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Surah Al-Ma’idah, Verse 56

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5:56 Juz 6 Hizb 12 Page 117 of the mushaf Medinan surah

Text of verse 5:56

وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ فَإِنَّ حِزْبَ ٱللَّهِ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبُونَ ۝٥٦

Transliteration

waman yatawalla l-laha warasūlahu wa-alladhīna āmanū fa-inna ḥiz'ba l-lahi humu l-ghālibūna

Translation

And whoever is an ally of Allāh and His Messenger and those who have believed - indeed, the party of Allāh - they will be the predominant.

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Verse 56 of Surah Al-Ma’idah (5:56), a Medinan surah, is in juz 6, on page 117 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 56

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Whoever becomes the friend of Allah, His Messenger and the believers by supporting them, then they will be from Allah’s party and Allah’s party will be victorious since Allah is their supporter.

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Other translations of verse 56

Whoever takes Allah, His Messenger, and the believers as their allies, then it is the party of Allah that will certainly prevail.

And whosoever takes Allâh, His Messenger, and those who have believed, as Protectors, then the party of Allâh will be the victorious.19

Notes

[19] (V.5:56) See the footnotes (A) and (B) of (V.27:59).

And whoso taketh Allah and His messenger and those who believe for guardian (will know that), lo! the party of Allah, they are the victorious.

As to those who turn (for friendship) to Allah, His Messenger, and the (fellowship of) believers,- it is the fellowship of Allah that must certainly triumph.

And whoever takes Allah and His messenger and those who believe for a guardian, then surely the party of Allah are they that shall be triumphant.

And whoever makes Allah his Ever-Patronizing patron, and His Messenger and the ones who have believed (as patrons), (i.e., "those one the party of Allah) then surely the party of Allah are they who are the overcomers.

Verse 56 word by word

  1. وَمَن waman And whoever
  2. يَتَوَلَّ yatawalla takes as an ally و ل ي
  3. ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
  4. وَرَسُولَهُۥ warasūlahu and His Messenger ر س ل
  5. وَٱلَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna and those who
  6. ءَامَنُوا۟ āmanū believe أ م ن
  7. فَإِنَّ fa-inna then indeed
  8. حِزْبَ ḥiz'ba (the) party ح ز ب
  9. ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
  10. هُمُ humu they
  11. ٱلْغَٰلِبُونَ l-ghālibūna (are) the victorious غ ل ب

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  • Al-Ma’idah 5:55

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

    Your ally is none but Allāh and [therefore] His Messenger and those who have believed - those who establish prayer and give zakāh, and they bow [in worship].

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