Surah At-Tawbah Ayat 23 (9:23) with Urdu & English Translation
Ayat 23 of Surah At-Tawbah (التوبة), the 9th surah of the Holy Qur'an, which has 129 verses and was revealed in Madinah. Read this verse below in Arabic with Roman transliteration, English translation (Saheeh International) and Urdu translation (Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry), and listen to the recitation by Mishary Rashid Alafasy.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ ءَابَآءَكُمْ وَإِخْوَٰنَكُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ إِنِ ٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ ٱلْكُفْرَ عَلَى ٱلْإِيمَٰنِ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ ﴿23﴾
Yaaa aiyuhal lazeena aamanoo laa tattakhizooo aabaaa 'akum wa ikhwaanakum awliyaaa'a inis tahabbul kufra 'alal eemaan; wa mai yatawal lahum minkum fa ulaaa'ika humuz zaalimoon
9:23. O you who have believed, do not take your fathers or your brothers as allies if they have preferred disbelief over belief. And whoever does so among you - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.
اے اہل ایمان! اگر تمہارے (ماں) باپ اور (بہن) بھائی ایمان کے مقابل کفر کو پسند کریں تو ان سے دوستی نہ رکھو۔ اور جو ان سے دوستی رکھیں گے وہ ظالم ہیں
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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (Uthmani script). English translation: Saheeh International. Urdu translation: Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.
