Muḥammad

ذَلِكَ بِأنَّ اللَّهَ مَوْلَی الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَأنَّ الْكَافِرِينَ لا مَوْلَی لَهُمْ

11. That is because Allah is the Protector of those who believe, and the disbelievers have no protector.

The disbelievers who did not apparently enjoy any support in this world relied solely on God and He will be their Protector on the Last Day. Having faith leads to being granted Divine support and disbelief and finally it leads to losing it. The polytheists’ and disbelievers’ support will be ineffective on the Last Day. The antecedent of the demonstrative pronoun

“that”

(dhalika) in the blessed Verse in question is the preceding Verse. The believers’ dignity, honor, and triumph is due to the fact that they helped God’s Religion, as a consequence of which they enjoyed Divine Protection. The token of God’s Friendship toward His servant is that the latter is obedient to his conscience. His heart is the home of love and friendship toward God and it is through his faith, piety, and helping God’s Religion that such great bounty has fallen to his share.

“And the disbelievers have no protector”

since it is through their disbelief that disbelievers have failed to receive Divine bounties as a result of which they have not protector. Thus, all creatures turn into his obedient host. They all become his helpers and friends and at Divine Command render him aid whenever necessary and set right his state.