Mankind were but one community (i.e. on one religion - Islamic Monotheism), then they differed (later), and had not it been for a Word that went forth before from your Lord, it would have been settled between them regarding what they differed.
Kuma mutãne ba su kasance ba fãce al'umma guda, sa'an nan kuma suka sãɓã wa jũna, kuma ba dõmin wata kalma ba wadda ta gabãta daga Ubangijinka, dã an yi hukunci a tsakãninsu a kan abin da yake a cikinsa suke sãɓã wa jũna.