The Holy Quran 2:63 — Surah Al-Baqarah

Arabic text

وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَـٰقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ ٱلطُّورَ خُذُوا۟ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَـٰكُم بِقُوَّةٍ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

Translation

(Oh Bani Israa'eel, do not forget the time) When We took your promise (that you would practise the injunctions of the Torah) and raised Mount Toor above you (when you refused to fulfil your promise) saying, "Hold firmly to what We have given you and heed what is in it (by practising all its commands) so that you may fear (sinning and Jahannam)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The reason Mount Tur was raised over them: it is said that when the Torah was revealed, the Children of Israel mischievously began to say, “The commands of the Torah are difficult and heavy; we cannot carry them out.

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