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coming to fulfill all that had been given to them of
His Word and Wisdom and to help them in their
mission. The verse also lays down that the people
had solemnly agreed to abide by the covenant. Then
He said to the people to bear witness to this covenant
and that He too would bear witness along with
them. 272
Similarly, Allāh, the Exalted, says in Sūrah Al-Ahzāb:
وَاِذْ‏ اَخَذْانَ‏ مِنَ‏ النَّبِينّ‏ وَمِنْ‏ ‏َك وَمِنْ‏ نُّوْحٍ‏ وَّاِبْرٰهِيمْ‏ َ وَمُوْ‏ ‏ٰسى
وَعِيْسىَ‏ ابْنِ‏ مَرْ‏ يمَ‏ َ وَاَخَذْانَ‏ مِنهْ‏ ‏ُمْ‏ مّ‏ ‏ِيْثاقًا غَلِيْظً‏ ‏ۙا‎۝‎
لّ‏ ْ ‏ِيَسئَلَ‏ ٰ الصّ‏ دِقِينْ‏ َ عَنْ‏ صِ‏ دْ‏ قِهِمْ‏ ۚ وَاَعَدَّ‏ لِلْكٰفِرِيْنَ‏ عَذَاابً‏ اَلِيْمًا‎۝‎
ٖ َ مِيْثَاقَهُمْ‏
And remember when We took from the prophets their
covenant, and from thee, and from Noah, and
Abraham, and Moses, and Jesus, son of Mary, and
We indeed took from them a solemn covenant;
That He may question the truthful about their
truthfulness. And for the disbelievers He has
prepared a painful punishment. 273
Hazrat Mirzā Tāhir Ahmad rh
follows:
explains the above verse as
Here is another verse dealing with the covenant
Allāh had taken from the prophets and, through
them, from their peoples. The gist of the covenant
was that if a future prophet came supporting what is
contained in the Book and the Wisdom bestowed on
272
The True Meaning of Khatme Nubuwwat, Pages 58-59
273
Sūrah Al-Ahzāb, 33:8-9