إِنَّ هَـٰذِهِۦٓ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَٰحِدَةً وَأَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمْ فَٱعْبُدُونِ 92
Translations
Indeed this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me.
Transliteration
Inna haadhihi ummatkum ummatan wahidatan wa ana rabbukum fa'budun
Tafsir (Explanation)
Allah addresses all the prophets and their followers, affirming that despite their differences in laws and times, they all belong to one unified Ummah (community) with one Lord deserving worship. Ibn Kathir explains this ayah emphasizes the essential unity of purpose among all prophets—the call to monotheism and obedience to Allah—even though the Sharia (laws) may have differed between them. Al-Tabari notes this verse consolidates the fundamental agreement between all divine messages: that Allah alone is worthy of worship and obedience.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in Surah Al-Anbiya, which surveys the stories of various prophets and emphasizes their shared mission. The verse comes as a conclusive statement after multiple prophetic narratives, highlighting the universal theme connecting all messengers from Noah to Muhammad (peace be upon them). It serves to unite the Ummah under the banner of Tawhid (monotheism) and obedience despite cultural and temporal differences.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said: 'The prophets are brothers from one father and different mothers, and their laws are different but their religion is one.' (Sahih Bukhari 3442) This hadith directly parallels the meaning of this ayah, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all prophets despite variations in their specific teachings.
Themes
Key Lesson
Muslims are reminded that beneath surface differences in traditions and practices, they are united under one faith and one Lord, which should promote brotherhood and focus on core Islamic principles rather than divisive secondary matters. This ayah calls believers to prioritize spiritual unity and the worship of Allah alone as the foundation of their communal identity.
Related Ayahs
لَوْ يَعْلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ حِينَ لَا يَكُفُّونَ عَن وُجُوهِهِمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَلَا عَن ظُهُورِهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ
If those who disbelieved but knew the time when they will not avert the Fire from their faces or from their backs and they will not be aided...
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقَتْ لَهُم مِّنَّا ٱلْحُسْنَىٰٓ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ عَنْهَا مُبْعَدُونَ
Indeed, those for whom the best [reward] has preceded from Us - they are from it far removed.
وَنَصَرْنَـٰهُ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمَ سَوْءٍ فَأَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
And We aided [i.e., saved] him from the people who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a people of evil, so We drowned them, all together.
۞ وَمَن يَقُلْ مِنْهُمْ إِنِّىٓ إِلَـٰهٌ مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِيهِ جَهَنَّمَ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a god besides Him" - that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.