The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 1) — Page 158
CH. 2 AL-BAQARAH PT. 1 when "We took a covenant from b وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَاقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ And remember the time. 64 الطُّوْرَ خُذُوا مَا أَتَيْنَكُمُ بِقُوَّةٍ you and raised high above you وَاذْكُرُوا مَا فِيْهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُوْنَ ) the Mount, saying, 'Hold fast that which We have given you and bear in mind what is therein, that you may be saved. "70 "2:84, 94; 4:155. b7:172. the name has been applied to a number of peoples, and it may rightly apply to one or all of them. In fact, the larger the number, the greater the force of the argument contained in the verse. 70. Important Words: above another standing beside it. We read in a ḥadīthao Wv i. e. a big stone giving good shade was raised above us, i. e. we found ourselves beside a high shady stone (Bukhārī, ch. on Hijrah). فاق above is derived from) فوق meaning, he surpassed it or him; he stood higher than it or him. Thus is the opposite of "beneath" meaning "above", both literally and figuratively (Aqrab). It is also used to denote a place higher than that which one is occupying. The Quran says: (covenant) is derived from i. e. it was or became firm and established. means, he made it firm and fast; he bound or tied it firmly and strongly. means, a firmly made promise; a covenant (Aqrab & Lane). It should be noted that every commandment of God has i. e. when the enemy made a descent on you from a higher the force of a covenant for those who position (33:11). believe, because once an individual or a people believe in God and accept His guidance, they, as it were, enter into a covenant with Him that they will obey all His Commandments, a formal agreement not being necessary. See also 2:28. (We raised high) is derived from which means, he raised or lifted a thing or person; he raised a person in rank, honour, position or dignity; he took a report or complaint to a person in authority (Mufradāt & Aqrab). It also means, to make a thing tower 158 mountain; (2) the mount Țür or Sinai (the Mount) means: (1) a hill or (Mufradāt & Aqrab). Thus, it is both a common and a proper name. Commentary: In this verse the Quran again reverts to the previous subject, i. e. the iniquities of the Israelites, but in a different field. The verse refers to the time when Moses went up the Mount Sinai to receive the Commandments and left his followers standing at the foot of the Ten