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Medinan · Surah 2 of 114

Al-Baqara 2:257

The Cow · ayah 257 of 286

ٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُمُ ٱلطَّٰغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ ٱلنُّورِ إِلَى ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ ۗ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

Allahu waliyyu allatheena amanooyukhrijuhum mina aththulumati ilaannoori wallatheena kafaroo awliyaohumuattaghootu yukhrijoonahum mina annoori ilaaththulumati ola-ika as-habuannari hum feeha khalidoon

"Allāh is the Ally of those who believe. He brings them out from darknesses into the light. And those who disbelieve - their allies are ṭāghūt. They take them out of the light into darknesses. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein."

Saheeh International translation

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"God is the ally of those who believe: He brings them out of the depths of darkness and into the light. As for the disbelievers, their allies are false gods who take them from the light into the depths of darkness, they are the inhabitants of the Fire, and there they will remain."

Pickthall (classic)+

"Allah is the Protecting Guardian of those who believe. He bringeth them out of darkness into light. As for those who disbelieve, their patrons are false deities. They bring them out of light into darkness. Such are rightful owners of the Fire. They will abide therein."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"Allah is the Protector of those who have faith: from the depths of darkness He will lead them forth into light. Of those who reject faith the patrons are the evil ones: from light they will lead them forth into the depths of darkness. They will be companions of the fire, to dwell therein (For ever)."

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

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Allah stated that whoever follows what pleases Him, He will guide him to the paths of peace, that is Islam, or Paradise. Verily, Allah delivers His believing servants from the darkness of disbelief, doubt and hesitation, to the light of the plain, clear, explained, easy and unequivocal truth. He also stated that Shaytan is the supporter of the disbelievers who beautifies the paths of ignorance and misguidance that they follow, thus causing them to deviate from the true path into disbelief and wickedness.

أُولَـئِكَ أَصْحَـبُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـلِدُونَ

(Those are the dwellers of the Fire, and they will abide therein forever.)

This is why Allah mentioned the light in the singular while mentioned the darkness in the plural, because truth is one, while disbelief comes as several types, all of which are false. Similarly, Allah said,

وَأَنَّ هَـذَا صِرَطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلاَ تَتَّبِعُواْ السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَن سَبِيلِهِ ذَلِكُمْ وَصَّـكُمْ بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

(And verily, this is my straight path, so follow it, and follow not (other) paths, for they will separate you away from His path. This He has ordained for you that you may have Taqwa) 6:153,

وَجَعَلَ الظُّلُمَـتِ وَالنُّورَ

(And originated the darknesses and the light) 6:1, and,

ظِلَـلُهُ عَنِ الْيَمِينِ

(to the right and to the lefts) 16: 48

There are many other Ayat on the subject that mention the truth in the singular and falsehood in the plural, because of falsehood's many divisions and branches.

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

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Этот аят связан с предыдущим и является его продолжением. Всевышний сообщил о том, что Он покровительствует верующим, которые уверовали и подтвердили свою веру, выполняя ее обязательные требования и остерегаясь всего, что несовместимо с ней. Аллах оказывает им особое покровительство, заботится о них и выводит их из мрака неверия, ослушания, беспечности и пренебрежения истиной к свету знаний, убежденности, веры, повиновения и совершенного стремления к Всемогущему Господу. Аллах освещает сердца таких людей светом Откровения и веры, облегчает им путь ко всему легкому и отдаляет их от всего трудного. В отличие от них, неверующие отвернулись от своего Всевышнего Покровителя, и поэтому Он сделал их покровителями тех, кого они пожелали видеть своими покровителями. Аллах лишил их Своей поддержки, поставив их в зависимость от тех, кто не способен помочь или навредить им. Эти покровители ввели их в заблуждение, обрекли их на несчастье, лишили их полезного знания, удержали их от праведных поступков, лишили их счастья и обрекли на вечные страдания в Адском пламени. Господи, наставь нас на прямой путь в числе тех, кого Ты наставил на прямой путь!
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Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

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Commentary

This verse also tells us that faith ('Iman ایمان ) is the greatest blessing

and disbelief (kufr کفر ) is the greatest misfortune, and that there is darkness in friendship with those who disbelieve (kuffar کُفار ).

Tafsīr sourced from quran.com's open API. These are classical commentaries; for personal rulings consult a qualified scholar.

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