19 Preface إِنَّ الدّينَ عِندَ اللَّهِ الإِسلامُ ۗ وَمَا اختَلَفَ الَّذينَ أوتُوا الكِتابَ إِلّا مِن بَعدِ ما جاءَهُمُ العِلمُ بَغيًا بَينَهُم ۗ وَمَن يَكفُر بِآياتِ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سَريعُ الحِسابِYusuf AliThe Religion before God is Islam (submission to His Will): Nor did the People of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of each other1, after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the Signs of God, God is swift in calling to account.Baghyan: through envy, through selfish contumacy or obstinacy, through sheer contrary- mindedness, or desire to resist or rebel. Cf. 2:90, and 2:213.