Following the unity of God, it is applied to the ONENESS of God's religion; saying: ``The true religion with Allah is Islam.'' That is to say; the real and true religion in the sight of Allah is submission to His will, and in any age and time, religion has been nothing save submission to Allah and yielding to right and truth. The verse then refers to the variances of ideas and beliefs; saying: ``The people of the BOOK did not dissent except through envy of each other, after knowledge had come to them!''

      The variance was after knowledge and due to envy and selfish contumacy. As an instance, we may see that besides all the manifest miracles, such as QURÄN, and clear evidences that are found in the very self of Islam, the prophets's signs and symptoms were given in the scriptures, and the sages and rabbis had foretold the advent of Mohammad. When he came to them in person, they found some of their material profits in danger, and denied the Messenger of Allah through envy and out of rebellion. The final fate of such unbelievers is mentioned by the ending of the verse: ``And whoever rejects the signs of Allah - Allah is swift in calling to account.''