Al-Mumtahanah
She that is to be examined
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
ﱁO youﱂwhoﱃbelieveﱄ(Do) notﱅtakeﱆMy enemiesﱇand your enemiesﱈ(as) alliesﱉofferingﱊthemﱋloveﱌwhileﱍthey have disbelievedﱎin whatﱏcame to youﱐofﱑthe truthﱒdriving outﱓthe Messengerﱔand yourselvesﱕbecauseﱖyou believeﱗin Allahﱘyour LordﱙIfﱚyouﱛcome forthﱜ(to) striveﱝinﱞMy wayﱟand (to) seekﱠﱡMy PleasureﱢYou confideﱣto themﱤloveﱥbut I Amﱦmost knowingﱧof whatﱨyou concealﱩand whatﱪﱫyou declareﱬAnd whoeverﱭdoes itﱮamong youﱯthen certainlyﱰhe has strayedﱱ(from the) straightﱲpathﱳ
O believers! Do not take My enemies and yours as trusted allies, showing them affection even though they deny what has come to you of the truth. They drove the Messenger and yourselves out ˹of Mecca˺, simply for your belief in Allah, your Lord. If you ˹truly˺ emigrated to struggle in My cause and seek My pleasure, ˹then do not take them as allies,˺ disclosing secrets ˹of the believers˺ to the pagans out of affection for them, when I know best whatever you conceal and whatever you reveal. And whoever of you does this has truly strayed from the Right Way.
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ﱴIfﱵthey gain dominance over youﱶthey would beﱷto youﱸenemiesﱹand extendﱺagainst youﱻtheir handsﱼand their tonguesﱽwith evilﱾand they desireﱿthatﲀyou would disbelieveﲁ
If they gain the upper hand over you, they would be your ˹open˺ enemies, unleashing their hands and tongues to harm you, and wishing that you would abandon faith.
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ﲂNeverﲃwill benefit youﲄyour relativesﲅand notﲆﲇyour childrenﲈ(on the) Dayﲉ(of) the ResurrectionﲊHe will judgeﲋﲌbetween youﲍAnd Allahﲎof whatﲏyou doﲐ(is) All-Seerﲑ
Neither your relatives nor children will benefit you on Judgment Day—He will decide between you ˹all˺. For Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.
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ﲒIndeedﲓ(there) isﲔfor youﲕan exampleﲖgoodﲗinﲘIbrahimﲙand thoseﲚwith himﲛwhenﲜthey saidﲝto their peopleﲞIndeed, weﲟ(are) disassociatedﲠfrom youﲡand from whatﲢyou worshipﲣfromﲤbesidesﲥAllahﲦWe have deniedﲧyouﲨand has appearedﲩbetween usﲪand between youﲫenmityﲬand hatredﲭforeverﲮuntilﲯyou believeﲰin AllahﲱAloneﲲExceptﲳ(the) sayingﲴ(of) Ibrahimﲵto his fatherﲶSurely I ask forgivenessﲷfor youﲸbut notﲹI have powerﲺfor youﲻfromﲼAllahﲽofﲾﲿanythingﳀOur Lordﳁupon Youﳂwe put our trustﳃand to Youﳄwe turnﳅand to Youﳆ(is) the final returnﳇ
You already have an excellent example in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people, “We totally dissociate ourselves from you and ˹shun˺ whatever ˹idols˺ you worship besides Allah. We reject you. The enmity and hatred that has arisen between us and you will last until you believe in Allah alone.” The only exception is when Abraham said to his father, “I will seek forgiveness for you,˹” adding, “but˺ I cannot protect you from Allah at all.” ˹The believers prayed,˺ “Our Lord! In You we trust. And to You we ˹always˺ turn. And to You is the final return.
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ﳈOur Lordﳉ(do) notﳊmake usﳋa trialﳌfor those whoﳍdisbelieveﳎand forgiveﳏusﳐﳑour LordﳒIndeed Youﳓ[You]ﳔ(are) the All-Mightyﳕthe All-Wiseﳖ
Our Lord! Do not subject us to the persecution of the disbelievers. Forgive us, our Lord! You ˹alone˺ are truly the Almighty, All-Wise.”
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