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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 57
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ دِينَكُمْ هُزُوًا وَلَعِبًا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَٱلْكُفَّارَ أَوْلِيَآءَ ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ﴿57﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you who believe! Take not as Auliyâ’ (protectors and helpers) those who take your religion as a mockery and fun from among those who received the Scripture (Jews and Christians) before you, and nor from among the disbelievers; and fear Allâh if you indeed are true believers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
O you
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَتَّخِذُوا۟
tattakhidhū
take
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ٱتَّخَذُوا۟
ittakhadhū
take
دِينَكُمْ
dīnakum
your religion
هُزُوًۭا
huzuwan
(in) ridicule
وَلَعِبًۭا
walaʿiban
and fun
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أُوتُوا۟
ūtū
are given
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِكُمْ
qablikum
before you
وَٱلْكُفَّارَ
wal-kufāra
and the disbelievers
أَوْلِيَآءَ ۚ
awliyāa
(as) allies
وَٱتَّقُوا۟
wa-ittaqū
And fear
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
إِن
in
if
كُنتُم
kuntum
you are
مُّؤْمِنِينَ
mu'minīna
believers
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.
57. 1 The People of the Book refer to the Jews and Christians, and the disbelievers refer to the polytheists. Here again, it is emphasized that those who take the religion as a game and amusement, since they are enemies of Allah and His Messenger ﷺ, the believers should not have friendship with them.
