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

O believers! Take neither Jews nor Christians as guardians—they are guardians of each other.¹ Whoever does so will be counted as one of them. Surely Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

5:52

فَتَرَى

ٱلَّذِينَ

فِي

قُلُوبِهِم

مَّرَضٞ

يُسَٰرِعُونَ

فِيهِمۡ

يَقُولُونَ

نَخۡشَىٰٓ

أَن

تُصِيبَنَا

دَآئِرَةٞۚ

فَعَسَى

ٱللَّهُ

أَن

يَأۡتِيَ

بِٱلۡفَتۡحِ

أَوۡ

أَمۡرٖ

مِّنۡ

عِندِهِۦ

فَيُصۡبِحُواْ

عَلَىٰ

مَآ

أَسَرُّواْ

فِيٓ

أَنفُسِهِمۡ

نَٰدِمِينَ

٥٢

You see those with sickness in their hearts racing for their guardianship, saying ˹in justification˺, “We fear a turn of fortune will strike us.” But perhaps Allah will bring about ˹your˺ victory or another favour by His command, and they will regret what they have hidden in their hearts.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

5:53

وَيَقُولُ

ٱلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُوٓاْ

أَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ

ٱلَّذِينَ

أَقۡسَمُواْ

بِٱللَّهِ

جَهۡدَ

أَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ

إِنَّهُمۡ

لَمَعَكُمۡۚ

حَبِطَتۡ

أَعۡمَٰلُهُمۡ

فَأَصۡبَحُواْ

خَٰسِرِينَ

٥٣

˹Only then,˺ the believers will ask ˹one another˺, “Are these the ones who swore solemn oaths by Allah that they were with you?” Their deeds have been in vain, so they have become losers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

5:54

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا

ٱلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُواْ

مَن

يَرۡتَدَّ

مِنكُمۡ

عَن

دِينِهِۦ

فَسَوۡفَ

يَأۡتِي

ٱللَّهُ

بِقَوۡمٖ

يُحِبُّهُمۡ

وَيُحِبُّونَهُۥٓ

أَذِلَّةٍ

عَلَى

ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

أَعِزَّةٍ

عَلَى

ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

يُجَٰهِدُونَ

فِي

سَبِيلِ

ٱللَّهِ

وَلَا

يَخَافُونَ

لَوۡمَةَ

لَآئِمٖۚ

ذَٰلِكَ

فَضۡلُ

ٱللَّهِ

يُؤۡتِيهِ

مَن

يَشَآءُۚ

وَٱللَّهُ

وَٰسِعٌ

عَلِيمٌ

٥٤

O believers! Whoever among you abandons their faith, Allah will replace them with others who love Him and are loved by Him. They will be humble with the believers but firm towards the disbelievers, struggling in the Way of Allah; fearing no blame from anyone. This is the favour of Allah. He grants it to whoever He wills. And Allah is All-Bountiful, All-Knowing.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

5:55

إِنَّمَا

وَلِيُّكُمُ

ٱللَّهُ

وَرَسُولُهُۥ

وَٱلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُواْ

ٱلَّذِينَ

يُقِيمُونَ

ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ

وَيُؤۡتُونَ

ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ

وَهُمۡ

رَٰكِعُونَ

٥٥

Your only guardians are Allah, His Messenger, and fellow believers—who establish prayer and pay alms-tax with humility.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

5:56

وَمَن

يَتَوَلَّ

ٱللَّهَ

وَرَسُولَهُۥ

وَٱلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُواْ

فَإِنَّ

حِزۡبَ

ٱللَّهِ

هُمُ

ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ

٥٦

Whoever allies themselves with Allah, His Messenger, and fellow believers, then it is certainly Allah’s party that will prevail.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

5:57

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا

ٱلَّذِينَ

ءَامَنُواْ

لَا

تَتَّخِذُواْ

ٱلَّذِينَ

ٱتَّخَذُواْ

دِينَكُمۡ

هُزُوٗا

وَلَعِبٗا

مِّنَ

ٱلَّذِينَ

أُوتُواْ

ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ

مِن

قَبۡلِكُمۡ

وَٱلۡكُفَّارَ

أَوۡلِيَآءَۚ

وَٱتَّقُواْ

ٱللَّهَ

إِن

كُنتُم

مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

٥٧

O believers! Do not seek the guardianship of those given the Scripture before you and the disbelievers who have made your faith a mockery and amusement. And be mindful of Allah if you are ˹truly˺ believers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

5:58

وَإِذَا

نَادَيۡتُمۡ

إِلَى

ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ

ٱتَّخَذُوهَا

هُزُوٗا

وَلَعِبٗاۚ

ذَٰلِكَ

بِأَنَّهُمۡ

قَوۡمٞ

لَّا

يَعۡقِلُونَ

٥٨

When you call to prayer, they mock it in amusement. This is because they are a people without understanding.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

5:59

قُلۡ

يَٰٓأَهۡلَ

ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ

هَلۡ

تَنقِمُونَ

مِنَّآ

إِلَّآ

أَنۡ

ءَامَنَّا

بِٱللَّهِ

وَمَآ

أُنزِلَ

إِلَيۡنَا

وَمَآ

أُنزِلَ

مِن

قَبۡلُ

وَأَنَّ

أَكۡثَرَكُمۡ

فَٰسِقُونَ

٥٩

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “O People of the Book! Do you resent us only because we believe in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what was revealed before—while most of you are rebellious?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

5:60

قُلۡ

هَلۡ

أُنَبِّئُكُم

بِشَرّٖ

مِّن

ذَٰلِكَ

مَثُوبَةً

عِندَ

ٱللَّهِۚ

مَن

لَّعَنَهُ

ٱللَّهُ

وَغَضِبَ

عَلَيۡهِ

وَجَعَلَ

مِنۡهُمُ

ٱلۡقِرَدَةَ

وَٱلۡخَنَازِيرَ

وَعَبَدَ

ٱلطَّٰغُوتَۚ

أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ

شَرّٞ

مَّكَانٗا

وَأَضَلُّ

عَن

سَوَآءِ

ٱلسَّبِيلِ

٦٠

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Shall I inform you of those who deserve a worse punishment from Allah ˹than the rebellious˺? It is those who earned Allah’s condemnation and displeasure—some being reduced to apes and pigs¹ and worshippers of false gods. These are far worse in rank and farther astray from the Right Way.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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