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Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 257 (2:257)

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ٱللَّهُ وَلِىُّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ …

Quran 2:257 is ayah 257 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 3, on page 43 of the Madani Mushaf.

2:257
ٱللَّهُوَلِىُّٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟يُخْرِجُهُممِّنَٱلظُّلُمَٰتِإِلَىٱلنُّورِ ۖوَٱلَّذِينَكَفَرُوٓا۟أَوْلِيَآؤُهُمُٱلطَّٰغُوتُيُخْرِجُونَهُممِّنَٱلنُّورِإِلَىٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ ۗأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَأَصْحَٰبُٱلنَّارِ ۖهُمْفِيهَاخَٰلِدُونَ٢٥٧
al-lahu waliyyu alladhīna āmanū yukh'rijuhum mina l-ẓulumāti ilā l-nūri wa-alladhīna kafarū awliyāuhumu l-ṭāghūtu yukh'rijūnahum mina l-nūri ilā l-ẓulumāti ulāika aṣḥābu l-nāri hum fīhā khālidūna

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.(257)

Word by word

  1. ٱللَّهُal-lahuAllah
  2. وَلِىُّwaliyyu(is the) Protecting Guardian
  3. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
  4. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve[d]
  5. يُخْرِجُهُمyukh'rijuhumHe brings them out
  6. مِّنَminafrom
  7. ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِl-ẓulumāti[the] darkness
  8. إِلَىilātowards
  9. ٱلنُّورِ ۖl-nūri[the] light
  10. وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those who
  11. كَفَرُوٓا۟kafarūdisbelieve(d)
  12. أَوْلِيَآؤُهُمُawliyāuhumutheir guardians
  13. ٱلطَّٰغُوتُl-ṭāghūtu(are) the evil ones
  14. يُخْرِجُونَهُمyukh'rijūnahumthey bring them out
  15. مِّنَminafrom
  16. ٱلنُّورِl-nūrithe light
  17. إِلَىilātowards
  18. ٱلظُّلُمَٰتِ ۗl-ẓulumāti[the] darkness
  19. أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَulāikaThose
  20. أَصْحَٰبُaṣḥābu(are the) companions
  21. ٱلنَّارِ ۖl-nāri(of) the Fire
  22. هُمْhumthey
  23. فِيهَاfīhāin it
  24. خَٰلِدُونَkhālidūnawill abide forever

Tafsir (commentary) of 2:257

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English · EnglishTafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

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.

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