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Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread)

Verse 56of 120

وَمَن يَتَوَلَّ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ فَإِنَّ حِزْبَ ٱللَّهِ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبُونَ﴿٥٦

Translation (Sahih International)

And whoever is an ally of Allah and His Messenger and those who have believed - indeed, the party of Allah - they will be the predominant.

Word-by-word meaning

وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
يَتَوَلَّyatawallatakes as an ally
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
وَرَسُولَهُۥwarasūlahuand His Messenger
وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those who
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
حِزْبَḥiz'ba(the) party
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
هُمُhumuthey
ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَl-ghālibūna(are) the victorious

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Threatening to Replace the Believers With Another People if They Revert from IslamAllah emphasizes His mighty ability and states that whoever reverts from supporting His religion and establishing His Law, then Allah will replace them with whomever is better, mightier and more righteous in Allah's religion and Law.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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