Translation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur'an - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub * - Translations’ Index
۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّخِذُواْ ٱلۡيَهُودَ وَٱلنَّصَٰرَىٰٓ أَوۡلِيَآءَۘ بَعۡضُهُمۡ أَوۡلِيَآءُ بَعۡضٖۚ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمۡ فَإِنَّهُۥ مِنۡهُمۡۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
51. O believers, do not take the Jews and the Nazarenes 'Christians'47 for allies, they are allies of one another. For whoever among you associates himself with them48, then he is one of them. Indeed, Allāh does not guide the unjust people.
47. Who are at war with you or who demean people of Faith.
48. I.e., aids them against the believers, or opts for their religion over Islam.
48. I.e., aids them against the believers, or opts for their religion over Islam.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
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
52. So you see those in whose hearts is a sickness (of doubt and hesitation) hastening into them (association with the unbelieving Jews and Christians), saying: "We fear that (may) strike us a misfortune." But perhaps Allāh will bring victory or Command (an affliction) from Him, and they (the hypocrites) will become regretful from what they have been concealing within themselves.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَقۡسَمُواْ بِٱللَّهِ جَهۡدَ أَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمَعَكُمۡۚ حَبِطَتۡ أَعۡمَٰلُهُمۡ فَأَصۡبَحُواْ خَٰسِرِينَ
53. And those who believe will say (about the hypocrites after their exposure): Are these the ones who swore by Allāh with their most solemn oath that they were indeed with you? Their deeds have become worthless, so they have become losers49.
49. These hypocrites, honoring Allāh with their lips while their hearts are far from Him. They worship Allāh in vain, He avers, since they have abandoned “the commandment of Allāh and hold in its place the tradition of men. Besides earning the Anger of Allāh and having their thin cover blown, all what they bargained for and threw their weight behind came to nothing. Thus, the immensity of their loss.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
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
54. O believers, whoever of you turns back from his religion (of Islam)50, then Allāh will bring forth (in place of them) a people, whom He will love51 and they will love Him52, humble towards the believers, mighty against the deniers, striving hard in Allah’s Way and not fearing the blame of the blamers. This is Allah’s bounty, He gives it to whom He wills. For Allāh is Ample-Giving, All-Knowing.
50. Disregarding the commandment of not aligning one’s self with the enemies of the believers is considered a renouncement of religion.
51. This inspire us to receive Allah’s love and then demonstrate it to others through acts of service, patience, humility, and sacrifice.
52. If we love God, we must keep to His commandments and follow His last and final messenger, the Prophet Muhammad.
51. This inspire us to receive Allah’s love and then demonstrate it to others through acts of service, patience, humility, and sacrifice.
52. If we love God, we must keep to His commandments and follow His last and final messenger, the Prophet Muhammad.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤۡتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُمۡ رَٰكِعُونَ
55. Indeed your 'true' guardian is none but Allāh, His messenger 'Muhammad', and those who believe, who keep up the prayer and pay the poor-rate while they bow (and submit themselves to Allāh alone).
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّخِذُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُواْ دِينَكُمۡ هُزُوٗا وَلَعِبٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ وَٱلۡكُفَّارَ أَوۡلِيَآءَۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
57. O believers, do not take for guardians those who take your religion as mockery and jest, among those who were given the Scripture before you and the pagans. Fear Allāh (and shun evil), if you are believers.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
Translation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur'an - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - Translations’ Index
Translated by Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub