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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
8:12
اذ يوحي ربك الى الملايكة اني معكم فثبتوا الذين امنوا سالقي في قلوب الذين كفروا الرعب فاضربوا فوق الاعناق واضربوا منهم كل بنان ١٢
إِذْ يُوحِى رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ أَنِّى مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ۚ سَأُلْقِى فِى قُلُوبِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ٱلرُّعْبَ فَٱضْرِبُوا۟ فَوْقَ ٱلْأَعْنَاقِ وَٱضْرِبُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانٍۢ ١٢
إِذۡ
يُوحِي
رَبُّكَ
إِلَى
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ
أَنِّي
مَعَكُمۡ
فَثَبِّتُواْ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْۚ
سَأُلۡقِي
فِي
قُلُوبِ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
ٱلرُّعۡبَ
فَٱضۡرِبُواْ
فَوۡقَ
ٱلۡأَعۡنَاقِ
وَٱضۡرِبُواْ
مِنۡهُمۡ
كُلَّ
بَنَانٖ
١٢
˹Remember, O  Prophet,˺ when your Lord revealed to the angels, “I am with you. So make the believers stand firm. I will cast horror into the hearts of the disbelievers. So strike their necks and strike their fingertips.”
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8:13
ذالك بانهم شاقوا الله ورسوله ومن يشاقق الله ورسوله فان الله شديد العقاب ١٣
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ شَآقُّوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ ۚ وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ ١٣
ذَٰلِكَ
بِأَنَّهُمۡ
شَآقُّواْ
ٱللَّهَ
وَرَسُولَهُۥۚ
وَمَن
يُشَاقِقِ
ٱللَّهَ
وَرَسُولَهُۥ
فَإِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
شَدِيدُ
ٱلۡعِقَابِ
١٣
This is because they defied Allah and His Messenger. And whoever defies Allah and His Messenger, then ˹know that˺ Allah is surely severe in punishment.
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8:14
ذالكم فذوقوه وان للكافرين عذاب النار ١٤
ذَٰلِكُمْ فَذُوقُوهُ وَأَنَّ لِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ ١٤
ذَٰلِكُمۡ
فَذُوقُوهُ
وَأَنَّ
لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
عَذَابَ
ٱلنَّارِ
١٤
That ˹worldly punishment˺ is yours, so taste it! Then the disbelievers will suffer the torment of the Fire.
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8:15
يا ايها الذين امنوا اذا لقيتم الذين كفروا زحفا فلا تولوهم الادبار ١٥
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ زَحْفًۭا فَلَا تُوَلُّوهُمُ ٱلْأَدْبَارَ ١٥
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُوٓاْ
إِذَا
لَقِيتُمُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
زَحۡفٗا
فَلَا
تُوَلُّوهُمُ
ٱلۡأَدۡبَارَ
١٥
O believers! When you face the disbelievers in battle, never turn your backs to them.
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8:16
ومن يولهم يوميذ دبره الا متحرفا لقتال او متحيزا الى فية فقد باء بغضب من الله وماواه جهنم وبيس المصير ١٦
وَمَن يُوَلِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ دُبُرَهُۥٓ إِلَّا مُتَحَرِّفًۭا لِّقِتَالٍ أَوْ مُتَحَيِّزًا إِلَىٰ فِئَةٍۢ فَقَدْ بَآءَ بِغَضَبٍۢ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَأْوَىٰهُ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ١٦
وَمَن
يُوَلِّهِمۡ
يَوۡمَئِذٖ
دُبُرَهُۥٓ
إِلَّا
مُتَحَرِّفٗا
لِّقِتَالٍ
أَوۡ
مُتَحَيِّزًا
إِلَىٰ
فِئَةٖ
فَقَدۡ
بَآءَ
بِغَضَبٖ
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَمَأۡوَىٰهُ
جَهَنَّمُۖ
وَبِئۡسَ
ٱلۡمَصِيرُ
١٦
And whoever does so on such an occasion—unless it is a manoeuvre or to join their own troops—will earn the displeasure of Allah, and their home will be Hell. What an evil destination!
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8:17
فلم تقتلوهم ولاكن الله قتلهم وما رميت اذ رميت ولاكن الله رمى وليبلي المومنين منه بلاء حسنا ان الله سميع عليم ١٧
فَلَمْ تَقْتُلُوهُمْ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَتَلَهُمْ ۚ وَمَا رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَمَىٰ ۚ وَلِيُبْلِىَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْهُ بَلَآءً حَسَنًا ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌۭ ١٧
فَلَمۡ
تَقۡتُلُوهُمۡ
وَلَٰكِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
قَتَلَهُمۡۚ
وَمَا
رَمَيۡتَ
إِذۡ
رَمَيۡتَ
وَلَٰكِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
رَمَىٰ
وَلِيُبۡلِيَ
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
مِنۡهُ
بَلَآءً
حَسَنًاۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
سَمِيعٌ
عَلِيمٞ
١٧
It was not you ˹believers˺ who killed them, but it was Allah Who did so. Nor was it you ˹O Prophet˺ who threw ˹a handful of sand at the disbelievers˺,1 but it was Allah Who did so, rendering the believers a great favour. Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
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8:18
ذالكم وان الله موهن كيد الكافرين ١٨
ذَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُوهِنُ كَيْدِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ١٨
ذَٰلِكُمۡ
وَأَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
مُوهِنُ
كَيۡدِ
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
١٨
As such, Allah frustrates the evil plans of the disbelievers.
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8:19
ان تستفتحوا فقد جاءكم الفتح وان تنتهوا فهو خير لكم وان تعودوا نعد ولن تغني عنكم فيتكم شييا ولو كثرت وان الله مع المومنين ١٩
إِن تَسْتَفْتِحُوا۟ فَقَدْ جَآءَكُمُ ٱلْفَتْحُ ۖ وَإِن تَنتَهُوا۟ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَإِن تَعُودُوا۟ نَعُدْ وَلَن تُغْنِىَ عَنكُمْ فِئَتُكُمْ شَيْـًۭٔا وَلَوْ كَثُرَتْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ١٩
إِن
تَسۡتَفۡتِحُواْ
فَقَدۡ
جَآءَكُمُ
ٱلۡفَتۡحُۖ
وَإِن
تَنتَهُواْ
فَهُوَ
خَيۡرٞ
لَّكُمۡۖ
وَإِن
تَعُودُواْ
نَعُدۡ
وَلَن
تُغۡنِيَ
عَنكُمۡ
فِئَتُكُمۡ
شَيۡـٔٗا
وَلَوۡ
كَثُرَتۡ
وَأَنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
مَعَ
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
١٩
If you ˹Meccans˺ sought judgment, now it has come to you. And if you cease, it will be for your own good. But if you persist, We will persist. And your forces—no matter how numerous they might be—will not benefit you whatsoever. For Allah is certainly with the believers.
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8:20
يا ايها الذين امنوا اطيعوا الله ورسوله ولا تولوا عنه وانتم تسمعون ٢٠
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَا تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَأَنتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ ٢٠
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُوٓاْ
أَطِيعُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
وَرَسُولَهُۥ
وَلَا
تَوَلَّوۡاْ
عَنۡهُ
وَأَنتُمۡ
تَسۡمَعُونَ
٢٠
O believers! Obey Allah and His Messenger and do not turn away from him while you hear ˹his call˺.
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8:21
ولا تكونوا كالذين قالوا سمعنا وهم لا يسمعون ٢١
وَلَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ٢١
وَلَا
تَكُونُواْ
كَٱلَّذِينَ
قَالُواْ
سَمِعۡنَا
وَهُمۡ
لَا
يَسۡمَعُونَ
٢١
Do not be like those who say, “We hear,” but in fact they are not listening.
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