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Ali 'Imran 28

Ayah 28 of 200 · Medinan

لَّا يَتَّخِذِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۖ وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيۡسَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ فِي شَيۡءٍ إِلَّآ أَن تَتَّقُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ تُقَىٰةٗۗ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفۡسَهُۥۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ ٢٨

Let not believers take disbelievers as allies [i.e., supporters or protectors] rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing [i.e., no association] with Allāh, except when taking precaution against them in prudence.1 And Allāh warns you of Himself, and to Allāh is the [final] destination.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 When fearing harm from an enemy, the believer may pretend as long as his heart and intention are not affected.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَّا(Let) notlā
  2. يَتَّخِذِtakeyattakhidhi
  3. ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَthe believersl-mu'minūna
  4. ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَthe disbelieversl-kāfirīna
  5. أَوۡلِيَآءَ(as) alliesawliyāa
  6. مِنfrommin
  7. دُونِinstead ofdūni
  8. ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَۖthe believersl-mu'minīna
  9. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  10. يَفۡعَلۡdoesyafʿal
  11. ذَٰلِكَthatdhālika
  12. فَلَيۡسَthen not he (has)falaysa
  13. مِنَfrommina
  14. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  15. فِيinfī
  16. شَيۡءٍanythingshayin
  17. إِلَّآexceptillā
  18. أَنthatan
  19. تَتَّقُواْyou feartattaqū
  20. مِنۡهُمۡfrom themmin'hum
  21. تُقَىٰةٗۗ(as) a precautiontuqātan
  22. وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُAnd warns youwayuḥadhirukumu
  23. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  24. نَفۡسَهُۥۗ(of) Himselfnafsahu
  25. وَإِلَىand towa-ilā
  26. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  27. ٱلۡمَصِيرُ(is) the final returnl-maṣīru

Tafsir

O believers, do not take disbelievers as friends that you love and support instead of other believers: whoever does this will never be helped by Allah in any way. However, if you are under their authority and you fear for your lives, then there is no harm if you avoid their harm by being nice to them in your speech and actions on the outside, whilst hating them inside. Allah warns you of Himself, so fear Him and do not become the subject of His anger by committing sins. All men will return to Allah alone on the Day of Resurrection for Him to reward them for their actions.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran