5 Preface وَما أُمِروا إِلّا لِيَعبُدُوا اللَّهَ مُخلِصينَ لَهُ الدّينَ حُنَفاءَ وَيُقيمُوا الصَّلاةَ وَيُؤتُوا الزَّكاةَ ۚ وَذٰلِكَ دينُ القَيِّمَةِYusuf AliAnd they have been commanded no more than this:1 To worship God, offering Him sincere devotion, being true (in faith);2 to establish regular Prayer; and to practise regular Charity; and that is the Religion Right and Straight.3 The three eternal principles of Religion are: (1) sincere devotion to God; (2) Prayer and Praise as drawing man nearer to God and to the spiritual world; and (3) the service of God’s creatures by deeds of practical charity.Ḥanīf: see n. to 2:135.See n. to verse 3 above.