Al-Baqarah Verse 100

Why is it that every time they make a covenant, a group of them casts it aside? In fact, most of them do not believe.

Is it that every time they ratify a covenant, a party of them cast it aside? In fact, most of them do not believe.

Why, whensoever they have made a covenant, does a party of them reject it? Nay, but the most of them are unbelievers.

How is it that whenever they make a covenant or a pledge, some of them throw it away? In fact, most of them do not believe.

Is it that whenever they enter into a covenant some party among them cast it aside? Aye! most of them even believe not.

Is it not (the case) that every time they make a covenant, some party among them throw it aside?- Nay, Most of them are faithless.

Has it not always been so that every time they made a covenant, some of them set it aside? Nay, most of them never believe in it sincerely.

And every time they made a pledge some of them pushed it aside, and many of them do not believe.

And is it that whenever they make a covenant, only a group of them throws it aside? In fact, most of them do not have faith.

Is it not that whenever they made a covenant, a part of them would cast it away? Rather, the majority of them do not have faith.

Is it not ever so that whenever they (those transgressors) make a covenant, a party of them set it aside? (Indeed, they do so, and they are not a small party,) rather, most of them do not believe (so that they might be expected to keep their covenant.)

Is it not a fact that every time they made a covenant, some of them cast it away? Rather most of them have no (true) faith.

Is (it) whenever they promised a promise/contract a group of them broke it , but most of them do notbelieve.

And is it that whenever they make a covenant, only a group of them throws it aside? In fact, most of them do not have faith.

Or every time they make a covenant, will a part of them repudiate it? Nay, most of them are faithless.

Is it not (the case) that every time they make a covenant, some party among them throw it aside? Nay! the truth is most of them believe not.

Is it that whenever they make a covenant, a party of them cast it aside? Nay, most of them have no faith.

What! whenever they make a covenant, a party of them cast it aside? Nay, most of them do not believe.

Is it ever so that when they make a covenant a party of them set it aside? The truth is, most of them believe not.

Why is it that every time they (the Jews) make a covenant, some of them abandon it. Most of them do not even believe.

Why, whenever they make a promise do some of them cast it aside! Most of them do not believe.

Is it not (the case) that every time they make a covenant, some party among them throw it aside Nay! (the truth is:) most of them believe not.

Why is it that, whenever they make a covenant, some of them cast it aside? Most of them do not believe.

Is it not that whenever they make a covenant, some of them toss it aside? In fact, most of them do not believe.

Why, whenever they make a covenant, with God that they will believe in the Prophet (s) when he appears, or that they will not give assistance to the idolaters against the Prophet (s), does a party of them reject it?, cast it away repudiating it (this is the response to the clause beginning with kullam, the interrogative of rebuke). Nay (bal indicates a transition), but most of them are disbelievers.

أَوَكُلَّمَا عَاهَدُواْ عَهْداً نَّبَذَهُ فَرِيقٌ مِّنْهُم

Is it not (the case) that every time they make a covenant, some party among them throw it aside.

بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يُوْمِنُونَ



Nay! (the truth is;most of them believe not!

Al-Hasan Al-Basri said that Allah's statement means,

"There is not a promise that they make, but they break it and abandon it. They make a promise today and break it tomorrow."
The Jews abandoned the Book of Allah and practiced Magic

Allah tells,

وَلَمَّا جَاءهُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ عِندِ اللّهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ نَبَذَ فَرِيقٌ مِّنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْكِتَابَ كِتَابَ اللّهِ وَرَاء ظُهُورِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ