Al-Baqarah (The Cow)
Surah 2 · Verse 83
And when We took a pledge from the children of Israel, “Do not serve anyone except Allah and be good to parents and relatives and orphans and the poor and talk to mankind in a nice manner and establish worship (salat) and give charity (zakat),” then you turned back except a few among you and you turned away.
Allah (SWT) had taken a pledge from the Bani Israel (Chapter: 2 Verses: 40 and 63) that they should not serve (worship) anyone other than Allah, be good to parents, relatives and orphans, speak to people in a nice manner, establish worship (Salat), give charity (zakat), not shed blood and not drive out people from their houses unlawfully, but they broke the pledge although they had agreed to abide by it. Therefore, their reward was disgrace in this life and punishment in the life after death. They preferred the life of this World to the life after death therefore their punishment will neither be reduced nor will they be helped.
