Transliteration:( Wa rafa'naa fawqahumut Toora bimeesaaqihim wa qulnaa lahumud khulul baaba sujjadanw wa qulnaa lahum laa ta'doo fis Sabti wa akhaznaa minhum meesaaqan ghaleezaa )
444.By 'covenant' it meant the covenant of the Israelites to act upon the teachings of Taurat because they are given all the difficult laws of Taurat at one time. This frightened them and made them say we have heard them but will not be able to carry out these laws.Â
445. From this, we learn that it is important to respect the cities of the pious because the city mentioned here was the door to Areeha in which blessed Shrines of the Prophets are found.Â
Some people do not show their backs to the Holy QURAN or the graves of the pious. Imam Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) never rode on a horse in Madinatul Munawwarah. All pious persons have based their proof on this verse. Allah Almighty made Hazrat Musa (On whom be peace) to respect Mount Tur was raised upon them with the command that , either accept the covenan or the mountain will fall upon you.
From this we learn that revelation of the QUR'AAN bit by bit is a mercy of Allah Almighty upon the Muslims. the jungle of TAWA by instructing "Take off your shoes."
446.By this is meant you should not go out fishing on Saturday. Just as it is forbidden for Muslims performing Jummah to engage in any worldly affairs during the time of Jummah SALAAH, the Israelites too were ordered to refrain from fishing on the entire Saturday, as this activity was forbidden for them.
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The tafsir of Surah Nisa verse 154 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Nisa ayat 153 which provides the complete commentary from verse 153 through 154.
(4:154) and We raised the Mount high above them and took from them a covenant[184] (to obey the commandment), and ordered them: ‘Enter the gate in the state of prostration.’[185] And We said to them: ‘Do not violate the law of the Sabbath’, and took from them a firm covenant.[186]
184. This ‘manifest commandment’ refers to the commandments hichhad been handed over to Moses on tablets. For a more detailed account of this incident see (Surah Al-Aaraf, ayat 143).The covenant referred to here is that which had been entered into by the representatives of Israel in the valley of Mount Sinai. For this see (Surah Al-Baqarah, ayat 63) and (Surah Al-Aaraf, ayat 171)
185. See (Surah Al-Baqarah, ayat 58-59) note 75.
186. See ibid., (Surah Al-Baqarah, ayat 65) note 82-83.
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