Is the covenant mentioned in Surah Al Imran, represented in His saying, the Almighty: "And [recall, O People of the Scripture], when Allah took the covenant of the prophets, [saying], 'Whatever I give you of a Book and wisdom then there comes to you a messenger confirming what is with you, you [must] believe in him and support him,'" the same covenant mentioned in Surah Al-Ahzab in His saying, the Almighty: "And [recall, O Muhammad], when We took from the prophets their covenant and from you and from Noah and Abraham and Moses and Jesus, the son of Mary; and We took from them a solemn covenant," knowing that the covenant of Al-Ahzab included Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, while the covenant of Al Imran announces the coming of a prophet whom all prophets shall believe in?

Linguistically, the origin of mithaq is 'ahd (covenant). The gist of what the exegetes have mentioned is that the meaning of 'ahd in these two verses is one: Allah the Almighty took a covenant from all the Prophets to uphold the religion, to call to the oneness of Allah and to worship Him alone without any partners, and that they should attest to one another. This includes our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. The verse in Surah Al Imran stipulated an additional matter, which was narrated from Ali and Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, that Allah took a covenant from every prophet that if Muhammad, peace be upon him, were sent during their lifetime, they would believe in him and support him. And Allah commanded the prophets to take the same covenant from their communities.