Allah states that He took a pledge from every Prophet whom He sent from Adam until Isa, that when Allah gives them the Book and the Hikmah, thus acquiring whatever high grades they deserve, then a Messenger came afterwards, they would believe in and support him. Even though Allah has given the Prophets the knowledge and the prophethood, this fact should not make them refrain from following and supporting the Prophet who comes after them. This is why Allah, the Most High, Most Honored, said
4And (remember) when Allah took the covenant of the Prophets, saying: "Take whatever I gave you from the Book and Hikmah. 'y
meaning, if I give you the Book and the Hikmah,
afterwards there will come to you a Messenger confirming what is with you; you must, then, believe in him and help him." Allah said, "Do you agree (to it) and will you take up Isri ?"}
Ibn ‘Abbas, Mujahid, Ar-Rabl‘, Qatadah and As-Suddi said that 7srf means, “My covenant. ’’t* 1 Muhammad bin Ishaq said that,
^Isri} means, “The responsibility of My covenant that you took,”* 2 * meaning, the ratified pledge that you gave Me.
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from fulfilling this pledge and covenant,
ithey are the rebellious .} ‘Ali bin Abi Talib and his cousin ‘Abdullah bin ‘Abbas said, “Allah never sent a Prophet but after taking his pledge that if Muhammad jg were sent in his lifetime, he would believe in and support him.”* 31 Allah commanded each Prophet to take a pledge from his nation that if Muhammad were sent in their time, they would believe in and support him. Tawus, Al-Hasan Al-Basri and Qatadah said, “Allah took the pledge from the Prophets that they would believe in each other”, and this statement does not contradict what