Surah Al-Hadid • Ayah 8

Ordering Faith and encouraging spendingAllah the Exalted and Blessed orders having perfect faith in Him and in His Messenger, and that one should persist on this path adhereing firmly to it. Allah encourages spending from what He has made mankind trustees of, the wealth that you - mankind - have, that He has lent you. This wealth was in the hands of those before you and was later transferred to you. Therefore, O mankind, spend as Allah commanded you from the wealth that He entrusted to you for His obedience. Otherwise, He will hold you accountable and punish you for your ignoring what He ordained on you in this regard. Allah's statement,مِمَّا جَعَلَكُم مُّسْتَخْلَفِينَ فِيهِ(of that whereof He has made you trustees.), indicates that you - mankind -- will surrender this wealth to someone else. In this case, those who will inherit from you might obey Allah with their wealth, and thus acquire more happiness than you on account of what Allah has granted them. They might disobey Allah, and in this case you will have helped them commit evil and transgression. Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah bin Ash-Shikhkhir said, "I came to Allah's Messenger ﷺ as he was reciting and saying,أَلْهَـكُمُ التَّكَّاثُرُيَقُولُ ابْنُ آدَمَ: مَالِي مَالِي، وَهَلْ لَكَ مِن مَالِكَ إِلَّا مَاأَكَلْتَ فَأَفْنَيْتَ، أَوْ لَبِسْتَ فَأَبْلَيْتَ، أَوْ تَصَدَّقْتَ فَأَمْضَيْتَ؟»((abundance diverts you.)( The Son of `Adam claims, "My wealth, my wealth." But is there anything belonging to you, except that which you consumed, which you used, or which you wore and then it became worn or you gave as charity and sent it forward) Muslim also collected with the addition:«وَمَا سِوَى ذلِكَ، فَذَاهِبٌ وَتَارِكُهُ لِلنَّاس»(Other than that, you will go away from it and leave it behind for other people.) Allah's statement,فَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنكُمْ وَأَنفَقُواْ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌ(And such of you as believe and spend, theirs will be a great reward.) encourages having faith and spending in acts of obedience. Allah the Exalted said,وَمَا لَكُمْ لاَ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولُ يَدْعُوكُمْ لِتُؤْمِنُواْ بِرَبِّكُمْ(And what is the matter with you that you believe not in Allah! While the Messenger invites you to believe in your Lord;) meaning, "what prevents you from believing, while the Messenger is among you calling you to faith and bringing forward clear proofs and evidences that affirm the truth of what he brought you" And we have reported the Hadith through different routes in the beginning of the explanation on the chapter on Faith in Sahih Al-Bukhari, wherein one day the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to his Companions,«أَيُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعْجَبُ إِلَيْكُمْ إِيمَانًا؟»(Who do you consider among the believers as having the most amazing faith) They said, "The angels." He said,«وَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ وَهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ؟»(And what prevents them from believing when they are with their Lord) They said, "Then the Prophets." He said,«وَمَالَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْوَحْيُ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهِمْ؟»(What prevents them from believing when the revelation comes down to them) They said, "Then us." He said,«وَمَالَكُمْ لَا تُؤْمِنُونَ وَأَنَا بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِكُمْ؟ وَلكِنْ أَعْجَبُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِيمَانًا، قَوْمٌ يَجِيئُونَ بَعْدَكُمْ، يَجِدُونَ صُحُفًا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا فِيهَا»(What prevents you from believing, when I am amongst you Actually, the believers who have the most amazing faith, are some people who will come after you; they will find pages that they will believe in.) We mentioned a part of this Hadith when explaining Allah's statement in Surat Al-Baqarah,الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ(who believe in the Ghayb (unseen).)(2:3) Allah's statement,وَقَدْ أَخَذَ مِيثَـقَكُمْ(and He has indeed taken your covenant,) is similar to another of His statements,وَاذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَمِيثَـقَهُ الَّذِى وَاثَقَكُم بِهِ إِذْ قُلْتُمْ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا(And remember Allah's favor to you and His covenant with which He bound you when you said: "We hear and we obey.")(5:7), which refers to giving the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet . Ibn Jarir said that the covenant mentioned here, is that taken from mankind, when they were still in Adam's loin. This is also the opinion of Mujahid, and Allah knows best. Allah said,هُوَ الَّذِى يُنَزِّلُ عَلَى عَبْدِهِ ءَايَـتٍ بَيِّنَـتٍ(It is He Who sends down manifest Ayat to His servant) clear proofs, unequivocal evidences and plain attestations,لِيُخْرِجَكُمْ مِّنَ الظُّلُمَـتِ إِلَى النُّورِ(that He may bring you out from darkness into light.) from the darkness of ignorance, disbelief and contradictory statements to the light of guidance, certainty and faith,وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِكُمْ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ(And verily, Allah is to you full of kindness, Most Merciful.) by revealing the Divine Books and sending the Messengers to guide mankind, eradicating doubts and removing confusion. After Allah commanded mankind to first believe and spend, He again encouraged them to acquire faith and stated that He has removed all barriers between them and the acquisition of faith. Allah again encouraged them to spend,وَمَا لَكُمْ أَلاَّ تُنفِقُواْ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلِلَّهِ مِيرَاثُ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ(And what is the matter with you that you spend not in the cause of Allah And to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth.) means, spend and do not fear poverty or scarcity. Surely, He in Whose cause you spent is the King and Owner of the heavens and earth and has perfect control over their every affair, including their treasuries. He is the Owner of the Throne, with all the might that it contains, and He is the One Who said,وَمَآ أَنفَقْتُمْ مِّن شَىْءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ(And whatsoever you spend of anything, He will replace it. And He is the best of providers.)(34:39), and,مَا عِندَكُمْ يَنفَدُ وَمَا عِندَ اللَّهِ بَاقٍ(whatever is with you, will be exhausted, and whatever is with Allah will remain.)(16:96) Therefore, those who trust in and depend on Allah will spend, and they will not fear poverty or destitution coming to them from the Owner of the Throne. They know that Allah will surely compensate them for whatever they spend.The Virtues of spending and fighting before the Conquest of MakkahAllah's statement,لاَ يَسْتَوِى مِنكُم مَّنْ أَنفَقَ مِن قَبْلِ الْفَتْحِ وَقَـتَلَ(Not equal among you are those who spent before the conquering and fought.) meaning those who did not fight and spend before the Conquest are not equal to those who spent and fought. Before Makkah was conquered, things were difficult for Muslims and only the righteous ones embraced Islam. After Makkah was conquered, Islam spread tremendously throughout the known world and people embraced the religion of Allah en masse. Similarly He said:أُوْلَـئِكَ أَعْظَمُ دَرَجَةً مِّنَ الَّذِينَ أَنفَقُواْ مِن بَعْدُ وَقَـتَلُواْ وَكُلاًّ وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الْحُسْنَى(Such are higher in degree than those who spent and fought afterwards. But to all Allah has promised the best (reward).) The majority considers the Conquest here to be the conquest of Makkah. Ash-Sha`bi and several others said that the Ayah refers to the treaty at Al-Hudaybiyyah. There is proof for this opinion found in a Hadith from Anas, collected by Imam Ahmad. Anas said, "Khalid bin Al-Walid and `Abdur-Rahman bin `Awf had a dispute. Khalid said to `Abdur-Rahman, `You boast about days (battles) that you participated in before us.' When the news of this statement reached the Prophet he said,«دَعُوا لِي أَصْحَابِي، فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ أَنْفَقْتُمْ مِثْلَ أُحُدٍ أَوْ مِثْلَ الْجِبَالِ ذَهَبًا، مَا بَلَغْتُمْ أَعْمَالَهُم»(Do not bother my Companions, for by He in Whose Hand is my soul! If you spend an amount of gold equal to (Mount) Uhud, (or equal to the mountains), you will not reach the level of their actions.)" It is a known fact that Khalid bin Al-Walid, whom the Prophet addressed this statement to, embraced Islam during the period between the treaty of Al-Hudaybiyyah and the conquering of Makkah. The dispute between Khalid and `Abdur-Rahman occurred because of the battle of Bani Jadhimah. The Prophet sent Khalid bin Al-Walid to them after the conquest of Makkah, and they said, "Saba'na," instead of saying, "Aslamna" (we embraced Islam). So Khalid ordered their execution and the execution of their prisoners (of war); `Abdur-Rahman bin `Awf and `Abdullah bin `Umar opposed him. This is the reason behind the dispute that occurred between Khalid and `Abdur-Rahman. But in the Sahih, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,«لَا تَسُبُّوا أَصْحَابِي، فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ أَنْفَقَ أَحَدُكُمْ مِثْلَ أُحُدٍ ذَهَبًا، مَا بَلَغَ مُدَّ أَحَدِهِمْ وَلَا نَصِيفَه»(None should revile my Companions, for by He in Whose Hand is my soul! If one of you were to spend as much gold as Uhud, it would not reach the level of them equal to an amount as much as one Mudd of one of them or half of it.) Allah said,وَكُلاًّ وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الْحُسْنَى(But to all Allah has promised the best (reward).) meaning, those who spent before and after the conquest of Makkah; they all will gain a reward for their good deeds, even though some of them vary in rank and earn a better reward than others as Allah said,لاَّ يَسْتَوِى الْقَـعِدُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ غَيْرُ أُوْلِى الضَّرَرِ وَالْمُجَـهِدُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِأَمْوَلِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ الْمُجَـهِدِينَ بِأَمْوَلِهِمْ وَأَنفُسِهِمْ عَلَى الْقَـعِدِينَ دَرَجَةً وَكُـلاًّ وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الْحُسْنَى وَفَضَّلَ اللَّهُ الْمُجَـهِدِينَ عَلَى الْقَـعِدِينَ أَجْراً عَظِيماً(Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home), except those who are disabled, and those who strive hard and fight in the cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives. Allah has preferred in grades those who strive hard and fight with their wealth and their lives above those who sit (at home). Unto each, Allah has promised good, but Allah has preferred by a great reward those who strive hard and fight, above those who sit (at home).)(4:95) There is a Hadith in the Sahih that states,«الْمُؤْمِنُ الْقَوِيُّ خَيْرٌ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى اللهِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِ الضَّعِيفِ، وَفِي كُلَ خَيْر»(The strong believer is better and more beloved to Allah than the weak believer; both have goodness in them.) The Prophet ended his statement this way to draw attention to the second type of believer, so that their own qualities are not forgotten in the midst of preferring the former type. In this way, the latter is not dismissed as being degraded in the Hadith. Therefore, the Prophet ended his statement by praising the second type -- the weak believers -- after giving preference to the first type. Allah said:وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ(And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.) meaning, since Allah is perfectly aware of all things, He made distinctions between the rewards of the believers who spent and fought before the Conquest and those who spent and fought afterwards. Surely, Allah does this by His knowledge of the intention of the former type and their perfect sincerity to Him, all the while spending in times of hardship, poverty and dire straits. This is found in the Hadith,«سَبَقَ دِرْهَمٌ مِائَةَ أَلْف»(Spending one Dirham is preceded over a hundred thousand.) There is no doubt that the people of faith consider Abu Bakr As-Siddiq to be the person who has the best share according to the meaning of this Ayah. He was the chief of those who implemented it, among all followers of all Prophets. He spent all of his wealth seeking the Face of Allah, the Exalted and Most Honored. He did it voluntarily too, not to repay a debt or a favor that anyone from mankind had on him. May Allah be pleased with him.The Encouragement to make a Handsome Loan in the Cause of AllahAllah said,مَّن ذَا الَّذِى يُقْرِضُ اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا(Who is he that will lend Allah a handsome loan:) `Umar bin Al-Khattab said that this Ayah refers to spending in Allah's cause. It was also said that it pertains to spending on children. What is correct is that it is more general than that. So all those who spend in the cause of Allah with good intentions and a sincere heart, then they fall under the generality of this Ayah. This is why Allah the Exalted said in another Ayah:مَّن ذَا الَّذِى يُقْرِضُ اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا فَيُضَاعِفَهُ لَهُ(Who is he that will lend Allah handsome loan: then (Allah) will increase it manifold to his credit (in repaying),) and in another Ayah,أَضْعَافًا كَثِيرَةً(many times) (2:245), meaning, being handsome reward and tremendous provisions: Paradise on the Day of Resurrection. Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said, "When this Ayah,مَّن ذَا الَّذِى يُقْرِضُ اللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا فَيُضَاعِفَهُ لَهُ(Who is he that will lend Allah handsome loan: then (Allah) will increase it manifold to his credit (in repaying),) was revealed, Abu Ad-Dahdah Al-Ansari said, `O Allah's Messenger! Does Allah ask us for a loan' The Prophet said,«نَعَمْ، يَاأَبَا الدَّحْدَاح»(Yes, O Abu Ad-Dahdah.) He said, `Give me your hand, O Allah's Messenger,' and the Prophet placed his hand in his hand. Abu Ad-Dahdah said, `Verily, I have given my garden as a loan to my Lord.' He had a garden that contained six hundred date trees; his wife and children were living in that garden too. Abu Ad-Dahdah went to his wife and called her, `Umm Ad-Dahdah!' She said, `Here I am.' He said, `Leave the garden, because I have given it as a loan to my Lord, the Exalted and Most Honored.' She said, `That is a successful trade, O Abu Ad-Dahdah!' She then transferred her goods and children. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,«كَمْ مِنْ عَذْقٍ رَدَاحٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لِأَبِي الدَّحْدَاح»(How plentiful are the sweet date clusters that Abu Ad-Dahdah has in Paradise!)" In another narration, the Prophet said,«رُبَّ نَخْلَةٍ مُدَلَّاةٍ، عُرُوقُهَا دُرٌّ وَيَاقُوتٌ، لِأَبِي الدَّحْدَاحِ فِي الْجَنَّة»(How many a date tree that has lowered down its clusters, which are full of pearls and gems in Paradise for Abu Ad-Dahdah!)

ایمان لانے اور اللہ کی راہ میں خرچ کرنے کا حکم ٭٭اللہ تبارک و تعالیٰ خود اپنے اوپر اور اپنے رسول صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم پر ایمان لانے اور اس پر مضبوطی اور ہمیشگی کے ساتھ جم کر رہنے کی ہدایت فرماتا ہے اور اپنی راہ میں خیرات کرنے کی رغبت دلاتا ہے جو مال ہاتھوں ہاتھ تمہیں اس نے پہنچایا ہو تم اس کی اطاعت گزاری میں اسے خرچ کرو اور سمجھ لو کہ جس طرح دوسرے ہاتھوں سے تمہیں ملا ہے اسی طرح عنقریب تمہارے ہاتھوں سے دوسرے ہاتھوں میں چلا جائے گا اور تم پر حساب اور عتاب رہ جائے گا اور اس میں یہ بھی اشارہ ہے کہ تیرے بعد تیرا وارث ممکن ہے نیک ہو اور وہ تیرے ترکے کو میری راہ میں خرچ کر کے مجھ سے قربت حاصل کرے اور ممکن ہے کہ وہ بد اور اپنی مستی اور سیاہ کاری میں تیرا اندوختہ فنا کر دے اور اس کی بدیوں کا باعث تو بنے، نہ تو چھوڑتا، نہ اڑاتا۔ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سورۃ «أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ» ‏ الخ پڑھ کر فرمانے لگے ”انسان گو کہتا رہتا ہے یہ بھی میرا مال ہے، یہ بھی میرا مال ہے حالانکہ دراصل انسان کا مال وہ ہے جو کھا لیا پہن لیا صدقہ کر دیا کھایا ہوا فنا ہو گیا، پہنا ہوا پرانا ہو کر برباد ہو گیا، ہاں راہ اللہ دیا ہوا بطور خزانہ کے جمع رہا۔“ [صحیح مسلم:2985] ‏ اور جو باقی رہے گا وہ تو اوروں کا مال ہے تو تو اسے جمع کر کے چھوڑ جانے والا ہے۔ پھر ان ہی دونوں باتوں کی ترغیب دلاتا ہے اور بہت بڑے اجر کا وعدہ دیتا ہے۔صفحہ نمبر9288پھر فرماتا ہے «وَمَا لَكُمْ لَا تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولُ يَدْعُوكُمْ لِتُؤْمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ» [57-الحديد:8] ‏ یعنی تمہیں ایمان سے کون سی چیز روکتی ہے رسول صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم تم میں موجود ہیں وہ تمہیں ایمان کی طرف بلا رہے ہیں دلیلیں دے رہے ہیں اور معجزے دکھا رہے ہیں۔ صحیح بخاری کی شرح کے ابتدائی حصہ کتاب الایمان میں ہم یہ حدیث بیان کر آئے ہیں کہ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے پوچھا: ”سب سے زیادہ اچھے ایمان والے تمہارے نزدیک کون ہیں؟“ کہا فرشتے، فرمایا: ”وہ تو اللہ کے پاس ہی ہیں پھر ایمان کیوں نہ لاتے؟“، کہا پھر انبیاء علیہ السلام، فرمایا: ”ان پر تو وحی اور کلام اللہ اترتا ہے وہ کیسے ایمان نہ لاتے؟“ کہا پھر ہم، فرمایا: ”واہ تم ایمان سے کیسے رک سکتے تھے، میں تم میں زندہ موجود ہوں، سنو بہترین اور عجیب تر ایماندار وہ لوگ ہیں جو تمہارے بعد آئیں گے، صحیفوں میں لکھا دیکھیں گے اور ایمان قبول کریں گے“ ۔ [تخریج احادیث و آثار کتاب فی ظلال القرآن:290حسن لغیرہ] ‏ سورۃ البقرہ کے شروع میں آیت «الَّذِيْنَ يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بالْغَيْبِ وَ يُـقِيْمُوْنَ الصَّلٰوةَ وَ مِمَّا رَزَقْنٰھُمْ يُنْفِقُوْنَ» [2-البقرة:3] ‏ کی تفسیر میں بھی ہم ایسی احادیث لکھ آئے ہیں۔ پھر انہیں روز میثاق کا قول و قرار یاد دلاتا ہے جیسے اور آیت میں ہے «وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّـهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَمِيثَاقَهُ الَّذِي وَاثَقَكُم بِهِ إِذْ قُلْتُمْ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّـهَ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ» [5-المائدة:7] ‏ اس سے مراد رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے بیعت کرنا ہے اور امام ابن جریر رحمہ اللہ فرماتے ہیں مراد وہ میثاق ہے جو آدم کی پیٹھ میں ان سے لیا گیا تھا، مجاہد رحمہ اللہ کا بھی یہی مذہب ہے۔ «وَاللهُ اَعْلَمُ» صفحہ نمبر9289

آیت 8{ وَمَالَکُمْ لَا تُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللّٰہِ } ”اور تمہیں کیا ہوگیا ہے کہ تم نہیں ایمان رکھتے اللہ پر !“ یہ پہلے مطالبے یعنی ”ایمان“ سے متعلق گویا زجر و ملامت اور ایک طرح سے تنبیہہ کا انداز ہے۔ { وَالرَّسُوْلُ یَدْعُوْکُمْ لِتُؤْمِنُوْا بِرَبِّکُمْ } ”جبکہ رسول محمد ﷺ تمہیں دعوت دے رہے ہیں کہ تم ایمان رکھو اپنے رب پر“ ہمارے رسول ﷺ ابھی تمہارے مابین موجود ہیں ‘ اور وہ تم لوگوں کو براہ راست ایمان کی دعوت دے رہے ہیں۔ { وَقَدْ اَخَذَ مِیْثَاقَکُمْ } ”اور دیکھو ! وہ تم سے عہد بھی لے چکا ہے“ اگر تم ایمان کے دعوے دار ہو تو ذرا غور کرو کہ تم نے اپنے رب کے ساتھ کتنے عہد کر رکھے ہیں۔ ایک عہد تو وہ تھا جو اللہ تعالیٰ نے تم سے عالم ارواح میں لیا تھا : { اَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّکُمْ } ”کیا میں تمہارا رب نہیں ہوں ؟“ اور تم سب نے اس سوال کے جواب میں { بَلٰی } کہا تھا بحوالہ الاعراف : 172۔ اس کے بعد تم { سَمِعْنَا وَاَعَطْنَا } بحوالہ البقرۃ : 285 و المائدۃ : 7 کا عہد بھی کرچکے ہو۔ اس عہد ِاطاعت کے علاوہ تم نے اپنی جانوں اور اپنے مالوں کو اللہ کے ہاتھ بیچنے کا عہد بھی کر رکھا ہے : { اِنَّ اللّٰہَ اشْتَرٰی مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ اَنْفُسَھُمْ وَاَمْوَالَھُمْ بِاَنَّ لَھُمُ الْجَنَّۃَ…} التوبۃ : 111 ”یقینا اللہ نے خرید لی ہیں اہل ایمان سے ان کی جانیں بھی اور ان کے مال بھی اس قیمت پر کہ ان کے لیے جنت ہے“۔ تو تم لوگ اپنے رب کے ساتھ کیے ہوئے اپنے وعدوں اور معاہدوں کا تو لحاظ کرو : { اِنْ کُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ۔ } ”اگر تم حقیقتاً مومن ہو !“ یہ ڈانٹ سننے کے بعد ہر بندئہ مسلمان کو چاہیے کہ وہ اپنے گریبان میں جھانکے اور اپنا جائزہ لے کہ کیا اس کے دل میں حقیقی ایمان موجود ہے یا کچھ خلا سا ہے ؟ الحمد لِلّٰہ ہم سب مسلمان تو ہیں ‘ کسی نہ کسی درجے میں نماز روزہ وغیرہ کا تقاضا بھی پورا کر رہے ہیں ‘ لیکن اللہ کرے ہمیں احساس ہوجائے اور ہم اپنا اپنا جائزہ لیں کہ اسلام کے ساتھ ساتھ کیا ابھی تک ہمیں حقیقی ایمان بھی نصیب ہوا ہے یا نہیں ! اور اگر کسی کو یہ محسوس ہو کہ واقعی اس کے دل میں اس پہلو سے ابھی خلا موجود ہے تو پھر اسے یہ معلوم کرنے کے لیے بھی تگ و دو کرنی چاہیے کہ وہ یقین والا ایمان کہاں سے ملے گا۔ اگلی آیت میں اس حوالے سے راہنمائی فرمائی جا رہی ہے۔

Ordering Faithوَقَدْ أَخَذَ مِيثَاقَكُمْ (...and He has taken your covenant ....57:8) This could refer to the covenant taken in ` anal' (pre-eternity). According to verses 172-174 of Surah Al-A'raf, Allah gathered all the souls even before they took the form of their existence, and took the covenant of 'alast' [ the pre-eternal covenant ]. He asked them: اَلَستُ بِرَبِّکُم ("Am I not your Lord?" ) They replied: بَلیٰ (Of course You are, we affirm). Another possibility is that this covenant could refer to the pledge taken from the previous prophets and their followers to believe in the final Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and support him. This covenant is mentioned by the Holy Qur'an in the following words:ثُمَّ جَاءَكُمْ رَ‌سُولٌ مُّصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ لَتُؤْمِنُنَّ بِهِ وَلَتَنصُرُ‌نَّهُ ۚ قَالَ أَأَقْرَ‌رْ‌تُمْ وَأَخَذْتُمْ عَلَىٰ ذَٰلِكُمْ إِصْرِ‌ي ۖ قَالُوا أَقْرَ‌رْ‌نَا ۚ قَالَ فَاشْهَدُوا وَأَنَا مَعَكُم مِّنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ"...then comes to you a messenger verifying what is with you; you shall have to believe in him and you shall have to support him. He said: 'Do you affirm and accept my covenant in this respect?' They said: 'We affirm.' He said: 'Then, bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses." (3:81)إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ (...if you are believers - 57:8). A question may arise here: In the earlier part of this very verse [ 8], the infidels and idolaters were reprimanded in the following words, "And what is wrong with you that you do not believe in Allah" This goes to show that the addressees of this phrase are 'non-believers', then how is it appropriate to say 'if you are believers'?The answer to this question is that the unbelievers did not deny the existence of the Creator. In point of fact, they claimed to believe in God, and thus they used to say مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّ‌بُونَا إِلَى اللَّـهِ زُلْفَىٰ (We only worship them [ the idols ] that they may bring us nearer to Allah in position....39:3) In this context, the concluding phrase of verse [ 8] implies that 'If your claim [ that you believe in God ] is true, then go about the perfect and right way in "believing in God" which is not only to believe in God but also to believe in His Messenger ﷺ .