Meaning

What is meant by "strength" (quwwah) in this āyah?

Answer

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

Earnestness and diligence. [Ibn ʿAbbās, Qatādah, al-Suddī]
Obedience. [Abū al-ʿĀliyah]
Acting on its teachings. [Mujāhid]
Sincerity. [Ibn Zayd]

Verses cited

2:63 Al-Baqarah وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَـٰقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ ٱلطُّورَ خُذُوا۟ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَـٰكُم بِقُوَّةٍ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ Remember when We took your pledge, and made the mountain tower high above you, and said, ‘Hold fast to what We have given you and bear its contents in mind, so that you may be conscious of God.’

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