Surah 8. Al-Anfal

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-19 [2], 20-28 [3], 29-37 [4], 38-44 [5], 45-48 [6], 49-58 [7], 59-64 [8], 65-69 [9], 70-75 [10]

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Quran Text of Verse 20-28یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُوْۤاbelieveاَطِیْعُواObeyاللّٰهَAllahوَ رَسُوْلَهٗand His Messengerوَ لَاAnd (do) notتَوَلَّوْاturn awayعَنْهُfrom himوَ اَنْتُمْwhile youتَسْمَعُوْنَۚۖhear وَ لَاAnd (do) notتَكُوْنُوْاbeكَالَّذِیْنَlike those whoقَالُوْاsayسَمِعْنَاWe heardوَ هُمْwhile theyلَاdo notیَسْمَعُوْنَ hear اِنَّIndeedشَرَّworstالدَّوَآبِّ(of) the living creaturesعِنْدَnearاللّٰهِAllahالصُّمُّ(are) the deafالْبُكْمُthe dumbالَّذِیْنَthose whoلَا(do) notیَعْقِلُوْنَ use their intellect وَ لَوْAnd ifعَلِمَ(had) knownاللّٰهُAllahفِیْهِمْin themخَیْرًاany goodلَّاَسْمَعَهُمْ ؕsurely, He (would) have made them hearوَ لَوْAnd ifاَسْمَعَهُمْHe had made them hearلَتَوَلَّوْاsurely they would have turned awayوَّ هُمْwhile theyمُّعْرِضُوْنَ (were) averse یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُواbelieveاسْتَجِیْبُوْاRespondلِلّٰهِto Allahوَ لِلرَّسُوْلِand His Messengerاِذَاwhenدَعَاكُمْhe calls youلِمَاto whatیُحْیِیْكُمْ ۚgives you lifeوَ اعْلَمُوْۤاAnd knowاَنَّthatاللّٰهَAllahیَحُوْلُcomesبَیْنَ(in) betweenالْمَرْءِa manوَ قَلْبِهٖand his heartوَ اَنَّهٗۤand thatاِلَیْهِto Himتُحْشَرُوْنَ you will be gathered وَ اتَّقُوْاAnd fearفِتْنَةًa trialلَّاnotتُصِیْبَنَّwhich will afflictالَّذِیْنَthose whoظَلَمُوْاdo wrongمِنْكُمْamong youخَآصَّةً ۚexclusivelyوَ اعْلَمُوْۤاAnd knowاَنَّthatاللّٰهَAllahشَدِیْدُ(is) severeالْعِقَابِ (in) the penalty 8. Al-Anfal Page 180وَ اذْكُرُوْۤاAnd rememberاِذْwhenاَنْتُمْyouقَلِیْلٌ(were) fewمُّسْتَضْعَفُوْنَ(and) deemed weakفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthتَخَافُوْنَfearingاَنْthatیَّتَخَطَّفَكُمُmight do away with youالنَّاسُthe menفَاٰوٰىكُمْthen He sheltered youوَ اَیَّدَكُمْand strengthened youبِنَصْرِهٖwith His helpوَ رَزَقَكُمْand provided youمِّنَofالطَّیِّبٰتِthe good thingsلَعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتَشْكُرُوْنَ (be) thankful یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُوْاbelieveلَا(Do) notتَخُوْنُواbetrayاللّٰهَAllahوَ الرَّسُوْلَand the Messengerوَ تَخُوْنُوْۤاor betrayاَمٰنٰتِكُمْyour trustsوَ اَنْتُمْwhile youتَعْلَمُوْنَ know وَ اعْلَمُوْۤاAnd knowاَنَّمَاۤthatاَمْوَالُكُمْyour wealthوَ اَوْلَادُكُمْand your childrenفِتْنَةٌ ۙ(are) a trialوَّ اَنَّAnd thatاللّٰهَAllahعِنْدَهٗۤwith Himاَجْرٌ(is) a rewardعَظِیْمٌ۠great

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Translation of Verse 20-28

20. O believers! Obey Allah and His Messenger and do not turn away from him while you hear ˹his call˺.

21. Do not be like those who say, "We hear," but in fact they are not listening.

22. Indeed, the worst of all beings in the sight of Allah are the ˹wilfully˺ deaf and dumb, who do not understand. ³⁴³

23. Had Allah known any goodness in them, He would have certainly made them hear. ˹But˺ even if He had made them hear, they would have surely turned away heedlessly.

24. O believers! Respond to Allah and His Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life. And know that Allah stands between a person and their heart, and that to Him you will all be gathered.

25. Beware of a trial that will not only affect the wrongdoers among you. And know that Allah is severe in punishment.

26. Remember when you had been vastly outnumbered and oppressed in the land, ³⁴⁴ constantly in fear of attacks by your enemy, then He sheltered you, strengthened you with His help, and provided you with good things so perhaps you would be thankful.

27. O believers! Do not betray Allah and the Messenger, nor betray your trusts knowingly.

28. And know that your wealth and your children are only a test and that with Allah is a great reward.

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Commentary

343. This refers metaphorically to the disbelievers who fail to see and hear the truth.

344. i.e., Mecca.