[إِنَّ هَـذِهِ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً]

[إِنَّ هَـذِهِ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً]

[وَأَنَاْ رَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُونِ]

[يأَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُواْ مِنَ الطَّيِّبَـتِ وَاعْمَلُواْ صَـلِحاً]

[وَأَنَاْ رَبُّكُمْ فَاتَّقُونِ]

Mankind is One Ummah

(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:

(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:

(and I am your Lord, therefore worship Me.) This is like the Ayah:

(O (you) Messengers! Eat of the Tayyibat (good things) and do righteous deeds.) Until His saying,

(And I am your Lord, so have Taqwa of Me.) [23:51-52] The Messenger of Allah said: