سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 60
وَأَعِدُّوا۟ لَهُم مَّا ٱسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن قُوَّةٍ وَمِن رِّبَاطِ ٱلْخَيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِۦ عَدُوَّ ٱللَّهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمْ وَءَاخَرِينَ مِن دُونِهِمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُهُمْ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِن شَىْءٍ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تُظْلَمُونَ ﴿60﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And make ready against them all you can of power, including steeds of war (tanks, planes, missiles, artillery) to threaten the enemy of Allâh and your enemy, and others besides whom, you may not know but whom Allâh does know. And whatever you shall spend in the Cause of Allâh shall be repaid unto you, and you shall not be treated unjustly.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَعِدُّوا۟
wa-aʿiddū
And prepare
لَهُم
lahum
for them
مَّا
mā
whatever
ٱسْتَطَعْتُم
is'taṭaʿtum
you able (to)
مِّن
min
of
قُوَّةٍۢ
quwwatin
force
وَمِن
wamin
and of
رِّبَاطِ
ribāṭi
tethered
ٱلْخَيْلِ
l-khayli
horses
تُرْهِبُونَ
tur'hibūna
(to) terrify
بِهِۦ
bihi
therewith
عَدُوَّ
ʿaduwwa
(the) enemy
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَعَدُوَّكُمْ
waʿaduwwakum
and your enemy
وَءَاخَرِينَ
waākharīna
and others
مِن
min
from
دُونِهِمْ
dūnihim
besides them
لَا
lā
not
تَعْلَمُونَهُمُ
taʿlamūnahumu
(do) you know them
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(but) Allah
يَعْلَمُهُمْ ۚ
yaʿlamuhum
knows them
وَمَا
wamā
And whatever
تُنفِقُوا۟
tunfiqū
you spend
مِن
min
from
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
(any) thing
فِى
fī
in
سَبِيلِ
sabīli
(the) way
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
يُوَفَّ
yuwaffa
it will be fully repaid
إِلَيْكُمْ
ilaykum
to you
وَأَنتُمْ
wa-antum
and you
لَا
lā
(will) not
تُظْلَمُونَ
tuẓ'lamūna
be wronged
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.
60. 1. The explanation of فُوَّۃِ is established from the Prophet ﷺ, meaning archery, because in that era it was a very significant weapon of war and an extremely important skill, just as horses were an indispensable necessity for war, as is clear from the verse. But now, the military importance, usefulness, and necessity of archery and horses no longer remain, therefore, under (وَاَعِدُّوْا لَهُمْ مَّا اسْـتَـطَعْتُمْ مِّنْ قُوَّةٍ) 8. Al-Anfal:60), the preparation of today's weapons of war (مثلًا میزائل، ٹینک، بم اور جنگی جہاز اور بحری جنگ کے لئے آبدوزیں وغیرہ) is necessary.
