An-Nahl 16:92 ولا تكونوا كالتي نقضت غزلها من بعد قوة انكاثا تتخذون ايمانكم دخلا بينكم ان تكون امة هي اربى من امة انما يبلوكم الله به وليبينن لكم يوم القيامة ما كنتم فيه تختلفون ٩٢
وَلَا
تَكُونُواْ
كَٱلَّتِي
نَقَضَتۡ
غَزۡلَهَا
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
قُوَّةٍ
أَنكَٰثٗا
تَتَّخِذُونَ
أَيۡمَٰنَكُمۡ
دَخَلَۢا
بَيۡنَكُمۡ
أَن
تَكُونَ
أُمَّةٌ
هِيَ
أَرۡبَىٰ
مِنۡ
أُمَّةٍۚ
إِنَّمَا
يَبۡلُوكُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
بِهِۦۚ
وَلَيُبَيِّنَنَّ
لَكُمۡ
يَوۡمَ
ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ
مَا
كُنتُمۡ
فِيهِ
تَخۡتَلِفُونَ
٩٢
And be not like her who undoes the thread which she has spun, after it has become strong, by taking your oaths as a means of deception among yourselves, lest a nation should be more numerous than another nation. Allâh only tests you by this [i.e who obeys Allâh and fulfils Allâh’s Covenant and who disobeys Allâh and breaks Allâh’s Covenant]. And on the Day of Resurrection, He will certainly make clear to you that wherein you used to differ [i.e. a believer confesses and believes in the Oneness of Allâh and in the Prophethood of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم which the disbeliever denies and that is their difference amongst them in the life of this world]1.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Command to fulfill the Covenant
This is one of the commands of Allah, to fulfill covenants, keep promises and to fulfill oaths after confirming them. Thus Allah says:
وَلاَ تَنقُضُواْ الاٌّيْمَـنَ بَعْدَ تَوْكِيدِهَا
(and do not break the oaths after you have confirmed them) There is no conflict be
…The Command to fulfill the Covenant
This is one of the commands of Allah, to fulfill covenants, keep promises and to fulfill oaths after confirming the
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