'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful' The Exalted said: "Indeed, the religion with Allah is Islam. And those who were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had come to them, out of envy among themselves. And whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allah, then indeed, Allah is swift in account." The mention of the disagreement of the reciters regarding the breaking of the alif in 'Indeed, the religion' and its opening has already been discussed. The religion in this verse refers to obedience and creed, and the meaning is that the accepted, beneficial, or established religion. And 'Islam' in this verse is faith and obedience, as stated by Abu Al-Aliya, and this is the view of the majority of the speakers. Qatadah and Muhammad ibn Ja'far ibn Al-Zubair expressed it as faith, and their intent is that it is accompanied by actions. And Islam is what Gabriel asked the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, when he came to teach the people their religion... The hadith, and the Prophet's response to him regarding faith and Islam explains that. Likewise, his saying, blessings and peace be upon him: "Islam is built upon five..." the hadith. And every believer in his Prophet who adheres to the obligations of his Shari'ah is included under this description. In the reading of Ibn Mas'ud, it is "Indeed, the religion with Allah is Islam" with the definite article. Then Allah, the Exalted, informed about the disagreement of the people of the Book that it was based on knowledge of the truths among them, and that it was out of envy and a desire for the world, as stated by Ibn Umar and others. "And those who were given the Scripture" is a term that encompasses the Jews and the Christians, but Al-Rabi' ibn Anas said: the intended meaning of this verse is the Jews. This is because when Moses, peace be upon him, faced death, he called seventy scholars from the scholars of the Children of Israel and entrusted them with the Torah, with each scholar having a portion, and he appointed Joshua ibn Nun as his successor. After three centuries passed, division occurred among them. Muhammad ibn Ja'far ibn Al-Zubair said: the intended meaning of this verse is the Christians, and it is a reprimand for the Christians of Najran. And "out of envy" is in the accusative case either as a reason for it or as an adverbial modifier of "those who". Then the Exalted threatened the disbelievers. The swiftness of the account may be intended as the swiftness of the coming of the Day of Resurrection and the account, as it is certain to occur. Everything that is coming is near. It may also be intended by the swiftness of the account that Allah, the Exalted, with His encompassing knowledge of everything, does not need to count or reflect, as stated by Mujahid.