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Quran 9:23

Surah At-Tawbah (The Repentance), verse 23 of 129 · Juz 10

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَتَّخِذُوٓا۟ ءَابَآءَكُمْ وَإِخْوَٰنَكُمْ أَوْلِيَآءَ إِنِ ٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ ٱلْكُفْرَ عَلَى ٱلْإِيمَـٰنِ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ

Translations of Quran 9:23
EnglishTalal Itani

O you who believe! Do not ally yourselves with your parents and your siblings if they prefer disbelief to belief. Whoever of you allies himself with them—these are the wrongdoers.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

O ye who believe! Choose not your fathers nor your brethren for friends if they take pleasure in disbelief rather than faith. Whoso of you taketh them for friends, such are wrong-doers.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ey o bütün iyman edenler: babalarınız ve ıhvanınız eğer iymana karşı küfrü hoşlanıyorlarsa onları evliya ittihaz etmeyiniz, sizden her kim onları veliy tanıyacak olursa işte onlar nefislerine zulmedenlerdir

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

O croyants ! N’ayez point pour amis vos pères et vos frères s’ils préfèrent l’infidélité à la foi. Ceux qui y désobéiraient seraient méchants.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

O ware geloovigen! kiest uwe vaderen of uwe broeders niet tot uwe vrienden, indien zij ongeloof boven geloof beminnen; en wie uwer hen tot zijne vrienden mocht kiezen, zal onder de goddeloozen worden geteld.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

O credenti! non siate amici dei vostri padri, e madri, se questi preferiscono l’incredulità alla fede. Quei che disobbediranno a ciò saranno malvagi.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.