand notهُمْtheyیُنْصَرُوْنَ۠will be helped

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Translation of Verse 83-86

83. And ˹remember˺ when We took a covenant from the children of Israel ˹stating˺, "Worship none but Allah; be kind to parents, relatives, orphans and the needy; speak kindly to people; establish prayer; and pay alms-tax." But you ˹Israelites˺ turned away-except for a few of you-and were indifferent.

84. And ˹remember˺ when We took your covenant that you would neither shed each other's blood nor expel each other from their homes, you gave your pledge and bore witness.

85. But here you are, killing each other and expelling some of your people from their homes, aiding one another in sin and aggression; and when those ˹expelled˺ come to you as captives, you still ransom them-though expelling them was unlawful for you. ³² Do you believe in some of the Scripture and reject the rest? Is there any reward for those who do so among you other than disgrace in this worldly life and being subjected to the harshest punishment on the Day of Judgment? For Allah is never unaware of what you do.

86. These are the ones who trade the Hereafter for the life of this world. So their punishment will not be reduced, nor will they be helped.

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Commentary

32. The indigenous people of Medina were divided into two warring groups: Al-Aws and Al-Khazraj. Some Jewish tribes were allied with the former and others with the latter, which meant that in times of war each of these Jewish tribes had to fight along with their allies against their enemies, including other Jews. When the Prophet ( ﷺ ) migrated to Medina, he brought about a lasting peace in the city.