سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 257
ٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُمُ ٱلطَّـٰغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ ٱلنُّورِ إِلَى ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ ۗ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ﴿257﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh is the Walî (Protector or Guardian) of those who believe. He brings them out from darkness into light. But as for those who disbelieve, their Auliyâ (supporters and helpers) are Tâghût [false deities and false leaders], they bring them out from light into darkness. Those are the dwellers of the Fire, and they will abide therein forever. (See V.2:81,82)
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱللَّهُ
al-lahu
Allah
وَلِىُّ
waliyyu
(is the) Protecting Guardian
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
(of) those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe[d]
يُخْرِجُهُم
yukh'rijuhum
He brings them out
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ
l-ẓulumāti
[the] darkness
إِلَى
ilā
towards
ٱلنُّورِ ۖ
l-nūri
[the] light
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
كَفَرُوٓا۟
kafarū
disbelieve(d)
أَوْلِيَآؤُهُمُ
awliyāuhumu
their guardians
ٱلطَّـٰغُوتُ
l-ṭāghūtu
(are) the evil ones
يُخْرِجُونَهُم
yukh'rijūnahum
they bring them out
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلنُّورِ
l-nūri
the light
إِلَى
ilā
towards
ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ ۗ
l-ẓulumāti
[the] darkness
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
أَصْحَـٰبُ
aṣḥābu
(are the) companions
ٱلنَّارِ ۖ
l-nāri
(of) the Fire
هُمْ
hum
they
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
خَـٰلِدُونَ
khālidūna
will abide forever
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
The explanation of this verse has been given along with the previous verse.
