Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:51
سُورَةُ المَائـِدَةِ · Medinan · Verse 51 of 120
۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ ٱلْيَهُودَ وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۘ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ بَعْضٍۢ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْ فَإِنَّهُۥ مِنْهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
Translation
You who believe, do not take the Jews and Christians as allies:they are allies only to each other. Anyone who takes them as an ally becomes one of them- God does not guide such wrongdoers-
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:51 is discussed in 23 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Loyalty (Wala') (key verse)
- Taking Deities (Ittikhadh)
- People of the Scripture (Ahl al-Kitab)
- Christians (Nasara)
- Feebleness (Wahn)
- Compromising (Mudanah)
- Gathering (Ijtima)
- Kinship (Rahim)
- Blind Following (Taqlid)
- The Veil (Hijab)
- Warfare (Harb)
- Awe (Khashyah)
- Fitnah
- Disbelief (Kufr)
- Play (La'ib)
- Hastening (Musara'ah)
- Guidance (Hidayah)
- Defeat (Hazimah)
- Base Desire (Hawa)
- Injustice (Zulm)
- Love (Mahabbah)
- Society (Mujtama')
- Jewish Expeditions (Ghazawat Ma'a al-Yahud)
Reflect on this verse
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