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Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 14
قُلْ أَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَتَّخِذُ وَلِيًّا فَاطِرِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ يُطْعِمُ وَلَا يُطْعَمُ ۗ قُلْ إِنِّىٓ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ ۖ وَلَا تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Shall I take as a Walî (Helper, Protector, Lord or God) any other than Allâh, the Creator of the heavens and the earth? And it is He Who feeds but is not fed." Say: "Verily, I am commanded to be the first of those who submit themselves to Allâh (as Muslims)." And be not you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) of the Mushrikûn [polytheists, pagans, idolaters and disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh]. (Tafsir Al-Qurtubi)
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَغَيْرَ
aghayra
Is it other than
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
أَتَّخِذُ
attakhidhu
I (should) take
وَلِيًّۭا
waliyyan
(as) a protector
فَاطِرِ
fāṭiri
Creator
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
(of) the heavens
وَٱلْأَرْضِ
wal-arḍi
and the earth
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
while (it is) He
يُطْعِمُ
yuṭ'ʿimu
Who feeds
وَلَا
walā
and not
يُطْعَمُ ۗ
yuṭ'ʿamu
He is fed
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed I
أُمِرْتُ
umir'tu
[I] am commanded
أَنْ
an
that
أَكُونَ
akūna
I be
أَوَّلَ
awwala
(the) first
مَنْ
man
who
أَسْلَمَ ۖ
aslama
submits (to Allah)
وَلَا
walā
and not
تَكُونَنَّ
takūnanna
be
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ
l-mush'rikīna
the polytheists
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.
14. 1. By "wali" here is meant deity, as is clear from the translation, otherwise taking as a friend is permissible.
