# Quran 5:57 — Surah Al-Mai'dah (The Spread Table), Verse 57

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَتَّخِذُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُواْ دِينَكُمۡ هُزُوٗا وَلَعِبٗا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ وَٱلۡكُفَّارَ أَوۡلِيَآءَۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الَّذِیْنَ اتَّخَذُوْا دِیْنَكُمْ هُزُوًا وَّلَعِبًا مِّنَ الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ وَالْكُفَّارَ اَوْلِیَآءَ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

## Transliteration
Yaaa aiyuhal lazeena aamanoo laa tattakhizul lazeenat takhazoo deenakum huzuwanw wa la'ibam minal lazeena ootul Kitaaba min qablikum walkuffaara awliyaaa'; wattaqul laaha in kuntum muu'mineen

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> O ye who believe! take not for friends and protectors those who take your religion for a mockery or sport,- whether among those who received the Scripture before you, or among those who reject Faith; but fear ye Allah, if ye have faith (indeed).

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Mai'dah 5:57 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Topics:** [Friends](https://deen.global/quran/topics/relationships-rights/friends.md)

**Context:** Surah Al-Mai'dah is a medinan surah with 120 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-mai-dah.md
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