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Quran Ayat (Verses) regarding Covenant

In this section, readers can explore a curated collection of Quranic verses regarding Covenant. The verses have been carefully arranged to provide easy access and convenience, allowing readers to delve into the spiritual guidance and wisdom imparted by the Quran concerning Quranic ayat about Covenant. Spanning across various chapters of the Quran, we have tried our best to arrange them into subcategories as well, making it easier for anyone seeking specific information about Quranic verses regarding Covenant. So, let's see what the Quran has to say about Covenant in Islam in various parts of the holy Quran.

وَكَيۡفَ تَأۡخُذُونَهُۥ وَقَدۡ أَفۡضَىٰ بَعۡضُكُمۡ إِلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ وَأَخَذۡنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَٰقًا غَلِيظٗا

21. And how could you take it when each of you has become unveiled (79) before one another and they have taken from you a firm covenant (80).

Surah Name : An-Nisa   Surah Number : 4   Ayat Number: 21

وَرَفَعۡنَا فَوۡقَهُمُ ٱلطُّورَ بِمِيثَٰقِهِمۡ وَقُلۡنَا لَهُمُ ٱدۡخُلُواْ ٱلۡبَابَ سُجَّدٗا وَقُلۡنَا لَهُمۡ لَا تَعۡدُواْ فِي ٱلسَّبۡتِ وَأَخَذۡنَا مِنۡهُم مِّيثَٰقًا غَلِيظٗا

154. And then We raised Mount Tur over them for taking covenant (444), with them and said to them: "Enter the gate (445) prostrating". And We said to them: "Do not transgress in the matter of Sabbath (Saturday rest day of the Yahud) (446). and We took from them a firm covenant.

Surah Name : An-Nisa   Surah Number : 4   Ayat Number: 154

فَبِمَا نَقۡضِهِم مِّيثَٰقَهُمۡ وَكُفۡرِهِم بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَقَتۡلِهِمُ ٱلۡأَنۢبِيَآءَ بِغَيۡرِ حَقّٖ وَقَوۡلِهِمۡ قُلُوبُنَا غُلۡفُۢۚ بَلۡ طَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهَا بِكُفۡرِهِمۡ فَلَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا

155. Then We cursed them because they violated the covenant and that they denied (447), the signs of Allah and killed unjustly the Prophets (448), and for their saying: "Our hearts are wrapped". But, Allah has sealed their hearts (449). because of their infidelity (450). So they believe not, except for a few.

Surah Name : An-Nisa   Surah Number : 4   Ayat Number: 155

ٱلَّذِينَ يَنقُضُونَ عَهۡدَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مِيثَٰقِهِۦ وَيَقۡطَعُونَ مَآ أَمَرَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦٓ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ

27. Those who break the covenant of Allah after (52) solemnly confirming it, and sever that which Allah has ordered (53)to be joined and cause mischief on earth. It is those who are the Losers.

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 27

يَٰبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ ٱذۡكُرُواْ نِعۡمَتِيَ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَنۡعَمۡتُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَأَوۡفُواْ بِعَهۡدِيٓ أُوفِ بِعَهۡدِكُمۡ وَإِيَّـٰيَ فَٱرۡهَبُونِ

40.O Children of Israeel Remember My favour which (78) I have bestowed upon you and fulfil your part of the covenant with Me then I will fulfil My part of the covenant with you, and fear none but Me.

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 40

وَقَالُواْ لَن تَمَسَّنَا ٱلنَّارُ إِلَّآ أَيَّامٗا مَّعۡدُودَةٗۚ قُلۡ أَتَّخَذۡتُمۡ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ عَهۡدٗا فَلَن يُخۡلِفَ ٱللَّهُ عَهۡدَهُۥٓۖ أَمۡ تَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ

80.And they say: "Never will the fire touch us, except for a few (143)days. Please declare: "Have you taken a covenant with Allah? That He will change His covenant (144). Or, do you say about Allah of which you have no knowledge?"(145)

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 80

وَإِذۡ أَخَذۡنَا مِيثَٰقَ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ لَا تَعۡبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ إِحۡسَانٗا وَذِي ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينِ وَقُولُواْ لِلنَّاسِ حُسۡنٗا وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُواْ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيۡتُمۡ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا مِّنكُمۡ وَأَنتُم مُّعۡرِضُونَ

83. And (recall) when We took the covenant (149) from the children of Israel that you worship none but Allah, and are kind to your parents(150) and relatives and to the orphans(151) and needy and speak well with the people(152) and pay Zakaat(153). Then you turned away, except a few (154)of you. Surely, you are the backsliders.

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 83

وَإِذۡ أَخَذۡنَا مِيثَٰقَكُمۡ لَا تَسۡفِكُونَ دِمَآءَكُمۡ وَلَا تُخۡرِجُونَ أَنفُسَكُم مِّن دِيَٰرِكُمۡ ثُمَّ أَقۡرَرۡتُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ تَشۡهَدُونَ

84. And (recall) when We took your covenant (saying): "Do not shed your (one another's) blood (155) nor expel one another from your towns". Then you acknowledged this while you were witness to it.

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 84

وَإِذۡ أَخَذۡنَا مِيثَٰقَكُمۡ وَرَفَعۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمُ ٱلطُّورَ خُذُواْ مَآ ءَاتَيۡنَٰكُم بِقُوَّةٖ وَٱسۡمَعُواْۖ قَالُواْ سَمِعۡنَا وَعَصَيۡنَا وَأُشۡرِبُواْ فِي قُلُوبِهِمُ ٱلۡعِجۡلَ بِكُفۡرِهِمۡۚ قُلۡ بِئۡسَمَا يَأۡمُرُكُم بِهِۦٓ إِيمَٰنُكُمۡ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

93.And (recall) when We took your covenant and raised above your head the Mount Tur (saying): "Hold firmly onto what We bestow upon you and listen". They said (instead): "We heard, but we disobeyed"(177). And their hearts were absorbed (in the worship) of the calf because of their infidelity (178).Say, “How wretched is that which your faith enjoins upon you, if you should be believers(179).”

Surah Name : Al-Baqarah   Surah Number : 2   Ayat Number: 93

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمۡ وَعَهۡدِهِمۡ رَٰعُونَ

8. And those who regard their trusts and their covenant (8).

Surah Name : Al-Muminun   Surah Number : 23   Ayat Number: 8

أَطَّلَعَ ٱلۡغَيۡبَ أَمِ ٱتَّخَذَ عِندَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ عَهۡدٗا

78. Has he looked into the unseen, or has he taken any covenant with our Most Affectionate?

Surah Name : Maryam   Surah Number : 19   Ayat Number: 78

لَّا يَمۡلِكُونَ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةَ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ عِندَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ عَهۡدٗا

87. The people are not the owners of intercession (150) but only those who have taken a covenant with the Most Affectionate (151).

Surah Name : Maryam   Surah Number : 19   Ayat Number: 87

ٱلَّذِينَ عَٰهَدتَّ مِنۡهُمۡ ثُمَّ يَنقُضُونَ عَهۡدَهُمۡ فِي كُلِّ مَرَّةٖ وَهُمۡ لَا يَتَّقُونَ

56. Those with whom you had entered into a covenant, then they break their covenant every time and they do not fear (129).

Surah Name : Al-Anfal   Surah Number : 8   Ayat Number: 56

وَإِمَّا تَخَافَنَّ مِن قَوۡمٍ خِيَانَةٗ فَٱنۢبِذۡ إِلَيۡهِمۡ عَلَىٰ سَوَآءٍۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلۡخَآئِنِينَ

58. If you fear treachery from any people, throw back to them their covenant on equal basis (131). Surely, the treacherous are not liked by Allah.

Surah Name : Al-Anfal   Surah Number : 8   Ayat Number: 58

وَٱلَّذِينَ يَنقُضُونَ عَهۡدَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مِيثَٰقِهِۦ وَيَقۡطَعُونَ مَآ أَمَرَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦٓ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱللَّعۡنَةُ وَلَهُمۡ سُوٓءُ ٱلدَّارِ

25. And those who break (72) the covenant of Allah after confirming it. And cut asunder (73) what Allah has commanded to join, and spread mischief in the earth (74). Their share is a only curse and for them is the evil abode.

Surah Name : Ar-Rad   Surah Number : 13   Ayat Number: 25

وَلَمَّا وَقَعَ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلرِّجۡزُ قَالُواْ يَٰمُوسَى ٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَۖ لَئِن كَشَفۡتَ عَنَّا ٱلرِّجۡزَ لَنُؤۡمِنَنَّ لَكَ وَلَنُرۡسِلَنَّ مَعَكَ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ

134. And whenever the punishment fell upon them, they used to say: "O Musa, pray for us to your Lord, because of that covenant of His, which is with you (281). No doubt, if you would remove from us this torment (282), we would certainly believe in you and will send with you the children of Israel (283).

Surah Name : Al-Araf   Surah Number : 7   Ayat Number: 134

فَخَلَفَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡ خَلۡفٞ وَرِثُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ يَأۡخُذُونَ عَرَضَ هَٰذَا ٱلۡأَدۡنَىٰ وَيَقُولُونَ سَيُغۡفَرُ لَنَا وَإِن يَأۡتِهِمۡ عَرَضٞ مِّثۡلُهُۥ يَأۡخُذُوهُۚ أَلَمۡ يُؤۡخَذۡ عَلَيۡهِم مِّيثَٰقُ ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ أَن لَّا يَقُولُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلۡحَقَّ وَدَرَسُواْ مَا فِيهِۗ وَٱلدَّارُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ خَيۡرٞ لِّلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ

169.Then in their place came such degenerate successors (386) who inherited the Book. They took the goods of this world (387) and said: "Now we shall be forgiven (388) our sins. But if more fortunes like that came to them, they would take them (389) Was not the covenant of the Book taken from them, that they should say nothing concerning Allah, but the truth (390), and they have read that? And, undoubtedly, the final abode is better for the God-fearing. Have you then no wisdom (391)?

Surah Name : Al-Araf   Surah Number : 7   Ayat Number: 169

وَإِذۡ أَخَذۡنَا مِنَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ مِيثَٰقَهُمۡ وَمِنكَ وَمِن نُّوحٖ وَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَى ٱبۡنِ مَرۡيَمَۖ وَأَخَذۡنَا مِنۡهُم مِّيثَٰقًا غَلِيظٗا

7.And O Beloved! Remember when We took covenant (18) from the Prophets, and from you, and from Nuh and Ebrahim and Musa and Isa son of Mary. And We took from (19) them a firm covenant.

Surah Name : Al-Ahzab   Surah Number : 33   Ayat Number: 7

وَإِذۡ أَخَذَ ٱللَّهُ مِيثَٰقَ ٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ لَمَآ ءَاتَيۡتُكُم مِّن كِتَٰبٖ وَحِكۡمَةٖ ثُمَّ جَآءَكُمۡ رَسُولٞ مُّصَدِّقٞ لِّمَا مَعَكُمۡ لَتُؤۡمِنُنَّ بِهِۦ وَلَتَنصُرُنَّهُۥۚ قَالَ ءَأَقۡرَرۡتُمۡ وَأَخَذۡتُمۡ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُمۡ إِصۡرِيۖ قَالُوٓاْ أَقۡرَرۡنَاۚ قَالَ فَٱشۡهَدُواْ وَأَنَا۠ مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ

81. And recall when Allah took from the Prophets their covenant (175) whatever I should give you of the Scripture and wisdom, then comes (176) to you the Messenger confirming your Books (177), then assuredly you shall believe (178) in him and help (179) him. Then (Allah) said: "Do you agree and take this as my firm agreement as binding on you?" They said: "We agreed (180) Then He (Allah) said, "Then be witnesses, and I am with you among the witnesses".

Surah Name : Al Imran   Surah Number : 3   Ayat Number: 81

وَلَا تَقۡرَبُواْ مَالَ ٱلۡيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُ حَتَّىٰ يَبۡلُغَ أَشُدَّهُۥۚ وَأَوۡفُواْ ٱلۡكَيۡلَ وَٱلۡمِيزَانَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۖ لَا نُكَلِّفُ نَفۡسًا إِلَّا وُسۡعَهَاۖ وَإِذَا قُلۡتُمۡ فَٱعۡدِلُواْ وَلَوۡ كَانَ ذَا قُرۡبَىٰۖ وَبِعَهۡدِ ٱللَّهِ أَوۡفُواْۚ ذَٰلِكُمۡ وَصَّىٰكُم بِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ

152. And do not approach the property of the orphans, but in the best way, until he reaches (356) maturity. And maintain the measure and the weight justly (357), with equilibrium. We burden no soul to its capacity (358) And when you speak, observe justice even though it may be a matter of your relative (359). And fulfill your covenant with Allah (360). That is what He has enjoined upon you strictly that perhaps you may accept admonition (361).

Surah Name : Al-Anam   Surah Number : 6   Ayat Number: 152

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