Surah Al-Baqarah (2:84)

وَاِذۡ اَخَذۡنَا مِيۡثَاقَكُمۡ لَا تَسۡفِكُوۡنَ دِمَآءَكُمۡ وَلَا تُخۡرِجُوۡنَ اَنۡفُسَكُمۡ مِّنۡ دِيَارِكُمۡ ثُمَّ اَقۡرَرۡتُمۡ وَاَنۡـتُمۡ تَشۡهَدُوۡنَ‏ ۝

Wa-ith akhathna meethaqakumla tasfikoona dimaakum wala tukhrijoonaanfusakum min diyarikum thumma aqrartum waantum tashhadoon

And recall when We took your covenant, saying, "Do not shed your i.e., each other's blood or evict one another from your homes." Then you acknowledged this while you were witnessing.

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

The Violation of Sanctity: Breaking the oath regarding bloodshed and expulsion.

The Insight

They had sworn an oath not to shed each other's blood and not to expel their own people from their homes, yet they repeatedly violated this sacred covenant. Treat life and community safety as paramount. Acts of violence, civil strife, or political maneuvering that displace people are major sins, violating the fundamental contract of peace every community owes its members.