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Al-Baqarah 257

Ayah 257 of 286 · Medinan

ٱللَّهُ وَلِيُّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ يُخۡرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَوۡلِيَآؤُهُمُ ٱلطَّٰغُوتُ يُخۡرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ ٱلنُّورِ إِلَى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِۗ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِۖ هُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ ٢٥٧

Allāh is the Ally1 of those who believe. He brings them out from darknesses into the light. And those who disbelieve - their allies are ṭāghūt. They take them out of the light into darknesses.2 Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Including the meanings of patron, supporter, benefactor, guardian, protector, defender and caretaker.

2 The light of truth is one, while the darknesses of disbelief, doubt and error are many.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱللَّهُAllahal-lahu
  2. وَلِيُّ(is the) Protecting Guardianwaliyyu
  3. ٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoalladhīna
  4. ءَامَنُواْbelieve[d]āmanū
  5. يُخۡرِجُهُمHe brings them outyukh'rijuhum
  6. مِّنَfrommina
  7. ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ[the] darknessl-ẓulumāti
  8. إِلَىtowardsilā
  9. ٱلنُّورِۖ[the] lightl-nūri
  10. وَٱلَّذِينَAnd those whowa-alladhīna
  11. كَفَرُوٓاْdisbelieve(d)kafarū
  12. أَوۡلِيَآؤُهُمُtheir guardiansawliyāuhumu
  13. ٱلطَّٰغُوتُ(are) the evil onesl-ṭāghūtu
  14. يُخۡرِجُونَهُمthey bring them outyukh'rijūnahum
  15. مِّنَfrommina
  16. ٱلنُّورِthe lightl-nūri
  17. إِلَىtowardsilā
  18. ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِۗ[the] darknessl-ẓulumāti
  19. أُوْلَٰٓئِكَThoseulāika
  20. أَصۡحَٰبُ(are the) companionsaṣḥābu
  21. ٱلنَّارِۖ(of) the Firel-nāri
  22. هُمۡtheyhum
  23. فِيهَاin itfīhā
  24. خَٰلِدُونَwill abide foreverkhālidūna

Tafsir

God takes care of those who have faith in Him. He grants them success and victory and takes them out of the darkness of disbelief and ignorance into the light of faith and knowledge. The friends of the disbelievers are Satan and his assistants who make disbelief seem beautiful to them and who take them from the light of faith and knowledge into the darkness of disbelief and ignorance. They are the people of the Fire who will remain there forever. Allah takes care of those who have faith in Him: He gives them success and victory and takes them out of the darkness of disbelief and ignorance into the light of faith and knowledge. The friends of the disbelievers are Satan and his assistants who make disbelief seem beautiful to them, and who take them from the light of faith and knowledge into the darkness of disbelief and ignorance. They are the people of the fire of Hell who will live there eternally.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran