And do not believe except in one who follows your religion... This may refer to the beginning of a command from God سبحانه to the Muslims. The allusion in it is that you should not associate on intimate terms with opponents nor divulge your secrets to outsiders. Say: “True guidance is God's guidance-that anyone should be given the like of what you have been given or that they should dispute with you before your Lord.” Say: “surely bounty is in God's hand; He is the One who singles out whom He will for the lights of instruction and singles out whom He will for abandonment and deprivation. He gives it to whomever He will; God is Embracing Knowing.
