In the beginning all the people followed the same way. (Afterwards there came a change and differences arose). Then Allah sent Prophets to give good tidings to those who followed the Right Way and warnings to those who swerved from it. And He sent down with them the Book based on the Truth so that it should judge between the people concerning their differences. (Differences arose not because people were not given the knowledge of the Truth in the beginning, nay), differences arose between those very people who had been given clear teachings, and (for no other reasons than that) they wanted to tyrannize over one another. So Allah, by His leave, guided those who believed in the Prophets to the Truth about which they had differed; AIIah guides whomever He pleases to the Right Way.
人類は（もともと）一族であった。それでアリラーは，預言者たちを吉報と警告の伝達者として遺わされた。またかれらと共に真理による啓典を下し，それで，人びとの間に異論のある種々の事に就いて裁定させられる。こうしてかれらに明証が下っているにも拘らず，（啓典を）授けられた者たちは，かえって互いのために争ったのである。アッラーは，かれらが異論を唱える真理に就いて，信仰する者を特別の御許しで導かれる。本当にアッラーは，御心に適う者を正しい道に導かれる。