Theme
Fulfilling the trusts and promises
Start and end of surah
This surah begins with a command to fulfill the covenant and concludes with covenant that Isa (peace be upon him) took with his people which they left. This shows fulfilling the covenants is from the traits of the truthful believers.
Topics in the surah
The legislation of Allah guarantees the reformation of human beings in this life and in the next and that is through:
- Guarding the religion (Verse 54).
- Guarding the self (Verse 32).
- Guarding the intellect (Verse 90).
- Guarding the chastity (Verse 5).
- Guarding the wealth (Verse 38).
Lessons from the surah
- Judgement and legislation is for Allah alone. No one can go against His Judgement or legislation irrespective of his knowledge or position.
- Beware of breaking the covenants, as Allah has told us in verse 13 - (So for their breaking of the covenant We cursed them and made their hearts hard.)
Source: أول مرة أتدبر القرآن