The Holy Quran 5:55 — Surah Al-Ma'idah

Arabic text

إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَهُمْ رَٰكِعُونَ

Translation

Your Protecting Friend is only Allaah, His Rasool and the Mu'mineen who establish salaah, pay zakaah and who bow in Ruku.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The true friends of the Muslims: in the preceding ayahs the Muslims were forbidden muwalat (close friendship and alliance) and companionship with the Jews and Christians. On hearing this, the question naturally arises: with whom, then, should the Muslims have bonds of love and affection and relations of companionship?

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