سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 10
وَمَا جَعَلَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بُشْرَىٰ وَلِتَطْمَئِنَّ بِهِۦ قُلُوبُكُمْ ۚ وَمَا ٱلنَّصْرُ إِلَّا مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh made it only as glad tidings, and that your hearts be at rest therewith. And there is no victory except from Allâh. Verily, Allâh is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
جَعَلَهُ
jaʿalahu
(it was) made
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
إِلَّا
illā
but
بُشْرَىٰ
bush'rā
good tidings
وَلِتَطْمَئِنَّ
walitaṭma-inna
and so that might be at rest
بِهِۦ
bihi
with it
قُلُوبُكُمْ ۚ
qulūbukum
your hearts
وَمَا
wamā
And (there is) no
ٱلنَّصْرُ
l-naṣru
[the] victory
إِلَّا
illā
except
مِنْ
min
from
عِندِ
ʿindi
[of]
ٱللَّهِ ۚ
l-lahi
Allah
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
عَزِيزٌ
ʿazīzun
(is) All-Mighty
حَكِيمٌ
ḥakīmun
All-Wise
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
10. 1. That is, the descent of the angels was only for giving glad tidings and for the reassurance of your hearts; otherwise, the real help was from Allah, Who could have helped you even without the angels. However, it is also not correct to think from this that the angels did not actually participate in the battle. From the ahadith, it is known that the angels took practical part in the battle and killed many disbelievers (Sahih Bukhari).
