It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty took a firm covenant from Adam’s (peace be upon him) progeny at the place of Nu’man, that is, ‘Arafah. The method was that Allah Almighty brought forth from his back all his offspring that He was to create, and scattered them before him like ants. Then, addressing them face to face, He said:“Am I not your Lord?”All replied,“Yes, indeed! We all bear witness.”This was so that on the Day of Resurrection you may not say,“We were unaware of this,”or say,“It was our forefathers who committed shirk before us, and we were their descendants after them; so will You destroy us for the deeds of those who went astray?”