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Al-Ma'idah 51

Ayah 51 of 120 · Medinan

۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّخِذُواْ ٱلۡيَهُودَ وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰٓ أَوۡلِيَآءَۘ بَعۡضُهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءُ بَعۡضٖۚ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمۡ فَإِنَّهُۥ مِنۡهُمۡۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ٥١

O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allāh guides not the wrongdoing people.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَاO youyāayyuhā
  2. ٱلَّذِينَthose who(believe)alladhīna
  3. ءَامَنُواْbelieveāmanū
  4. لَا(Do) notlā
  5. تَتَّخِذُواْtaketattakhidhū
  6. ٱلۡيَهُودَthe Jewsl-yahūda
  7. وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰٓand the Christianswal-naṣārā
  8. أَوۡلِيَآءَۘ(as) alliesawliyāa
  9. بَعۡضُهُمۡSome of thembaʿḍuhum
  10. أَوۡلِيَآءُ(are) alliesawliyāu
  11. بَعۡضٖۚ(to) othersbaʿḍin
  12. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  13. يَتَوَلَّهُمtakes them as alliesyatawallahum
  14. مِّنكُمۡamong youminkum
  15. فَإِنَّهُۥthen indeed, hefa-innahu
  16. مِنۡهُمۡۗ(is) of themmin'hum
  17. إِنَّIndeedinna
  18. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  19. لَا(does) notlā
  20. يَهۡدِيguideyahdī
  21. ٱلۡقَوۡمَthe peoplel-qawma
  22. ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَthe wrongdoingl-ẓālimīna

Tafsir

O you who believe in Allah and follow His Messenger, do not take the Jews and Christians as your allies and close friends whom you support. The Jews will only support those of their religion, and the Christians will do the same. Both groups will unite against you. Whoever from you takes them as friends is one of them. Allah does not guide those who do wrong by supporting the disbelievers.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran