The Holy Quran 4:154 — Surah An-Nisa

Arabic text

وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَهُمُ ٱلطُّورَ بِمِيثَـٰقِهِمْ وَقُلْنَا لَهُمُ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْبَابَ سُجَّدًا وَقُلْنَا لَهُمْ لَا تَعْدُوا۟ فِى ٱلسَّبْتِ وَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُم مِّيثَـٰقًا غَلِيظًا

Translation

We lifted Mount Toor above them (the Jews, threatening to drop it on them) because (they refused to fulfil) their pact and (on another occasion) We told them, "Enter the gate (of the town) bowing down!" (However, they entered the town dragging themselves on their buttocks). We also told them, "Do not overstep the limits of the Sabbath (by doing what We have forbidden you from doing)" and We took from them a firm pledge (which they failed to fulfil).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The raising of Mount Tur: that is, when the Jews said that the commands of the Torah were hard and they would not accept them, then Mount Tur was raised from the earth and suspended over their heads: “Accept these commands and hold them firmly, otherwise the mountain will be dropped on you.

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