The Complete List of Allah’s Commands to Bani Israel in Surah al-Isra 22 to 39

The Complete List of Allah’s Commands to Bani Israel

Having examined the similarities and differences between The 10 Commandments and the Quranic List of Commands to Bani Israel, the time has now come to gather the entire framework of those commands into one complete arrangement.

This section matters because this is the form we have been looking for from the very beginning. If the well-known form of The 10 Commandments today no longer presents the full structure of the original covenant clearly, then we need to return to the form that Allah Himself reopened in Surah al-Isra’, verses 22 to 39.

The Principal Commands

Do not set up another ilah alongside Allah.
Do not worship anyone but Allah alone.
Show goodness to both parents.
Do not say “uff” to your parents.
Do not rebuke your parents.
Speak to your parents with noble words.
Lower yourself to your parents in mercy.
Pray for mercy for your parents.
Give the relatives their due.
Give the poor their due.
Give ibn al-sabil his due.
Do not be wasteful.
Do not be excessively stingy.
Do not kill your children out of fear of poverty.
Do not go near zina.
Do not kill the soul that Allah has forbidden except by right.
Do not exceed limits in retaliatory killing.
Do not approach the wealth of the orphan except in the best manner.
Fulfil your covenant.
Give full measure when you measure.
Weigh with a straight and just balance.
Do not follow anything without knowledge.
Do not walk arrogantly upon the earth.

The closing that gathers the entire framework of commands

24. All the evils within that framework of commands are hated by Allah.

25. All of that is part of the wisdom revealed by Allah.

An Important Clarification

Those final two points are not ordinary commands on the same level as the ones before them. They serve instead as the closing that gathers the entire framework of commands that came before.

One shows how Allah judges all of those violations. The other affirms that this entire framework comes from the wisdom of revelation.

That is why this list cannot be read as scattered fragments of law. It must be read as one complete covenantal framework from Allah to Bani Israel.

Bani Israel are not necessarily identical with the Jews. They have been scattered across the face of the earth for thousands of years.

As for the punishment upon Bani Israel, it will take place upon the land promised to Bani Israel, namely Masyariqal Ard.

Please note that this article was originally written in Malay and has been translated into English by AI. If you have any doubts or require clarification, please refer to the original Malay version. Feel free to contact us for any corrections or further assistance.

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