وَكَيْفَ تَأْخُذُونَهُۥ وَقَدْ أَفْضَىٰ بَعْضُكُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَأَخَذْنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَٰقًا غَلِيظًا

Quran 4:21 is ayah 21 of Surah An-Nisa (“The Women”), a Medinan surah of 176 ayahs. It is in Juz 4, on page 81 of the Madani Mushaf.

4:21

وَكَيْفَتَأْخُذُونَهُۥوَقَدْأَفْضَىٰبَعْضُكُمْإِلَىٰبَعْضٍوَأَخَذْنَمِنكُممِّيثَٰقًاغَلِيظًا٢١

wakayfa takhudhūnahu waqad afḍā baʿḍukum ilā baʿḍin wa-akhadhna minkum mīthāqan ghalīẓan

And how could you take it while you have gone in unto each other and they have taken from you a solemn covenant?(21)

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This commentary explains ayahs 4:19–22 together.