سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 26
وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ أَنتُمْ قَلِيلٌ مُّسْتَضْعَفُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ تَخَافُونَ أَن يَتَخَطَّفَكُمُ ٱلنَّاسُ فَـَٔاوَىٰكُمْ وَأَيَّدَكُم بِنَصْرِهِۦ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ﴿26﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And remember when you were few and were reckoned weak in the land, and were afraid that men might kidnap you, but He provided a safe place for you, strengthened you with His Help, and provided you with good things so that you might be grateful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟
wa-udh'kurū
And remember
إِذْ
idh
when
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
قَلِيلٌۭ
qalīlun
(were) few
مُّسْتَضْعَفُونَ
mus'taḍʿafūna
(and) deemed weak
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
تَخَافُونَ
takhāfūna
fearing
أَن
an
that
يَتَخَطَّفَكُمُ
yatakhaṭṭafakumu
might do away with you
ٱلنَّاسُ
l-nāsu
the men
فَـَٔاوَىٰكُمْ
faāwākum
then He sheltered you
وَأَيَّدَكُم
wa-ayyadakum
and strengthened you
بِنَصْرِهِۦ
binaṣrihi
with His help
وَرَزَقَكُم
warazaqakum
and provided you
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلطَّيِّبَـٰتِ
l-ṭayibāti
the good things
لَعَلَّكُمْ
laʿallakum
so that you may
تَشْكُرُونَ
tashkurūna
(be) thankful
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.
26. 1. In this, the hardships and dangers of the Makkan life are mentioned, and after that, the comfort, ease, and tranquility with which the Muslims, by the grace of Allah, were blessed in the Madinan life, is discussed.
