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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 51

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Without diacritics

يا ايها الذين امنوا لا تتخذوا اليهود والنصارى اولياء بعضهم اولياء بعض ومن يتولهم منكم فانه منهم ان الله لا يهدي القوم الظالمين

O ye who believe! Take not the Jews And the Christians For your friends and protectors: They are but friends and protectors) To each other. And he Amongst you that turns to them (For friendship) is of them. Verily God guideth not A people unjust.

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  • Verse 51 of 120
  • Juz 6
  • Page 117

Word by word

  1. ۞ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاO youyāayyuhā
  2. ٱلَّذِينَwhoalladhīna
  3. ءَامَنُوا۟believeāmanū
  4. لَا(Do) notlā
  5. تَتَّخِذُوا۟taketattakhidhū
  6. ٱلْيَهُودَthe Jewsl-yahūda
  7. وَٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰٓand the Christianswal-naṣārā
  8. أَوْلِيَآءَ ۘ(as) alliesawliyāa
  9. بَعْضُهُمْSome of thembaʿḍuhum
  10. أَوْلِيَآءُ(are) alliesawliyāu
  11. بَعْضٍۢ ۚ(to) othersbaʿḍin
  12. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  13. يَتَوَلَّهُمtakes them as alliesyatawallahum
  14. مِّنكُمْamong youminkum
  15. فَإِنَّهُۥthen indeed, hefa-innahu
  16. مِنْهُمْ ۗ(is) of themmin'hum
  17. إِنَّIndeedinna
  18. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  19. لَا(does) notlā
  20. يَهْدِىguideyahdī
  21. ٱلْقَوْمَthe peoplel-qawma
  22. ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَthe wrongdoingl-ẓālimīna

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