Al-Hadid 57:8
The Iron · Medinan · Juz 27 · Page 538
The Covenant
وَمَا لَكُمۡ لَا تُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولُ يَدۡعُوكُمۡ لِتُؤۡمِنُواْ بِرَبِّكُمۡ وَقَدۡ أَخَذَ مِيثَٰقَكُمۡ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ٨
What aileth you that ye believe not in Allah, when the messenger calleth you to believe in your Lord, and He hath already made a covenant with you, if ye are believers.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And He has taken your covenant.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this is the covenant of innate nature, taken with “Am I not your Lord?”; proofs and reason bear witness to it.
Reflect
Listen today to the inner call to faith.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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