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 65-69یٰۤاَیُّهَاOالنَّبِیُّProphetحَرِّضِUrgeالْمُؤْمِنِیْنَthe believersعَلَیtoالْقِتَالِ ؕ[the] fightاِنْIfیَّكُنْ(there) areمِّنْكُمْamong youعِشْرُوْنَtwentyصٰبِرُوْنَsteadfastیَغْلِبُوْاthey will overcomeمِائَتَیْنِ ۚtwo hundredوَ اِنْAnd ifیَّكُنْ(there) areمِّنْكُمْamong youمِّائَةٌa hundredیَّغْلِبُوْۤاthey will overcomeاَلْفًاa thousandمِّنَofالَّذِیْنَthose whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelieveبِاَنَّهُمْbecause theyقَوْمٌ(are) a peopleلَّا(who do) notیَفْقَهُوْنَ understand اَلْـٰٔنَNowخَفَّفَhas (been) lightenedاللّٰهُ(by) Allahعَنْكُمْfor youوَ عَلِمَand He knowsاَنَّthatفِیْكُمْin youضَعْفًا ؕ(there) is weaknessفَاِنْSo ifیَّكُنْ(there) areمِّنْكُمْamong youمِّائَةٌa hundredصَابِرَةٌsteadfastیَّغْلِبُوْاthey will overcomeمِائَتَیْنِ ۚtwo hundredوَ اِنْAnd ifیَّكُنْ(there) areمِّنْكُمْamong youاَلْفٌa thousandیَّغْلِبُوْۤاthey will overcomeاَلْفَیْنِtwo thousandبِاِذْنِwith (the) permissionاللّٰهِ ؕ(of) Allahوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahمَعَ(is) withالصّٰبِرِیْنَ the steadfast مَاNotكَانَisلِنَبِیٍّfor a Prophetاَنْthatیَّكُوْنَ(there) should beلَهٗۤfor himاَسْرٰیprisoners of warحَتّٰیuntilیُثْخِنَhe has battled strenuouslyفِیinالْاَرْضِ ؕthe landتُرِیْدُوْنَYou desireعَرَضَ(the) commoditiesالدُّنْیَا ۖۗ(of) the worldوَ اللّٰهُbut Allahیُرِیْدُdesiresالْاٰخِرَةَ ؕ(for you) the Hereafterوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahعَزِیْزٌ(is) All-Mightyحَكِیْمٌ All-Wise لَوْ لَاHad notكِتٰبٌan ordainmentمِّنَfromاللّٰهِAllahسَبَقَprecededلَمَسَّكُمْsurely (would) have touched youفِیْمَاۤfor whatاَخَذْتُمْyou tookعَذَابٌa punishmentعَظِیْمٌ great فَكُلُوْاSo eatمِمَّاfrom whatغَنِمْتُمْyou got as war bootyحَلٰلًاlawfulطَیِّبًا ۖؗ(and) goodوَّ اتَّقُواand fearاللّٰهَ ؕAllahاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahغَفُوْرٌ(is) Oft-Forgivingرَّحِیْمٌ۠Most Merciful

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Translation of Verse 65-69

65. O Prophet! Motivate the believers to fight. If there are twenty steadfast among you, they will overcome two hundred. And if there are one hundred of you, they will overcome one thousand of the disbelievers, for they are a people who do not comprehend.

66. Now Allah has lightened your burden, for He knows that there is weakness in you. So if there are a hundred steadfast among you, they will overcome two hundred. And if there be one thousand, they will overcome two thousand, by Allah's Will. And Allah is with the steadfast.

67. It is not fit for a prophet that he should take captives until he has thoroughly subdued the land. You ˹believers˺ settled with the fleeting gains of this world, ³⁴⁷ while Allah's aim ˹for you˺ is the Hereafter. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.

68. Had it not been for a prior decree from Allah, ³⁴⁸ you would have certainly been disciplined with a tremendous punishment for whatever ˹ransom˺ you have taken.

69. Now enjoy what you have taken, for it is lawful and good. And be mindful of Allah. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

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Commentary

347. i.e., ransom.

348. The decree that ransoming captives will be allowed.