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 29-37یٰۤاَیُّهَاO youالَّذِیْنَwhoاٰمَنُوْۤاbelieveاِنْIfتَتَّقُواyou fearاللّٰهَAllahیَجْعَلْHe will grantلَّكُمْyouفُرْقَانًاa criterionوَّ یُكَفِّرْand will removeعَنْكُمْfrom youسَیِّاٰتِكُمْyour evil deedsوَ یَغْفِرْand forgiveلَكُمْ ؕyouوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahذُو(is) the Possessorالْفَضْلِ(of) Bountyالْعَظِیْمِ the Great وَ اِذْAnd whenیَمْكُرُplottedبِكَagainst youالَّذِیْنَthose whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelievedلِیُثْبِتُوْكَthat they restrain youاَوْorیَقْتُلُوْكَkill youاَوْorیُخْرِجُوْكَ ؕdrive you outوَ یَمْكُرُوْنَAnd they were planningوَ یَمْكُرُand (also) was planningاللّٰهُ ؕAllahوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahخَیْرُis (the) Bestالْمٰكِرِیْنَ (of) the Planners وَ اِذَاAnd whenتُتْلٰیare recitedعَلَیْهِمْto themاٰیٰتُنَاOur Versesقَالُوْاthey sayقَدْVerilyسَمِعْنَاwe have heardلَوْifنَشَآءُwe wishلَقُلْنَاsurely, we could sayمِثْلَlikeهٰذَاۤ ۙthisاِنْNotهٰذَاۤis thisاِلَّاۤbutاَسَاطِیْرُtalesالْاَوَّلِیْنَ (of) the former (people) وَ اِذْAnd whenقَالُواthey saidاللّٰهُمَّO AllahاِنْIfكَانَwasهٰذَاthisهُوَ[it]الْحَقَّthe truthمِنْ[of]عِنْدِكَfrom Youفَاَمْطِرْthen (send) rainعَلَیْنَاupon usحِجَارَةً(of) stonesمِّنَfromالسَّمَآءِthe skyاَوِorائْتِنَاbring (upon) usبِعَذَابٍa punishmentاَلِیْمٍ painful وَ مَاBut notكَانَisاللّٰهُ(for) Allahلِیُعَذِّبَهُمْthat He punishes themوَ اَنْتَwhile youفِیْهِمْ ؕ(are) among themوَ مَاand notكَانَisاللّٰهُAllahمُعَذِّبَهُمْthe One Who punishes themوَ هُمْwhile theyیَسْتَغْفِرُوْنَ seek forgiveness 8. Al-Anfal Page 181وَ مَاBut whatلَهُمْ(is) for themاَلَّاthat notیُعَذِّبَهُمُ(should) punish themاللّٰهُAllahوَ هُمْwhile theyیَصُدُّوْنَhinder (people)عَنِfromالْمَسْجِدِAl-MasjidالْحَرَامِAl-Haraamوَ مَاwhile notكَانُوْۤاthey areاَوْلِیَآءَهٗ ؕits guardiansاِنْNot (can be)اَوْلِیَآؤُهٗۤits guardiansاِلَّاexceptالْمُتَّقُوْنَthe ones who fear Allahوَ لٰكِنَّbutاَكْثَرَهُمْmost of themلَا(do) notیَعْلَمُوْنَ know وَ مَاAnd notكَانَwasصَلَاتُهُمْtheir prayerعِنْدَatالْبَیْتِthe Houseاِلَّاexceptمُكَآءًwhistlingوَّ تَصْدِیَةً ؕand clappingفَذُوْقُواSo tasteالْعَذَابَthe punishmentبِمَاbecauseكُنْتُمْyou used toتَكْفُرُوْنَ disbelieve اِنَّIndeedالَّذِیْنَthose whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelieveیُنْفِقُوْنَthey spendاَمْوَالَهُمْtheir wealthلِیَصُدُّوْاto hinder (people)عَنْfromسَبِیْلِ(the) wayاللّٰهِ ؕ(of) AllahفَسَیُنْفِقُوْنَهَاSo they will spend itثُمَّthenتَكُوْنُit will beعَلَیْهِمْfor themحَسْرَةًa regretثُمَّthenیُغْلَبُوْنَ ؕ۬they will be overcomeوَ الَّذِیْنَAnd those whoكَفَرُوْۤاdisbelieveاِلٰیtoجَهَنَّمَHellیُحْشَرُوْنَۙthey will be gathered لِیَمِیْزَThat may distinguishاللّٰهُAllahالْخَبِیْثَthe wickedمِنَfromالطَّیِّبِthe goodوَ یَجْعَلَand placeالْخَبِیْثَthe wickedبَعْضَهٗsome of themعَلٰیonبَعْضٍothersفَیَرْكُمَهٗand heap themجَمِیْعًاall togetherفَیَجْعَلَهٗand put themفِیْinجَهَنَّمَ ؕHellاُولٰٓىِٕكَThoseهُمُtheyالْخٰسِرُوْنَ۠(are) the losers

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Translation of Verse 29-37

29. O believers! If you are mindful of Allah, He will grant you a standard ˹to distinguish between right and wrong˺, absolve you of your sins, and forgive you. And Allah is the Lord of infinite bounty.

30. And ˹remember, O Prophet,˺ when the disbelievers conspired to capture, kill, or exile you. They planned, but Allah also planned. And Allah is the best of planners.

31. Whenever Our revelations are recited to them, they challenge ˹you˺, "We have already heard ˹the recitation˺. If we wanted, we could have easily produced something similar. This ˹Quran˺ is nothing but ancient fables!"

32. And ˹remember˺ when they prayed, "O Allah! If this is indeed the truth from You, then rain down stones upon us from the sky or overcome us with a painful punishment."

33. But Allah would never punish them while you ˹O Prophet˺ were in their midst. Nor would He ever punish them if they prayed for forgiveness.

34. And why should Allah not punish them while they hinder pilgrims from the Sacred Mosque, claiming to be its rightful guardians? None has the right to guardianship except those mindful ˹of Allah˺, but most pagans do not know.

35. Their prayer at the Sacred House was nothing but whistling and clapping. So taste the punishment for your disbelief.

36. Surely the disbelievers spend their wealth to hinder others from the Path of Allah. They will continue to spend to the point of regret. Then they will be defeated and the disbelievers will be driven into Hell,

37. so Allah may separate the evil from the good. He will pile up the evil ones all together and then cast them into Hell. They are the ˹true˺ losers.

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