Alim - Islamic software for Quran and Hadith
Back arrow Back
  • Al-Qur'anKids Qur'anAl Qur'an RecitersAl Qur'an VideosAl Qur'an TranslationsAl Qur'an Compare TranslationAl Qur'an TafsirAl-Quran Surah InformationAppendix
  • Hadith CollectionAl-Muwatta HadithFiqh-us-SunnahSahih Bukhari HadithSahih Muslim HadithNawawi HadithAl-TirmidhiHadith QudsiSunan of Abu Dawood HadithSunan an-Nasai HadithSunan Ibn Majah Hadith
  • Islamic HistoryAbout IslamKhalifa Abu BakrKhalifa Umar bin al-KhattabKhalifa Uthman ibn AffanKhalifa Ali bin Abu TalibProphet CompanionsStories of ProphetsHistory TimelineIslam PostersIslamic Terms DictionaryProphet's Last SermonPilgrimage
  • Duas CollectionQur'anic DuasMasnoon (Prophetic) DuasRamadan DaysAsma-ul-Husna: 99 Names of AllahDaily Duas
  • Discussions
  • Search
  • Contact Us
  • Donate
What's new Donate Contact Us Alim Mobile App
mobile app svg

Surah 7. Al-A'raf, Ayah 102

Home ➜
Translations ➜
Compare ➜
Alim - Islamic software for Quran and Hadith
Print
Print
Previous Next
وَمَا وَجَدْنَا لِأَكْثَرِهِم مِّنْ عَهْدٍ ۖ وَإِن وَجَدْنَآ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَفَـٰسِقِينَ
Wam a wajadn a liaktharihim min AAahdin wain wajadn a aktharahum laf a siqeen a
and in most of them We found no [inner] bond with anything that is right83 - and most of them We found to be iniquitous indeed.
  - Mohammad Asad

Thus Raghib explains the term 'ahd occurring in this sentence. Its usual rendering as "covenant" or "loyalty to their covenant" is entirely meaningless in this context. Rashid Rida' widens Raghib's interpretation and includes in the above term man's instinctive ability to discern between right and wrong and, thus, to follow the dictates of his own conscience (Manar IX, 33 ff.). Regarding the deeper implications of this expression, see surah {2}, note [19].

We did not find most of them true to their commitments rather We found that most of them were transgressors.
  - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
We did not find most of them true to their covenant. Rather, We found most of them truly rebellious.
  - Mustafa Khattab
We found no (loyalty to any) covenant in most of them. Nay, most of them We found wrong-doers.
  - Marmaduke Pickthall
Most of them We found not men (true) to their covenant: but most of them We found rebellious and disobedient.
  - Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Loading Comments.
Please wait...
Your browser does not support the audio element.

Grammar

Alim logo

Related Islamic Resources

Resources

Insights

  • Funeral Services
  • Arabic Playhouse
  • Collaborations
  • Alim Mobile App
  • Get Involved
  • Ad Plans
  • Blog Pricing
  • Blogs
  • Insight of the Day
  • Hadith of the Day
  • Infographics
  • References
  • FAQ
  • About Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us