Verily this your order is one order, and I am your Lord; so worship Me.
Indeed this religion of yours, is one religion; and I am your Lord, therefore worship Me.
'Surely this community of yours is one community, and I am your Lord; so serve Me.'
VERILY, [O you who believe in Me,] this community of yours is one single community, since I am the Sustainer of you all: worship, then, Me [alone]!
Verily this community of yours is a single community, and I am your Lord; so worship Me.
Truly! This, your Ummah [Sharia or religion (Islamic Monotheism)] is one religion, and I am your Lord, therefore worship Me (Alone). [Tafsir Ibn Kathir]
This community of yours is one community, and I am your Lord, so worship Me.
Verily this community of yours is a single community, and I am your Lord; so worship Me.
Truly, this, your Ummah is one, and I am your Lord, therefore worship Me.
Lo! this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me.
Indeed this community of yours is one community, and I am your Lord. So worship Me.
Indeed, this nation of yours is one nation, and I am Your Lord, therefore worship Me.
Indeed this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me.
People, you are one nation and I am your Lord. Worship Me.
Surely this Islam is your religion, one religion (only), and I am your Lord, therefore serve Me.
Inna h<u>ath</u>ihi ommatukum ommatan w<u>ah</u>idatan waan<u>a</u> rabbukum faoAAbudoon<b>i</b>
This community of yours is one community and I am your Lord, so worship Me.
Verily, this brotherhood of yours is a single brotherhood, and I am your Lord and Cherisher: therefore serve Me (and no other).
إِنَّ هَٰذِهِۦٓ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً وَأَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُونِ
O people! This is your creed; one and only creed. It is monotheism which is the religion of Islam. I am your Lord, so make worship exclusive to Me alone.
O people! This is your creed; one and only creed. It is monotheism which is the religion of Islam. I am your Lord, so make worship exclusive to Me alone.
<p>Commentary</p><p>So far the Surah deals with the stories of the prophets and several basic as well as minor principles relevant to those stories. The basic beliefs such as Oneness of God, prophethood and the day of Resurrection are common to all prophets and are the foundation of their invitation to the people to follow the True Faith.</p>
CommentarySo far the Surah deals with the stories of the prophets and several basic as well as minor principles relevant to those stories. The basic beliefs such as Oneness of God, prophethood and the day of Resurrection are common to all prophets and are the foundation of their invitation to the people to follow the True Faith.
<h2 class="title">Mankind is One Ummah</h2><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِنَّ هَـذِهِ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً</div><p>(Truly, this, your Ummah is one,) Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Qatadah and `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam said, "Your religion is one religion." Al-Hasan Al-Basri said: "In this Ayah, Allah explains to them what they should avoid and what they should do." Then He said:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِنَّ هَـذِهِ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً</div><p>(Truly, this, your Ummah is one religion,) "Meaning, your path is one path. Certainly this is your Shari`ah (Divine Law) which I have clearly explained you." So Allah says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَأَنَاْ رَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُونِ</div><p>(and I am your Lord, therefore worship Me.) This is like the Ayah:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">يأَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُواْ مِنَ الطَّيِّبَـتِ وَاعْمَلُواْ صَـلِحاً</div><p>(O (you) Messengers! Eat of the Tayyibat (good things) and do righteous deeds.) Until His saying,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَأَنَاْ رَبُّكُمْ فَاتَّقُونِ</div><p>(And I am your Lord, so have Taqwa of Me.) 23:51-52 The Messenger of Allah said:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«نَحْنُ مَعَاشِرَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ أَوْلَادُ عَلَّاتٍ دِينُنَا وَاحِد»</div><p>(We Prophets are brothers from different mothers and our religion is one.) What is meant here is that they all worshipped Allah Alone with no partner or associate, although the Laws of each Messenger may have differed, as Allah says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">لِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مِنكُمْ شِرْعَةً وَمِنْهَـجاً</div><p>(To each among you, We have prescribed a Law and a clear way) 5:48</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَتَقَطَّعُواْ أَمْرَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ</div><p>(But they have broken up and differed in their religion among themselves.) meaning, the nations were divided over their Messengers; some of them believed in them and some rejected them. Allah says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">كُلٌّ إِلَيْنَا رَجِعُونَ</div><p>((And) they all shall return to Us.) meaning, `on the Day of Resurrection, when We will requite each person according to his deeds. If they are good, then he will be rewarded and if they are evil then he will be punished.' Allah says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِنَ الصَّـلِحَـتِ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ</div><p>(So whoever does righteous good deeds while he is a believer,) meaning, his heart believes and his deeds are righteous.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَلاَ كُفْرَانَ لِسَعْيِهِ</div><p>(his efforts will not be rejected. ) This is like the Ayah:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِنَّا لاَ نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عَمَلاً</div><p>(certainly We shall not make the reward of anyone who does his deeds in the most perfect manner to be lost.) 18:30 which means, his efforts will not be wasted; they will be appreciated and not even a speck of dust's weight of injustice will be done. Allah says:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَإِنَّا لَهُ كَـتِبُونَ</div><p>(Verily, We record it for him.) means, all his deeds are recorded and nothing of them at all is lost.</p>
Mankind is One Ummahإِنَّ هَـذِهِ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً(Truly, this, your Ummah is one,) Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Qatadah and `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam said, "Your religion is one religion." Al-Hasan Al-Basri said: "In this Ayah, Allah explains to them what they should avoid and what they should do." Then He said:إِنَّ هَـذِهِ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً(Truly, this, your Ummah is one religion,) "Meaning, your path is one path. Certainly this is your Shari`ah (Divine Law) which I have clearly explained you." So Allah says:وَأَنَاْ رَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُونِ(and I am your Lord, therefore worship Me.) This is like the Ayah:يأَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُواْ مِنَ الطَّيِّبَـتِ وَاعْمَلُواْ صَـلِحاً(O (you) Messengers! Eat of the Tayyibat (good things) and do righteous deeds.) Until His saying,وَأَنَاْ رَبُّكُمْ فَاتَّقُونِ(And I am your Lord, so have Taqwa of Me.) 23:51-52 The Messenger of Allah said:«نَحْنُ مَعَاشِرَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ أَوْلَادُ عَلَّاتٍ دِينُنَا وَاحِد»(We Prophets are brothers from different mothers and our religion is one.) What is meant here is that they all worshipped Allah Alone with no partner or associate, although the Laws of each Messenger may have differed, as Allah says:لِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مِنكُمْ شِرْعَةً وَمِنْهَـجاً(To each among you, We have prescribed a Law and a clear way) 5:48وَتَقَطَّعُواْ أَمْرَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ(But they have broken up and differed in their religion among themselves.) meaning, the nations were divided over their Messengers; some of them believed in them and some rejected them. Allah says:كُلٌّ إِلَيْنَا رَجِعُونَ((And) they all shall return to Us.) meaning, `on the Day of Resurrection, when We will requite each person according to his deeds. If they are good, then he will be rewarded and if they are evil then he will be punished.' Allah says:فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِنَ الصَّـلِحَـتِ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ(So whoever does righteous good deeds while he is a believer,) meaning, his heart believes and his deeds are righteous.فَلاَ كُفْرَانَ لِسَعْيِهِ(his efforts will not be rejected. ) This is like the Ayah:إِنَّا لاَ نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عَمَلاً(certainly We shall not make the reward of anyone who does his deeds in the most perfect manner to be lost.) 18:30 which means, his efforts will not be wasted; they will be appreciated and not even a speck of dust's weight of injustice will be done. Allah says:وَإِنَّا لَهُ كَـتِبُونَ(Verily, We record it for him.) means, all his deeds are recorded and nothing of them at all is lost.