Al-Mumtaĥanah
She that is to be examined
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الممتحنة
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you yāayyuhā who alladhīna believe āmanū (Do) not lā take tattakhidhū My enemies ʿaduwwī and your enemies waʿaduwwakum (as) allies awliyāa offering tul'qūna them ilayhim love bil-mawadati while waqad they have disbelieved kafarū in what bimā came to you jāakum of mina the truth l-ḥaqi driving out yukh'rijūna the Messenger l-rasūla and yourselves wa-iyyākum because an you believe tu'minū in Allah bil-lahi your Lord rabbikum If in you kuntum come forth kharajtum (to) strive jihādan in fī My way sabīlī and (to) seek wa-ib'tighāa My Pleasure marḍātī You confide tusirrūna to them ilayhim love bil-mawadati but I Am wa-anā most knowing aʿlamu of what bimā you conceal akhfaytum and what wamā you declare aʿlantum And whoever waman does it yafʿalhu among you minkum then certainly faqad he has strayed ḍalla (from the) straight sawāa path l-sabīli
O you who have believed, do not take My enemies and your enemies as allies,1 extending to them affection while they have disbelieved in what came to you of the truth, having driven out the Prophet and yourselves [only] because you believe in Allāh, your Lord. If you have come out for jihād [i.e., fighting or striving] in My cause and seeking means to My approval, [take them not as friends]. You confide to them affection [i.e., instruction], but I am most knowing of what you have concealed and what you have declared. And whoever does it among you has certainly strayed from the soundness of the way.