Surah An-Nisa 4:139
سُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ · Medinan · Verse 139 of 176
ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّخِذُونَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۚ أَيَبْتَغُونَ عِندَهُمُ ٱلْعِزَّةَ فَإِنَّ ٱلْعِزَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعًۭا
Translation
Do those who ally themselves with the disbelievers rather than the believers seek power through them? In reality all power is God’s to give.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
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