سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 18
ذَٰلِكُمْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُوهِنُ كَيْدِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
This (is the fact) and surely, Allâh weakens the deceitful plots of the disbelievers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ذَٰلِكُمْ
dhālikum
That (is the case)
وَأَنَّ
wa-anna
and that
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah (is)
مُوهِنُ
mūhinu
one who makes weak
كَيْدِ
kaydi
(the) plan
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
(of) the disbelievers
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.
18. 1. Another purpose of this was to weaken the schemes of the disbelievers and to break their power and might.
