He said: He made them all spirits, then gave them form. Then He made them speak, saying, ‘Am I not your Lord?’ They said, ‘Yes, we bear witness’—lest they say on the Day of Resurrection, ‘We knew nothing of this.’

They said, ‘We bear witness that You are our Lord and our God. We have no Lord besides You and no God besides You.’

He said, ‘I shall send My messengers to you and send down My scriptures to you. Do not deny My messengers, and believe My promise. I shall exact retribution from whoever associates partners with Me and does not believe in Me.’

He said: He took their pledge and covenant, then raised up their father Adam. He saw among them the rich, the poor, those of beautiful appearance, and others. He said, ‘My Lord, if only You had made Your servants equal!’ He said, ‘I wished to be thanked.’

He said: The prophets that day were like lamps among them. He also said: They were singled out for another covenant concerning the message: that they should convey it.

He said: This is what He refers to in His words:

‘And when We took from the prophets their covenant, and from you and from Noah.’

He said: This is the innate disposition Allah instilled in mankind.”

He said: “This is what He refers to in His words: ‘We found most of them true to no covenant, and indeed