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A Universal Principle Applicable to All Cases where a Testimony is Accepted or Rejected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 Some Testimonies in Favour of the Holy Prophet sa to be Fulfilled in the Future as many Testimonies were Fulfilled in the Past. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280 Another Category of Evidence relating to the Age when the Holy Prophet sa Claimed to be the Messenger from God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 19 The Recording System Operative in the Entire Universe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 20 Covenants, their Different Categories, Punishments and Rewards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 Covenant of Man with God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 The Covenant of Prophets as. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 The Covenant of the People of the Book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 Punishment for the Breaking of the Covenant Binding on the Entire People. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 A Mutual Balance between Crime and Punishment. . . . . 312 Some more Punishments in Accordance with the Violation of Covenants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 The Reward for Keeping the Covenant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 A Similar Code of Ethics given to Humans is made Binding by Allah upon Himself. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Individual Covenants or Contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 The Violation of Individual Covenants and the Punishment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323 21 Covenants with Non-Muslims, Treaties and Contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Two Categories of Treaties with Non-Muslims. . . . . . . . . . . 329 The Treaty of Medina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 The Personal Example of the Holy Prophet sa regarding his Commitment to Contracts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335 A Prophecy Regarding the Moral Decadence of Muslim Political Leaders in the Future. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 Some other Examples of the Honouring of Contracts. . 339 Reference Part III