This verse also manifests this same meaning as: “O children of Adam!

This verse also manifests this same meaning as: “O children of Adam! We exhorted you not to submit to Satan, but obey and yield to Me.” Second verse: “When the apostles came to them, before them and in their own time, [^3] saying, ‘Worship no one except Allah’, they said, ‘Had our Lord wished, He would certainly have sent down angels [to us].

We indeed disbelieve in what you have been sent with’.” [^4] Certainly, prophets ( ‘a ) were not only charged with telling people to prostrate before Allah, but they used to invite them to a religion based on various laws, such as prayers, fasting, alms tax and the jihād . Of course, prostration [before Allah] is also one of the dictates [of religion].

In short, prophets ( ‘a ) were charged with inviting people to the kernel of worship with respect to Allah in all affairs, not just ultimate humility. The following verse also denotes this: “And mention [Hūd] the brother of ‘Ād, when he warned his people at Ahqāf—and warners have passed away before and after him—saying, ‘Do not worship anyone but Allah. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a tremendous day’.” [^5] Third verse: “Say, ‘O people!

If you are in doubt about my religion, then [know that] I do not worship those whom you worship besides Allah.

Rather, I worship only Allah, who causes you to die, and I have been commanded to be among the faithful and that dedicate yourself to the religion, as a hanīf, and never be one of the polytheists’.” [^6] It has thus been written in “ Mufradāt Rāghib ”, “The term religion [ dīn ] has two meanings; one is obedience, and the other is reward, but it has been borrowed to mean the whole set of Divine law. It is for this reason that obedience and submission is current in all Divine injunctions.

Fourth verse: “Look! [Only] exclusive faith is worthy of Allah, and those who take guardians besides him [claiming,] ‘We only worship them so that they may bring us near to Allah.’ Allah will indeed judge between them concerning that about which they differ.

Indeed, Allah does not guide someone who is a liar and an ingrate.” [^7] Fifth verse: “And worship your Lord until certainty [^8] comes to you.” [^9] It has been asserted that ‘certainty’ in the above quoted verse means death; that is to say, worship Allah until the end of your life. Of course, it does not mean that be in a state of prostration until the end of your lives, but that be in a state of submission until the end of your lives.