Allah reminds His believing servants of His bounty by legislating this glorious
religion and sending them this honorable Messenger. He also reminds them of the
covenant and pledges that He took from them to follow the Messenger , support and
aid him, implement his Law and convey it on his behalf, while accepting it themselves.
Allah said,
﴿وَاذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ
وَمِيثَـقَهُ الَّذِى وَاثَقَكُم بِهِ إِذْ قُلْتُمْ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا﴾
(And remember Allah's favor upon you and His covenant with which He bound you when
you said, "We hear and we obey.") This is the pledge that they used to give to the
Messenger of Allah when they embraced Islam. They used to say, "We gave our pledge
of obedience to the Messenger of Allah to hear and obey, in times when we are active
and otherwise, even if we were passed on for rights, and not to dispute leadership
with its rightful people.'' Allah also said,
﴿وَمَا لَكُمْ لاَ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ
وَالرَّسُولُ يَدْعُوكُمْ لِتُؤْمِنُواْ بِرَبِّكُمْ وَقَدْ أَخَذَ مِيثَـقَكُمْ إِن
كُنتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴾
(And what is the matter with you that you believe not in Allah! While the Messenger
invites you to believe in your Lord; and He has indeed taken your covenant, if you
are real believers.) It was also said that this Ayah (5:7) reminds the Jews of the
pledges and promises Allah took from them to follow Muhammad and adhere to his Law,
as `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas stated. Allah then said,
﴿وَاتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ﴾
(And have Taqwa of Allah.) in all times and situations. Allah says that He knows
the secrets and thoughts that the hearts conceal,
﴿إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ﴾
(Verily, Allah is All-Knower of the secrets of (your) breasts.)
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