[57] Surah Al-Hadid [The Iron]: Ayat 008

৮. তোমাদের কি হল যে, তোমরা আল্লাহর প্রতি বিশ্বাস স্থাপন করছ না, অথচ রসূল তোমাদেরকে তোমাদের পালনকর্তার প্রতি বিশ্বাস স্থাপন করার দাওয়াত দিচ্ছেন?  আল্লাহ তো পূর্বেই তোমাদের অঙ্গীকার নিয়েছেন-যদি তোমরা বিশ্বাসী হও।

Ayat 8. And what is the matter with you that you believe not in Allah! While the Messenger (Muhammad  [SAWW](PBUH) invites you to believe in your Lord (Allah), and He (Allah) has indeed taken your covenant, if you are real believers.

Tafseer of Surah Al-Hadid Ayat 9. He is the One Who sends to His Servant Manifest Signs, that He may lead you from the depths of Darkness into the Light and verily Allah is to you most kind and Merciful. The Prophet Muhammad. The Signs sent to him were: (1) The Ayahs of the Qur'an, and (2) his life and work, in which Allah's Plan and Purpose were unfolded. 

Hazrat Abu Said Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet [SAWW](PBUH) said, "Everyone who breaks a covenant will have a flag by his buttocks on the Day of Resurrection. It will be raised higher according to the nature of his breach. Behold, there will be no greater a sin with respect to breaking the covenant than that of a ruler who breaks his covenant with the Muslim masses.''  [Muslim Hadith # 4309]

Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah Al-Hadid Ayat 8. “He (Allah) has indeed taken your covenant, if you are real believers” This Hadith clearly shows that breach of covenant is forbidden in Islam, especially on the part of a ruler because (a) he is in a position to honour his covenant, and (b) his evil can affect the whole Muslim community. It was a custom in the Pre-Islamic Period of Ignorance in Arabia to fix flags on poles for those who were guilty of breach of oath to humiliate and defame them. Almighty Allah has mentioned the punishment of flags on the Day of Resurrection for such people who break their covenant so that people can easily understand its nature. What a humiliation that will be! * Placing the flag by his bottom signifies humiliation and disgrace because flags are usually carried in front of the bearer not behind.