وَلَقَدْ عَهِدْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ ءَادَمَ مِن قَبْلُ فَنَسِىَ وَلَمْ نَجِدْ لَهُۥ عَزْمًا ١١٥
And We had already taken a promise from Adam before, but he forgot; and We found not in him determination.
Quran verses about Covenants and pledges
العهد والميثاق
44 verses in 16 surahs · 9 subtopics
Allah took covenants from the children of Adam, the prophets, the Children of Israel, the People of the Book and the believers: these verses speak of them and command keeping one’s pledges, praising those who honour them and blaming those who break them. They also address treaties with enemies: honouring them until their term as long as the other side does, and openly declaring their termination.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
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- All verses 44
- Honouring a treaty to its term unless the enemy breaks it 1
- The right of a treaty takes precedence over all rights 1
- Censure of those who break covenants 7
- Allah’s covenant with Adam and his children 2
- Allah’s covenant with Abraham and Ishmael 1
- Fighting the enemy if it breaks the treaty 2
- The duty to fulfil it and praise for those who do 11
- The duty to give notice when ending a treaty 1
- The covenant (al-mithaq) 20
- The covenant taken from the Children of Israel 5
- The covenant taken from the prophets 2
- The covenant taken from the People of the Book in general 1
- The covenant taken from the believers 1
- The covenant taken from the Christians 1
- The covenant taken from Adam’s offspring to acknowledge the Lord who has no partner 1
- Those who keep their covenants are people of understanding 1
- Covenants are inviolable and respecting them is sacred 3
- Those who break them are the defiantly disobedient, the losers 2
- Breaking covenants, a trait of the Children of Israel 2
- Those who break their covenant with Allah and their punishment 1
- Jacob takes a solemn pledge from his sons 1
Allah’s covenant with Adam and his children · 2 verses
أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يَٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ ٦٠
Did I not enjoin upon you, O children of Adam, that you not worship Satan - [for] indeed, he is to you a clear enemy -
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Verses gathered from a human-made thematic index of the Quran; the introduction summarises its subtopics. For a legal opinion, consult a scholar.