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CH. 33 AL-AḤZĀB PT. 21 وَمِنْ نُوحٍ وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَى وَعِيسَى covenant, and from thee, and ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ وَاَخَذْنَا مِنْهُمْ مِّيْثَاقًا غَلِيظًا ;Moses, and Jesus, son of Mary from Noah, and Abraham, and and We indeed took from them a solemn covenant; 3080 لِيَسْتَلَ الصُّدِقِينَ عَنْ صِدْقِهِمْ ۚ وَاَعَدَّ That He may question the. 9 truthful about their truthfulness. "And for the disbelievers He & has prepared a painful punishment. 3081 لِلْكُفِرِينَ عَذَابًا أَلِيْمَانَ يَايُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ ,believe عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ جَاءَ تُكُمْ جُنُودُ فَأَرْسَلْنَا R. 2. 10. O ye who remember the favour of Allah upon you when there came against you hosts, and We sent عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا وَجُنُودًا لَّمْ تَرَوْهَا وَكَانَ against them a wind and hosts اللهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرًان that you saw not. And Allah sees what you do. 3082 3080. Commentary: The 18:103; 48:14; 76:5. four Prophets Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus, have found special mention in this verse inasmuch as they occupy a very eminent and exalted position among the hierarchy of pre-Islamic Divine Prophets. Noah was the first Law- bearing Prophet in the real sense of the word and in Abraham converged both the Mosaic and Islamic Dispensations, and Moses was the Holy Prophet's counterpart while Jesus was the last of the Israelite Prophets and the Holy Prophet's harbinger. The words "their covenant" mean the covenant which was taken from them or which befitted their dignity and exalted position and was in harmony with their high duties and responsibilities. See also 3:82. 3081. Commentary: The verse signifies that without the revelation of a Divine Law, man could not be held responsible for his actions. 3082. Commentary: With this verse begins an account of the Battle of the Ditch. This battle which took place in the 5th year of the Hijrah was the fiercest encounter in which the Muslims had so far been engaged. The whole of Arabia rose like one man against Islam. The Quraish of Mecca, their allies, the 2556