Page 129 - Learning from the Qur'an

THEY TAKE ONLY ALLAH
AND THE BELIEVERS AS THEIR INTIMATES
Your friend is only Allah and His Messenger and those who
believe: those who perform prayer and give alms, and bow. As
for those who make Allah their friend, and His Messenger and
those who believe: it is the party of Allah who are victorious!
(Qur'an, 5:55-56)
You who believe! Do not take the unbelievers as friends rather
than the believers. Do you want to give Allah clear proof against
you? (Qur'an, 4:144)
Or did you suppose that you would be left without Allah knowing
those of you who have strived and who have not taken anyone as
their intimate friends besides Allah and His Messenger and the
believers? Allah is aware of what you do. (Qur'an, 9:16)
You will not find people who believe in Allah and the Last Day
having love for anyone who opposes Allah and His Messenger,
though they be their fathers, their sons, their brothers or their clan.
Allah has inscribed faith upon such people's hearts and will
reinforce them with a Spirit from Him and admit them into
Gardens with rivers flowing under them, remaining in them
timelessly, for ever. Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased
with Him. Such people are the party of Allah. Truly it is the party
of Allah who are successful. (Qur'an, 58:22)
Allah merely forbids you from taking as friends those who have
fought you in the religion and driven you from your homes and
who supported your expulsion. Any who take them as friends are
wrongdoers. (Qur'an, 60:9)
Those who do not believe are the friends and protectors of one
another. If you do not act in this way (do not protect each other)
there will be turmoil in the land and great corruption. (Qur'an,
8:73)

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