ONE AYAT A DAY
كَانَ النَّاسُ اُمَّةً وَّاحِدَةً ۗ فَبَعَثَ اللّٰهُ النَّبِيّٖنَ مُبَشِّرِيْنَ وَمُنْذِرِيْنَ ۖ وَاَنْزَلَ مَعَهُمُ الْكِتٰبَ بِالْحَقِّ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فِيْمَا اخْتَلَفُوْا فِيْهِ ۗ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ فِيْهِ اِلَّا الَّذِيْنَ اُوْتُوْهُ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَاۤءَتْهُمُ الْبَيِّنٰتُ بَغْيًا ۢ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ فَهَدَى اللّٰهُ الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لِمَا اخْتَلَفُوْا فِيْهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ بِاِذْنِهٖ ۗ وَاللّٰهُ يَهْدِيْ مَنْ يَّشَاۤءُ اِلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيْمٍ
Kānan-nāsu ummataw wāḥidah(tan), fa ba‘aṡallāhun-nabiyyīna mubasysyirīna wa munżirīn(a), wa anzala ma‘ahumul-kitāba bil-ḥaqqi liyaḥkuma bainan-nāsi fīmakhtalafū fīh(i), wa makhtalafa fīhi illal-lażīna ūtūhu mim ba‘di mā jā'athumul-bayyinātu bagyam bainahum, fahadallāhul-lażīna āmanū limakhtalafū fīhi minal-ḥaqqi bi'iżnih(ī), wallāhu yahdī may yasyā'u ilā ṣirāṭim mustaqīm(in).
Mankind was [of] one religion [before their deviation]; then Allāh sent the prophets as bringers of good tidings and warners and sent down with them the Scripture in truth to judge between the people concerning that in which they differed. And none differed over it [i.e., the Scripture] except those who were given it - after the clear proofs came to them - out of jealous animosity among themselves. And Allāh guided those who believed to the truth concerning that over which they had differed, by His permission. And Allāh guides whom He wills to a straight path.
Disputing, after the Clear Signs have come, indicates DeviationIbn Jarir reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "There were ten generations between Adam and Nuh, all of them on the religion of Truth. They later disputed so Allah sent the Prophets as warners and bringers of glad tidings." He then said that this is how `Abdullah read the Ayah:كَانَ النَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً فَاخْتَلَفُواThe people were one Ummah and they then disputed.Al-Hakim recorded this in his Mustadrak and said, "Its chain of narrators is Sahih, but they (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it." Abu Ja`far Razi reported that Abu Al-`Aliyah said that Ubayy bin Ka`b read the Ayah as:كَانَ النَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً فَاخْتَلَفُوا فَبَعَثَ اللهُ النَّبِيِّينَ مُبَشِّرِينَ وُمُنْذِرِينَThe people were one Ummah and they then disputed and Allah sent the Prophets as warners and bringers of glad tidings.`Abdur-Razzaq said that Ma`mar said that Qatadah said that Allah's statement:كَانَ النَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَحِدَةً(Mankind was one community) means; "They all had the guidance. Then:فَاخْتَلَفُوا فَبَعَثَ اللهُ النَّبِيِّينَThey disputed and Allah sent Prophets.The first to be sent was Nuh."`Abdur-Razzaq reported that Abu Hurayrah commented on:فَهَدَى اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لِمَا اخْتَلَفُواْ فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ بِإِذْنِهِ(Then Allah by His leave guided those who believed to the truth of that wherein they differed. ) say…