Surah Ali 'Imran, ayah 28
لَّا يَتَّخِذِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ فِى شَىْءٍ إِلَّآ أَن تَتَّقُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ تُقَىٰةً ۗ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسَهُۥ ۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
Let not believers take disbelievers as allies [i.e., supporters or protectors] rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing [i.e., no association] with Allāh, except when taking precaution against them in prudence. And Allāh warns you of Himself, and to Allāh is the [final] destination.
Ali 'Imran · 3:28
Word by word
- لَّاlā(Let) not
- يَتَّخِذِyattakhidhitake
- ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūnathe believers
- ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers
- أَوْلِيَآءَawliyāa(as) allies
- مِنminfrom
- دُونِdūniinstead of
- ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖl-mu'minīnathe believers
- وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
- يَفْعَلْyafʿaldoes
- ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
- فَلَيْسَfalaysathen not he (has)
- مِنَminafrom
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- فِىfīin
- شَىْءٍshayinanything
- إِلَّآillāexcept
- أَنanthat
- تَتَّقُوا۟tattaqūyou fear
- مِنْهُمْmin'humfrom them
- تُقَىٰةًۭ ۗtuqātan(as) a precaution
- وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُwayuḥadhirukumuAnd warns you
- ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
- نَفْسَهُۥ ۗnafsahu(of) Himself
- وَإِلَىwa-ilāand to
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- ٱلْمَصِيرُl-maṣīru(is) the final return
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