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8. Surah Al-Anfal

The Spoils of War

Read and listen to the full Surah Al-Anfal (Chapter 8), consisting of 75 verses. Revealed in Medina (Juz 9), it includes complete Arabic text with diacritics, translations, tafsirs, word-by-word meaning, and audio by Maher Al-Muaiqly, Abdul Basit and other reciters.

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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
8:1
يسالونك عن الانفال قل الانفال لله والرسول فاتقوا الله واصلحوا ذات بينكم واطيعوا الله ورسوله ان كنتم مومنين ١
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْأَنفَالِ ۖ قُلِ ٱلْأَنفَالُ لِلَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ ۖ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَصْلِحُوا۟ ذَاتَ بَيْنِكُمْ ۖ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ١
يَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ
عَنِ
ٱلۡأَنفَالِۖ
قُلِ
ٱلۡأَنفَالُ
لِلَّهِ
وَٱلرَّسُولِۖ
فَٱتَّقُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
وَأَصۡلِحُواْ
ذَاتَ
بَيۡنِكُمۡۖ
وَأَطِيعُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
وَرَسُولَهُۥٓ
إِن
كُنتُم
مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
١
They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ regarding the spoils of war. Say, “Their distribution is decided by Allah and His Messenger. So be mindful of Allah, settle your affairs, and obey Allah and His Messenger if you are ˹true˺ believers.”
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8:2
انما المومنون الذين اذا ذكر الله وجلت قلوبهم واذا تليت عليهم اياته زادتهم ايمانا وعلى ربهم يتوكلون ٢
إِنَّمَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ ٱللَّهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَإِذَا تُلِيَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتُهُۥ زَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَـٰنًۭا وَعَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ ٢
إِنَّمَا
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
إِذَا
ذُكِرَ
ٱللَّهُ
وَجِلَتۡ
قُلُوبُهُمۡ
وَإِذَا
تُلِيَتۡ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
ءَايَٰتُهُۥ
زَادَتۡهُمۡ
إِيمَٰنٗا
وَعَلَىٰ
رَبِّهِمۡ
يَتَوَكَّلُونَ
٢
The ˹true˺ believers are only those whose hearts tremble at the remembrance of Allah, whose faith increases when His revelations are recited to them, and who put their trust in their Lord.
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8:3
الذين يقيمون الصلاة ومما رزقناهم ينفقون ٣
ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ ٣
ٱلَّذِينَ
يُقِيمُونَ
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
وَمِمَّا
رَزَقۡنَٰهُمۡ
يُنفِقُونَ
٣
˹They are˺ those who establish prayer and donate from what We have provided for them.
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8:4
اولايك هم المومنون حقا لهم درجات عند ربهم ومغفرة ورزق كريم ٤
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ حَقًّۭا ۚ لَّهُمْ دَرَجَـٰتٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَمَغْفِرَةٌۭ وَرِزْقٌۭ كَرِيمٌۭ ٤
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ
هُمُ
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ
حَقّٗاۚ
لَّهُمۡ
دَرَجَٰتٌ
عِندَ
رَبِّهِمۡ
وَمَغۡفِرَةٞ
وَرِزۡقٞ
كَرِيمٞ
٤
It is they who are the true believers. They will have elevated ranks, forgiveness, and an honourable provision from their Lord.
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8:5
كما اخرجك ربك من بيتك بالحق وان فريقا من المومنين لكارهون ٥
كَمَآ أَخْرَجَكَ رَبُّكَ مِنۢ بَيْتِكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّ فَرِيقًۭا مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَكَـٰرِهُونَ ٥
كَمَآ
أَخۡرَجَكَ
رَبُّكَ
مِنۢ
بَيۡتِكَ
بِٱلۡحَقِّ
وَإِنَّ
فَرِيقٗا
مِّنَ
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
لَكَٰرِهُونَ
٥
Similarly, when your Lord brought you ˹O Prophet˺ out of your home for a just cause, a group of believers was totally against it.
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8:6
يجادلونك في الحق بعد ما تبين كانما يساقون الى الموت وهم ينظرون ٦
يُجَـٰدِلُونَكَ فِى ٱلْحَقِّ بَعْدَ مَا تَبَيَّنَ كَأَنَّمَا يُسَاقُونَ إِلَى ٱلْمَوْتِ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ ٦
يُجَٰدِلُونَكَ
فِي
ٱلۡحَقِّ
بَعۡدَ مَا
تَبَيَّنَ
كَأَنَّمَا
يُسَاقُونَ
إِلَى
ٱلۡمَوۡتِ
وَهُمۡ
يَنظُرُونَ
٦
They disputed with you about the truth after it had been made clear, as if they were being driven to death with their eyes wide open.
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8:7
واذ يعدكم الله احدى الطايفتين انها لكم وتودون ان غير ذات الشوكة تكون لكم ويريد الله ان يحق الحق بكلماته ويقطع دابر الكافرين ٧
وَإِذْ يَعِدُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ إِحْدَى ٱلطَّآئِفَتَيْنِ أَنَّهَا لَكُمْ وَتَوَدُّونَ أَنَّ غَيْرَ ذَاتِ ٱلشَّوْكَةِ تَكُونُ لَكُمْ وَيُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَن يُحِقَّ ٱلْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ وَيَقْطَعَ دَابِرَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ٧
وَإِذۡ
يَعِدُكُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
إِحۡدَى
ٱلطَّآئِفَتَيۡنِ
أَنَّهَا
لَكُمۡ
وَتَوَدُّونَ
أَنَّ
غَيۡرَ
ذَاتِ
ٱلشَّوۡكَةِ
تَكُونُ
لَكُمۡ
وَيُرِيدُ
ٱللَّهُ
أَن
يُحِقَّ
ٱلۡحَقَّ
بِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ
وَيَقۡطَعَ
دَابِرَ
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
٧
˹Remember, O  believers,˺ when Allah promised ˹to give˺ you the upper hand over either target, you wished to capture the unarmed party.1 But it was Allah’s Will to establish the truth by His Words and uproot the disbelievers;
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8:8
ليحق الحق ويبطل الباطل ولو كره المجرمون ٨
لِيُحِقَّ ٱلْحَقَّ وَيُبْطِلَ ٱلْبَـٰطِلَ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ ٱلْمُجْرِمُونَ ٨
لِيُحِقَّ
ٱلۡحَقَّ
وَيُبۡطِلَ
ٱلۡبَٰطِلَ
وَلَوۡ
كَرِهَ
ٱلۡمُجۡرِمُونَ
٨
to firmly establish the truth and wipe out falsehood—even to the dismay of the wicked.
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8:9
اذ تستغيثون ربكم فاستجاب لكم اني ممدكم بالف من الملايكة مردفين ٩
إِذْ تَسْتَغِيثُونَ رَبَّكُمْ فَٱسْتَجَابَ لَكُمْ أَنِّى مُمِدُّكُم بِأَلْفٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ مُرْدِفِينَ ٩
إِذۡ
تَسۡتَغِيثُونَ
رَبَّكُمۡ
فَٱسۡتَجَابَ
لَكُمۡ
أَنِّي
مُمِدُّكُم
بِأَلۡفٖ
مِّنَ
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
مُرۡدِفِينَ
٩
˹Remember˺ when you cried out to your Lord for help, He answered, “I will reinforce you with a thousand angels—followed by many others.”1
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8:10
وما جعله الله الا بشرى ولتطمين به قلوبكم وما النصر الا من عند الله ان الله عزيز حكيم ١٠
وَمَا جَعَلَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بُشْرَىٰ وَلِتَطْمَئِنَّ بِهِۦ قُلُوبُكُمْ ۚ وَمَا ٱلنَّصْرُ إِلَّا مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ١٠
وَمَا
جَعَلَهُ
ٱللَّهُ
إِلَّا
بُشۡرَىٰ
وَلِتَطۡمَئِنَّ
بِهِۦ
قُلُوبُكُمۡۚ
وَمَا
ٱلنَّصۡرُ
إِلَّا
مِنۡ
عِندِ
ٱللَّهِۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
عَزِيزٌ
حَكِيمٌ
١٠
And Allah made this a sign of victory and reassurance to your hearts. Victory comes only from Allah. Surely Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.
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