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Quran-5:55 Surah Al-maidah English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

Transliteration:( Innamaa waliyyukumul laahu wa Rasooluhoo wal lazeena aamanul lazeena yuqeemoonas Salaata wa yu'toonaz Zakaata wa hum raaki'oon )

55. Only Allah is your friend (174) and His Messenger and the believers, that they establish Prayer and pay Zakat and bow down before Allah(175).

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Surah Al-Maidah Ayat 55 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi

174. In this verse the word 'friend' cannot be taken to mean Khalifa nor can this verse be a specific reference to the Khalifat of Hazrat Ali (May Allah be pleased with him).
Some reasons for this are:
1. Allah Almighty and His Beloved Prophet nobody's caliphs, and they too are mentioned here as friends. Thus one word cannot be used simultaneously to mean several things. are صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم

2. At the time of the revelation of this verse Hazrat Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) was not Caliph as yet. If the verse is taken to mean the period after the Holy Prophetصلى الله عليه وآله وسلم then the late Hazrat  Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) cannot be proven without separation of this period. After the rule of the first three Caliphs is also the latter period.

 3. The word 'only' is used for emphasis. If the Caliphate is taken to rest only upon Hazrat Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) then the Caliphate of the other eleven Imams would be null and void. In any case, the meaning of the word Wali here is a friend or helper.

175. This verse was revealed in connection with Hazrat Abdullah ibn Salaam (May Allah be pleased with him) who told the Holy Prophet that he had forsaken us and vowed to boycott us. To this Allah Almighty's reply is Why are you dejected. If the Yahud has severed ties with you, you have found Allah Almighty, His Beloved Prophet, صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم and those Muslims who give Zakat as well as offer Salaah involving Ruku.

 

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Maidah verse 55 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Maidah ayat 54 which provides the complete commentary from verse 54 through 56.

(5:55) Only Allah, His Messenger, and those who believe and who establish Prayer, pay Zakah, and bow (before Allah) are your allies.

Ala-Maududi

(5:55) Only Allah, His Messenger, and those who believe and who establish Prayer, pay Zakah, and bow (before Allah) are your allies.

There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

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