“O you who believe, do not take as allies those who make a mockery and a game of your religion from among those who were given the Scripture before you, nor the disbelievers. And be mindful of Allah, if you are believers,”

to the end of the passage.

And He said:

“Those among the Children of Israel who disbelieved were cursed by the tongue of David and Jesus, son of Mary. That was because they disobeyed and continually transgressed.”

“They would not forbid one another from the wrongdoing they committed. Evil indeed was what they used to do.”

“You see many of them taking the disbelievers as allies. Evil indeed is what they have sent ahead for themselves: Allah is angry with them, and they will abide in punishment forever.”

“Had they believed in Allah, the Prophet, and what was sent down to him, they would not have taken them as allies. But many of them are defiantly disobedient.”

Thus He condemned those among the People of the Book before us who took the disbelievers as allies, and made clear that this is incompatible with faith.

“Give the hypocrites tidings of a painful punishment,”

“Those who take the disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do they seek honor through them? Indeed, all honor belongs to Allah,”

up to His saying:

“a way.”

And He said:

“O you who believe, do not take the disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do you wish to give Allah clear proof against yourselves?”

“Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire, and you will find no helper for them.”

And He said of the hypocrites:

“When they meet those who believe, they say, ‘We believe.’ But when they are alone with their devils, they say, ‘We are with you; we were only mocking.’”

Likewise, He said of the disbelieving hypocrites among the People of the Book:

“When they meet those who believe, they say,