وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓاْ إِلَّا لِيَعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ مُخۡلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ حُنَفَآءَ وَيُقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤۡتُواْ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَۚ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ ٱلۡقَيِّمَةِ
Though they were not commanded except to worship Allah, dedicating their faith to Him as men of pure faith, and to maintain the prayer and pay the zakat. That is the upright religion.
Agha Ali Puya Commentary
Commentary on Quran 98:5
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 98:5] The Jews and the Christians were commanded through their scriptures to worship Allah, sincerely devoted only to Him. Aqa Mahdi Puya says: Verse 36 of Nahl says: "Worship Allah, and keep away from all other (false) idols". So man has been ordered to worship Allah alone. It may also be interpreted that the purpose of command is to enable man to obey as well as to test his readiness and willingness to obey as stated in verse 143 of Baqarah in connection with the change of Qiblah. In carrying out the divine orders, niyyat (motive) is very important. Submission to the will of Allah and service to mankind is dinul qayyimmah (the right religion).