SURAH
AL-ANFAL
Allah in the name of The Most Affectionate, the Merciful.
1. (O beloved Prophet) they ask you concerning the spoils.
Say you, 'the spoils belong to Allah and the Messenger; then
fear Allah and set things right among yourselves, and obey Allah
and His Messenger, if you believe.
2. Only they are believers whose hearts tremble when Allah
is mentioned, and when His Signs are recited to them, their
faith get increased and upon their Lord, they put their trust.
3. Those who establish prayer and spend something of what
We have provided them.
4. It is these the true Muslims. For them are grades with
their Lord and forgiveness and an honourable provision.
5. As (O beloved Prophet)! Your Lord brought you forth from
your house with truth, and undoubtedly, a group of Muslim was
unhappy over it.
6. They were disputing with you about the truth after it
has become clear, as if they are being driven towards death
with their eyes open.
7. And remember, when Allah promised you that in both these
parties, one is for you, and you wished, that you should have
that in which there is no rankle, and Allah wished that truth
be proved truth by His words and to cut off the root of the
infidels.
8. That He might establish truth as truth and falsify the
false, though the guilty might dislike.
9. When you were crying for help from your Lord, then He
responded to you that I am going to help you with a series of
thousand angels.
10. And Allah did this but for your pleasure and in order
that your hearts might find contentment; and there is no help
but from Allah undoubtedly; Allah is Dominant, Wise.
11. When He covered you with drowsiness, it was a security
from Himself, and sent down water upon you from heaven that
He might cleanse you therewith and remove from you the filth
of the devil (Satan) and might give courage to your hearts and
make your steps firm therewith.
12. When (O beloved Prophet) your Lord was revealing to
the angles that, 'I am with you,' keep ye firm the Muslims.
Soon I shall cast terror into the hearts of the infidels, then
strike above the necks of the infidels and strike off every
finger tips of them.
13. This is because, they opposed Allah and His Messenger,
and whosoever opposes Allah and His Messenger, then undoubtedly,
and severe is the torment of Allah.
14. This tastes it then and knows that for the infidels
is the torment of the Fire.
15. 'O believers! When you encounter the infidels in the
battlefield, turn not your backs to them.
16. And whosoever will turn his back to them that day, but
for practising the art of war or for the sake of joining his
company, then he returns in the wrath of Allah and his abode
is Hell, and what an evil place is to return to.
17. Therefore you did not slay them, but Allah slew them.
And O beloved Prophet! The dust that you did throw, you did
not throw, but Allah threw, and in order that He might confer
on the Muslim a better reward than it. Undoubtedly, Allah is
Hearing, Knowing.
18. This, take it and with it is this that Allah is the
weakener of the plot of the infidels.
19. 'O infidels! If you demand judgement, then this judgement
has indeed come to you, And if you desist, it is better for
you, but if you again make mischief, then We shall again punish
you, and your party shall avail you not, however, numerous it
be and with it is this that Allah is with the muslims.
20. 'O believers! Obey Allah ' and His Messenger, and turn
not away from him after hearing him.
21. And be not like those who say, 'We hear, and they hear
not.
22. Undoubtedly, the worst of animals in the sight of Allah
are those who are the deaf and dumb who have no sense.
23. And if Allah had known any good in them, He would have
caused them to listen. And if He had made them hear, even then
in the end, they would have turned away, turning their faces.
24. 'O believers! Respond to the calling of Allah and Messenger,
when the Messenger calls you for a thing that will give you
life; and know that Allah's command comes between man and his
heart's desire and this that you are to be raised towards Him.
25. And remain fearing that calamity which will never fall
exclusively upon those among you who do wrong. And know that
severe is the torment of Allah.
26. And remember, when you were few down trodden in the
land, and were fearful, lest the people should snatch you away,
then He gave you shelter, and strengthened you with His help,
and provide you with good things, that haply you might be thankful.
27. 'O believers! Betray not Allah and Messenger and nor
commit defalcation in your trusts knowingly.
28. And know that your wealth and your children are all
a trial, and with Allah is the great reward.
29. 'O believers! If you will fear Allah, He will grant
you that by which you may be able to distinguish between right
and wrong and will remove off your evils and will forgive you.
And Allah is owner of great Grace.
30. And (O beloved Prophet)! Remember, when the infidels
were plotting against you, to confine you or to slay you or
to drive you forth. And they were plotting their own and Allah
was devising His Own and Allah's devise is the best.
31. And when Our verses are recited to them, then they say,
'yes, we have heard', if we wished, we could certainly utter
the like of this. It is not, but the stories of the ancients.
32. And when they said, 'O Allah, if this Quran indeed be
the truth from You then rain down upon us stones from heaven
or bring down upon us! Any painful chastisement.
33. And Allah is not one to chastise them, till ('O beloved
Prophet) you are in their midst. And Allah is not to chastise
them, whilst they are begging forgiveness.
34. And what have they that Allah should not chastise them,
when they are hindering from the sacred mosque, and they are
not its guardian. Its guardians are the pious ones only, but
most of them know not.
35. And their prayer at the Holy House is nothing but whistling
and clapping. Then taste the torment now, the recompense of
their infidelity.
36. Undoubtedly, the infidels spend their wealth to prevent
from the path of Allah, they will spend it now, then again they
will regret on it, then will be overpowered. The infidels shall
be gathered towards hell.
37. In order that Allah may separate the impure from the
pure, and putting the impure one upon the other, all piling
them together cast them into the hell it is they who are the
losers.
38. Say you to the infidels, if they now desist, that which
is past will be forgiven. But if they repeat the same then the
precedence of the former people has already gone.
39. And fight them on till there remains not any mischief
and the entire religion be only of Allah; then if they desist,
then Allah is seeing their deeds.
40. And if they turn back then know that Allah is your Protector,
what an excellent Protector and what an excellent Helper.
41. And know that whatever spoil of war take, then one fifth
of it belongs exclusively to Allah and to the Messenger, and
to the kindred and the orphans and the needy and the wayfarer,
if you have believed in Allah and what We sent down upon Our
bondman on the Day of Decision the day when the two armies met.
And Allah can do everything.
42. When you were on the hither side of the valley and the
infidels on the yonder side, and the Caravan was below you (On
the Coast Plain), and if you would have made any mutual promise,
surely you would not have reached on appointed time, but this
has happened in order that Allah might fulfil the work which
is to be done; so that whoever was to perish might perish with
proof; and whoever was to survive might survive with proof.
And undoubtedly, Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
43. When (O' Beloved Prophet) Allah showed the infidels
few to you in your dream. And (O' Muslims) if He had shown them
numerous then, certainly you would have shown timidity and would
have quarrelled about the matter, but Allah saved you Undoubtedly,
He knows the thoughts in the breasts.
44. And when at the time of encounter, the infidels were
shown to you as few, and made you appear few in their eyes,
so that Allah might fulfil the work which, is to be done. And
towards 'Allah is the return of all affairs.
45. 'O believers! When you encounter any army, then stand
firm, and remember Allah much, that you may attain the goal.
46. And obey Allah and His Messenger, and dispute not with
one another, otherwise you will show timidity, and your tied
strength will depart from you and be patient. Verily Allah is
with the patient.
47. And be not like those who came out of their homes, boastfully
and to be seen of men, and barring from Allah's way. All their
works are under the Control of Allah.
48. And when the devil (Shaitan) decked their work fair
in their sight, and said, 'No man is to prevail against you
today, and you are under my protection'. Then when both armies
came in front of each other, he ran upon his heels and said
'I am quit of you, I see what you see not, I fear Allah' and
severe is the torment of Allah.
49. When the hypocrites and those in whose hearts there
is disease used to say these, muslims are proud of their religion'.
And whosoever relies upon Allah, then undoubtedly, Allah is
Dominant, Wise.
50. And if you could see, when the Angels take away the
souls of the infidels, they, are smiting their faces and. their
backs, and taste the torment of burning.
51. This is in recompense of what your hands have sent on
' before and Allah is not unjust unto His bondmen.
52. In the manner of people of Firawn (Pharaoh) and those
before them they disbelieved in the signs of Allah, then Allah
seized them for their sins. Undoubtedly Allah is Strong, Severe
in torment
53. This is so because Allah does not change the favour
that He has conferred upon a people, until they change themselves;
and verily Allah Hears, Knows.
54. In the manner of the people of Firawn (Pharaoh) and
those before them. They, belied the signs of their Lord then
We destroyed them for their sins, and We drowned the people
of Firawn, and they were all unjust.
55. Undoubtedly, the worst of beasts in the Sight of Allah,
are those who committed infidelity and would not believe,
56. Those with whom you had entered into a covenant, then
they break their covenant every time and do not fear.
57. Therefore, if you find them anywhere in war, kill them
in such a manner that their remaining ones may be put to flight.
Haply they may be admonished.
58. If you fear treachery from any people, throw back to
them their covenant on equal basis Undoubtedly, the treacherous
are not liked by Allah.
59. And let the infidels never boast that they have gone
out of hand. Undoubtedly, they cannot frustrate.
60. And keep ready for them the strength as you can, and
as many of horses as you can, whereby you may put terror in
the hearts of those who are enemies of Allah and of yours and
in the hearts of some others, besides them whom you know not;
Allah Knows them. And whatever you will spend in the path of
Allah, shall be repaid to you in full and in no way you will
be in loss.
61. And if they incline towards peace, then incline you
also and put trust in Allah. Undoubtedly, He is the One Hearing,
Knowing
62. If they intend to deceive you, then Allah is sufficient
for you. He it is Who gave, strength to you with His help and
with Muslims.
63. And He put affection in their hearts. If you had spent
all that is in the earth you could not have put affection in
their hearts but Allah have united their hearts. Undoubtedly!
It is He, Dominant, Wise.
64. 'O Prophet! The communicator of the hidden news! Allah
suffices you and all these Muslims who followed you.
65. 'O Communicator of the hidden news! Urge the Muslims
to wage holy war. If there will be twenty of you patient, they
will overcome two hundred, and there be hundred of you, they
will overcome a thousand infidels, because they do not understand.
66. Now Allah has lightened your burden, and He knows that
you are weak. Then if there be a hundred of you patient, they
shall overcome two hundred; and if there he a thousand of you,
they shall overcome two thousand by the command of Allah. And
Allah is with the patient.
67. It is not befitting to any Prophet that he should make
captive to infidels, until he has immensely shed their blood
in the land. You desire the goods of the world; and Allah desires
the Here after. And Allah is Dominant, Wise.
68. If Allah would not have written a thing before, then
O Muslims! A great torment would have come to you for what you
took as ransom from the infidels.
69. Then eat of what you have obtained as spoil of war,
lawful and pure, and remain fearing Allah. Verily Allah is '
Forgiving, Merciful.
70. 'O Communicator of the hidden news (Prophet) say to
the prisoners in your hands, 'If Allah will find any good in
your hearts, then He will give you better than what has been;
taken from you and will forgive you' And Allah is Forgiving,
Merciful.
71. And 'O beloved Prophet! If they will intend to be treacherous
to you, then they have already dealt treacherously with Allah
before; therefore He gave so many under your control. And Allah
is. Knowing, Wise.
72. Undoubtedly, those who believed and left their hearth
and homes for Allah and fought with their wealth and their lives
in the way of Allah, and those who gave shelter and helped they
are heirs one of another. And those who believed and did not
emigrate, you have no duty to their inheritance unless they
emigrate, if they seek help from you in the matter of the religion,
then it is obligatory upon you to help them, but against a people
between whom and you there is an agreement. And Allah is seeing
your doing.
73. And the infidels are heirs one of another. If you will
not do such, then there shall be in the land mischief and great
disorder.
74. And those who believed and emigrated and fought in the
way of Allah and those who gave shelter and helped they are
true believers. For them is forgiveness and honourable provision.
75. And those who believed afterwards and emigrated and
waged the holy war with you, they also are of you. And the blood
relations are nearer to one another in the Book of Allah. Undoubtedly
Allah knows all things.
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