Surah 60. Al-Mumtahana, Ayah 1
| يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَ تُلْقُونَ إِلَيْهِمْ بِالْمَوَدَّةِ وَقَدْ كَفَرُوا بِمَا جَاءَكُمْ مِنَ الْحَقِّ يُخْرِجُونَ الرَّسُولَ وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۙ أَنْ تُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ رَبِّكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ خَرَجْتُمْ جِهَادًا فِي سَبِيلِي وَابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِي ۚ تُسِرُّونَ إِلَيْهِمْ بِالْمَوَدَّةِ وَأَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِمَا أَخْفَيْتُمْ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُمْ ۚ وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْهُ مِنْكُمْ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَاءَ السَّبِيلِ |
| Transliteration | : | yaa 'ayyuhaa 'alladhena 'aamano laa tattakhidho cadow -e wa- cadow -kum awliyaa' tulqon 'ilay -him bi- al- mawaddah wa- qad kafaro bi- maa jaa'a -kum min al- h.aqq yukhrijon ar- rasol wa- 'eyaa -kum 'an tu'mino bi- 'allaah rabb -kum 'in kuntum kharajtum jihaad(an) fe sabel -e wa- ibtighaa' mard.aat -e tusirron 'ilay -him bi- al- mawaddah wa- 'anaa aclam bi- maa akhfaytum wa- maa aclantum wa- man yafcal -hu min -kum fa- qad d.alla sawaa' as- sabel |
| Pickthall | : | O ye who believe! Choose not My enemy and your enemy for friends. Do ye give them friendship when they disbelieve in that truth which hath come unto you, driving out the messenger and you because ye believe in Allah, your Lord? If ye have come forth to strive in My way and seeking My good pleasure, (show them not friendship). Do ye show friendship unto them in secret, when I am best Aware of what ye hide and what ye proclaim? And whosoever doeth it among you, be verily hath strayed from the right way. |
| Asad | : | O YOU who have attained to faith! Do not take My enemies - who are your enemies as well1 - for your friends, showing them affection even though they are bent on denying whatever truth has come unto you, [and even though] they have driven the Apostle and yourselves away, [only] because you believe in God, your Sustainer!2 If [it be true that] you have gone forth [from your homes] to strive in My cause, and out of a longing for My goodly acceptance, [do not take them for your friends,] inclining towards them in secret affection: for I am fully aware of all that you may conceal as well as of all that you do openly. And any of you who does this has already strayed from the right path.3 |
| Malik | : | O believers! Do not make friendship with those who are enemies of Mine and yours. Would you show them friendship, when they have denied the truth that has come to you and have driven the Rasool and yourselves out of your homes, simply because you believe in Allah, your Rabb? If it was indeed to strive in My way, and to seek My good pleasure that you left your homes, how can you befriend in secret? I know all that you conceal, and all that you reveal. Any of you who does this, he indeed has gone astray from the Right Way. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | O ye who believe! take not My enemies and yours as friends (or protectors) offering them (your) love even though they have rejected the Truth that has come to you and have (on the contrary) driven out the Prophet and yourselves (from your homes) (simply) because ye believe in Allah your Lord! If ye have come out to strive in My Way and to seek My Good Pleasure (take them not as friends) holding secret converse of love (and friendship) with them: for I know full well all that ye conceal and all that ye reveal. And any of you that does this has strayed from the Straight Path. 5409 5410 |
Note - 1Lit., "and your enemies" - implying that people who
deliberately reject God's messages are ipso facto
inimical to those who believe in them.
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Note - 2Historically, this is a reference to the forced
emigration of the Prophet and his followers from Mecca to
Medina. In a more general sense, however, it is an
allusion to the potential persecution of believers of all
times by "those who are bent on denying the truth", i.e.,
those who are averse to religious beliefs as such.
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Note - 3As is shown in verses {7-9}, this prohibition of taking
unbelievers for friends relates only to such of them as
are actively hostile towards the believers (cf. 58:22
and the corresponding note [29]).
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Note - 5409The immediate occasion for this was a secret letter sent
by one Hatib, a Muhajir, from Madinah, to the Pagans at
Makkah, in most friendly terms, seeking for their
protection on behalf of his children and relatives left
behind in Makkah. The letter was intercepted, and he
confessed the truth. He was forgiven as he told the truth
and his motive did not appear to be heinous, but this
instruction was given for future guidance. This was
shortly before the conquest of Makkah, but the principle
is of universal application. You cannot be on terms of
secret intimacy with the enemies of your Faith and
people, who are persecuting your Faith and seeking to
destroy your Faith and you. You may not do so even for
the sake of your relatives as it compromises the life and
existence of your whole community.
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Note - 5410Such was the position of the Muslim community in Madinah
after the Hijrat and before the conquest of Makkah.
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Lit., "and your enemies" - implying that people who deliberately reject God's messages are ipso facto inimical to those who believe in them. |
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Historically, this is a reference to the forced emigration of the Prophet and his followers from Mecca to Medina. In a more general sense, however, it is an allusion to the potential persecution of believers of all times by "those who are bent on denying the truth", i.e., those who are averse to religious beliefs as such. |
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As is shown in verses {7-9}, this prohibition of taking unbelievers for friends relates only to such of them as are actively hostile towards the believers (cf. 58:22 and the corresponding note [29]). |
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The immediate occasion for this was a secret letter sent by one Hatib, a Muhajir, from Madinah, to the Pagans at Makkah, in most friendly terms, seeking for their protection on behalf of his children and relatives left behind in Makkah. The letter was intercepted, and he confessed the truth. He was forgiven as he told the truth and his motive did not appear to be heinous, but this instruction was given for future guidance. This was shortly before the conquest of Makkah, but the principle is of universal application. You cannot be on terms of secret intimacy with the enemies of your Faith and people, who are persecuting your Faith and seeking to destroy your Faith and you. You may not do so even for the sake of your relatives as it compromises the life and existence of your whole community. |
