Al-Anfal 8:59 ولا يحسبن الذين كفروا سبقوا انهم لا يعجزون ٥٩
وَلَا
يَحۡسَبَنَّ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
سَبَقُوٓاْۚ
إِنَّهُمۡ
لَا
يُعۡجِزُونَ
٥٩
And let not those who disbelieve think they will escape. Indeed, they will not cause failure [to Allāh].
— Saheeh International
Do not let those disbelievers1 think they are not within reach. They will have no escape.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Soma Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Making Preparations for War to strike Fear in the Hearts of the Enemies of Allah
Allah says to His Prophet , in this Ayah,
الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ سَبَقُواْ
(those who disbelieve think that they can outstrip), Do not think that such disbelievers have escaped Us or that We are unable to grasp them. Rather,
…Making Preparations for War to strike Fear in the Hearts of the Enemies of Allah
Allah says to His Prophet , in this Ayah,
الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ سَبَقُواْ
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