The Confederates
33. Al-'Aḥzāb
الأحزاب
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33:15
وَلَقَدْ
كَانُوا
عَاهَدُوا
اللَّهَ
مِن
قَبْلُ
لَا
يُوَلُّونَ
الْأَدْبَارَ
وَكَانَ
عَهْدُ
اللَّهِ
مَسْئُولًا
wa-la-qad kānū ʿāhadū llāha min qablu lā yuwallūna l-ʾadbāra wa-kāna ʿahdu llāhi masʾūlan
And yet they had already covenanted with Allah not to turn their backs, and a covenant with Allah must (surely) be answered for.
— Abdullah Yusufali
though they had already pledged to Allah before that they would not turn their backs [to flee], and pledges given to Allah are accountable.
