Surat Al Ma'idah (51-60)

{يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ لاَ تَتَّخِذُواْ الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى أَوْلِيَاء بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاء بَعْضٍ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْهُمْ إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ} [المائدة :  51]

51- O believers, do not be loyal to the People of the Book from the Jews and the Christians, do not seek victory and advice from them, and do not tell them secrets because some of them help others against Islam they are all enemies to Islam. They want to harm you and break your power, so how come you love and befriend them! Verily, those who help them, support their views, and let down Muslims as they let them down shall have the same ruling and Allah does not guide those who support the disbelievers and oppress themselves and others.

{فَتَرَى الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ يُسَارِعُونَ فِيهِمْ يَقُولُونَ نَخْشَى أَن تُصِيبَنَا دَآئِرَةٌ فَعَسَى اللّهُ أَن يَأْتِيَ بِالْفَتْحِ أَوْ أَمْرٍ مِّنْ عِندِهِ فَيُصْبِحُواْ عَلَى مَا أَسَرُّواْ فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ نَادِمِينَ} [المائدة :  52]

52- You shall see those whose hearts are full of doubt and hypocrisy, among the people who befriend the Jews and haste to help them. They justify their positions by saying:  We fear that the disbelievers win the war against Muslims. Therefore, they befriend them to have an upper hand over them. They may think they need money in the time of famine, perhaps Allah may guide you and provide you victory, O Muslims, when you open Makkah for Islam or upon the conquer of the Jewish villages, such as Khaybar and Fadak or at the evacuation of Banu Al Nadir, or upon killing or capturing the descendants of Banu Quraydhah. You also may be victorious when the religion of Islam is complete or when power, might, victory be to Muslims. At that time, hypocrites who befriend the Jews regretful because of their loyalty to them. Their stance will not benefit them anything because Allah increased their regret by exposing their positions to Muslims after they were hidden.

{وَيَقُولُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ أَهَـؤُلاء الَّذِينَ أَقْسَمُواْ بِاللّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَانِهِمْ إِنَّهُمْ لَمَعَكُمْ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ فَأَصْبَحُواْ خَاسِرِينَ} [المائدة :  53]

53- At that time, Muslims will admire their positions after exposing the status of hypocrites. They will say:  Are they the people who swore to be Muslims and they help you when fighting the Jews and the Christians, but now their hostile stances, their evil souls, and their support to the enemies of Islam became clear? Every good action they did was nullified, they lost the world by exposure, humiliation, and sorrow, and lost the Hereafter by losing the reward of their actions, and their final abode will be Hell

.

{يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ مَن يَرْتَدَّ مِنكُمْ عَن دِينِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ يُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ وَلاَ يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لآئِمٍ ذَلِكَ فَضْلُ اللّهِ يُؤْتِيهِ مَن يَشَاءُ وَاللّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ} [المائدة :  54]

54- O believers, whoever apostates from Islam to another religion will not harm but themselves. Indeed, Allah shall replace them with better people whom He loves and they love Him. They will be truthful in their faith, be loyal in their obedience, follow the commands of their Lord, and love their Muslim brothers. They will lean to them, befriend them, show mercy to them, sympathize with them, cooperate with them to piety and goodness, and be strong and superior over the enemies of Allah, from the infidels and the ignorant. Thus, they will come back to defeat them and fight them to make this religion superior. They do not fear any of His Enemies, they do not fear the blame of their supporters and nothing will keep them away from their target and end. This is from the favor, softness, and benevolence of Allah to whomever He wants of His Servants. He (Glory be to Him) is of ample bounty and All-Knowing of those who deserve this bounty and favor and those who do not .

{إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاَةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ وَهُمْ رَاكِعُونَ} [المائدة :  55]

55- The Jews will not support you, O Muslims, and if you support and help them, Allah is the One who supports and helps you because He is the One who guided you to His Religion. His Messenger and the believers are your supporters with whom you find affection, support, and friendship. Those are the people who obey their Lord by establishing His Rites and maintaining His Commands. They perform Salah, keep to it, and pay Zakah (obligatory charity) for the needy while they fear Allah in their good actions and qualities. They humble themselves before Allah because of their benevolence, love for good, and their haste to the consent and obedience of Allah.

{وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ اللّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ فَإِنَّ حِزْبَ اللّهِ هُمُ الْغَالِبُونَ} [المائدة :  56]

56- Whoever takes Allah, His Messenger, and the believers as Awliya' (pious people) by relying on Him truly, follow the command of His Messenger, and befriend and support his Muslim brothers will be from the Party of Allah and the believers. Verily, the soldiers and supporters of Allah are the victorious.

{يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ لاَ تَتَّخِذُواْ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُواْ دِينَكُمْ هُزُواً وَلَعِباً مِّنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَالْكُفَّارَ أَوْلِيَاء وَاتَّقُواْ اللّهَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ} [المائدة :  57]

57- O believers, do not take your enemies as friends to support them and wish glory for them, from among the polytheists and the People of the Book, who mock at your faith and at the rulings of your religion and take them in vain because of their narrow minds and the corruption of their dreams. Fear Allah and do not befriend them nor take them as friends if you are true believers because faith entails that you defy them.

{وَإِذَا نَادَيْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ اتَّخَذُوهَا هُزُواً وَلَعِباً ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لاَّ يَعْقِلُونَ} [المائدة :  58]

58- And when you call for Salah, they mock at you although it is desirable by Allah and a kind of singling him out with worship, but they are fools and do not know the truth, therefore, they defy Him or they do not want to know this, so they play and refuse to use their minds to be serious and grown up.

{قُلْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ هَلْ تَنقِمُونَ مِنَّا إِلاَّ أَنْ آمَنَّا بِاللّهِ وَمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَمَا أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلُ وَأَنَّ أَكْثَرَكُمْ فَاسِقُونَ} [المائدة :  59]

59- O honorable Prophet, say to the People of the Book who use mockery:  Do you deny that we still have faith in Allah, in what has been revealed to us through His last Prophet, and in the scriptures that were revealed to the Prophets before? This is not a defect in ourselves, but this is the true faith that we should follow, however most of you are rebellious to the sound faith.

{قُلْ هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُم بِشَرٍّ مِّن ذَلِكَ مَثُوبَةً عِندَ اللّهِ مَن لَّعَنَهُ اللّهُ وَغَضِبَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ مِنْهُمُ الْقِرَدَةَ وَالْخَنَازِيرَ وَعَبَدَ الطَّاغُوتَ أُوْلَـئِكَ شَرٌّ مَّكَاناً وَأَضَلُّ عَن سَوَاء السَّبِيلِ} [المائدة :  60]

60- O Prophet, tell them:  shall I tell you of the people whose retribution will be worse than what you believe to be worse than Muslims and their religion? Whoever keeps away from His Mercy will be in a permanent torture and whomever He bestows anger will not gain the consent of Allah, moreover, He shall deform them in the image of monkeys and pigs. Whoever worships other than Allah, such as calves, or follow the instructions of soothsayers and those who believe them; such people are the worst away from the truth, and shall deserve more punishment. So, how would you mock at those who devote worship for Allah alone and believe in His Prophets and in the revealed Scripture?