Surah 8

Surah 8:56

"those of them with whom you have made a treaty, (and) then they break their treaty every time, and they do not guard (themselves)."
Tafsir Ibn Kathir Verses 8:55-56
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Verse 55

إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَهُمۡ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ

Surely the worst of creatures in the sight of God are those who disbelieve – and they will not believe –

Verse 56

ٱلَّذِينَ عَٰهَدتَّ مِنۡهُمۡ ثُمَّ يَنقُضُونَ عَهۡدَهُمۡ فِي كُلِّ مَرَّةٖ وَهُمۡ لَا يَتَّقُونَ

those of them with whom you have made a treaty, (and) then they break their treaty every time, and they do not guard (themselves).

55. Verily, the worst of living creatures before Allah are those who disbelieve, - so they shall not believe .
56. They are those with whom you made a covenant, but they break their covenant every time and they do not have Taqwa

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (batch_021)

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Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

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