(171) Then Allah Most High said: “And when We raised the mountain above them,” when they refused to accept what was contained in the Torah.

Allah compelled them to act upon it and raised the mountain over their heads, until it stood above them “as though it were a canopy, and they thought it was about to fall upon them.” They were told: “Hold firmly to what We have given you”; that is, with earnestness and diligence.

“And remember what it contains” by studying and discussing it and by putting it into practice, “so that you may become mindful of Allah,” if you do so.