Surah Al-Baqarah (2:137)

فَاِنۡ اٰمَنُوۡا بِمِثۡلِ مَآ اٰمَنۡتُمۡ بِهٖ فَقَدِ اهۡتَدَوْا ۚ وَاِنۡ تَوَلَّوۡا فَاِنَّمَا هُمۡ فِىۡ شِقَاقٍ ۚ فَسَيَكۡفِيۡکَهُمُ اللّٰهُ ۚ وَهُوَ السَّمِيۡعُ الۡعَلِيۡمُؕ‏ ۝

Fa-in amanoo bimithli ma amantumbihi faqadi ihtadaw wa-in tawallaw fa-innama hum fee shiqaqinfasayakfeekahumu Allahu wahuwa assameeAAualAAaleem

So if they believe in the same as you believe in, then they have been rightly guided; but if they turn away, they are only in dissension, and Allāh will be sufficient for you against them. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

The Test of True Conversion: Their faith must match the universal truth.

The Insight

If the People of the Book believe with the same comprehensive faith as the believers, they are guided. If they turn away, they will be in schism, and God will suffice as the defender of the believers. The goal is pure submission. Do not conform to sectarian biases; instead, strive for the pure, universal faith that transcends cultural difference, knowing God will defend those on the truth.