The Holy Quran 7:102 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

وَمَا وَجَدْنَا لِأَكْثَرِهِم مِّنْ عَهْدٍ ۖ وَإِن وَجَدْنَآ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَفَـٰسِقِينَ

Translation

We found that most of them (most people) did not fulfil their pledge (the pledge that mankind made with Allaah before coming to this world that they would regard only Him as their Rabb) and We found most of them to be disobedient (to Allaah's commands).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

By “covenant” ('ahd), covenants in general may be meant, or the particular “covenant of Alastu” (the primordial covenant: “Am I not your Lord?”) may be intended, or the covenant they used to make in times of calamity and hardship: if such-and-such a hardship is lifted, we will certainly believe.

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