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fool, but rather am a Messenger from the Lord of asked, ‘Do you agree and undertake my commis-
all the worlds, transmitting my Lord’s Message to sion on that condition?’ They replied, ‘We agree.’
you, and I am a faithful counsellor to you. (7:67- He said, ‘Bear witness, then. I am with you as
68) one of the witnesses.’ (3:81)
He turned away from them and said, ‘My people, Allah made a covenant with those given the
I transmitted my Lord’s message to you and gave Book: ‘You must make it clear to people and not
you good counsel. However, you do not like conceal it.’ But they toss it in disdain behind their
good counsellors!’ (7:79) backs and sell it for a paltry price. What an evil
So he turned away from them and said, ‘My peo- sale they make! (3:187)
ple, I transmitted My Lord’s message to you and Remember Allah’s blessing to you and the
gave you good counsel. Why should I grieve for covenant He made with you when you said, ‘We
a disbelieving people?’ (7:93) hear and we obey.’ Have fear of Allah. Allah
(Nuh said,) ‘My counsel will not benefit you, for knows what the heart contains. (5:7)
all my desire to counsel you, if Allah desires to Allah made a covenant with the tribe of Israel
lead you into error. He is your Lord and you will and We raised up twelve leaders from among
return to Him.’ (11:34) them. Allah said, ‘I am with you. If you perform
prayer and give the alms, and believe in My
COVENANT Messengers and respect and support them, and
Remember when We made the covenant with make a generous loan to Allah, I will erase your
you and lifted up the Mount above your heads: wrong actions from you and admit you into
‘Take hold vigorously of what We have given you Gardens with rivers flowing under them. Any of
and pay heed to what is in it, so that hopefully you who disbelieve after that have gone astray
you will guard against evil.’ (2:63) from the right way.’ (5:12)
Remember when We made a covenant with the But because of their breaking of their covenant,
tribe of Israel: ‘Worship none but Allah and be We have cursed them and made their hearts
good to your parents and to relatives and or- hard. They distort the true meaning of words and
phans and the very poor. And speak good words have forgotten a good portion of what they were
to people. And perform prayer and give the reminded of. You will never cease to come upon
alms.’ But then you turned away–except a few of some act of treachery on their part, except for a
you–you turned aside. (2:83) few of them. Yet pardon them, and overlook.
And when We made a covenant with you not to Allah loves good-doers. (5:13)
shed your blood and not to expel one another We also made a covenant with those who say,
from your homes, you agreed and were all wit- ‘We are Christians,’ and they too forgot a good
nesses. (2:84) portion of what they were reminded of. So We
Remember when We made a covenant with you stirred up enmity and hatred between them until
and lifted up the Mount above your heads: ‘Take the Day of Rising when Allah will inform them
hold vigorously of what We have given you and about what they did. (5:14)
listen.’ They said, ‘We hear and disobey.’ They We made a covenant with the tribe of Israel and
were made to drink the Calf into their hearts be- We sent Messengers to them. Each time a
cause of their disbelief. Say, ‘If you are believers, Messenger came to them with something their
what an evil thing your faith has made you do.’ lower selves did not desire, they denied some
(2:93) and they murdered others. (5:70)
Remember when Allah made a covenant with An evil generation has succeeded them, inherit-
the Prophets: ‘Now that We have given you a ing the Book, taking the goods of this lower
share of the Book and Wisdom, and then a mes- world, and saying, ‘We will be forgiven.’ But if
senger comes to you confirming what is with similar goods come to them again they still take
you, you must believe in him and help him.’ He them. Has not a covenant been made with them
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