If they believed in Allah and the Prophet and that which is revealed unto him, they would not choose them for their friends. But many of them are of… — Al Maaida 5:81 Pin
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وَلَوْ كَانُوا۟ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلنَّبِىِّ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَا ٱتَّخَذُوهُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ وَلَٰكِنَّ كَثِيرًۭا مِّنْهُمْ فَٰسِقُونَ

If they believed in Allah and the Prophet and that which is revealed unto him, they would not choose them for their friends. But many of them are of…

Al Maaida 5:81

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“If they believed in Allah and the Prophet and that which is revealed unto him, they would not choose them for their friends. But many of them are of evil conduct.”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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