سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 66
ٱلْـَٔـٰنَ خَفَّفَ ٱللَّهُ عَنكُمْ وَعَلِمَ أَنَّ فِيكُمْ ضَعْفًا ۚ فَإِن يَكُن مِّنكُم مِّا۟ئَةٌ صَابِرَةٌ يَغْلِبُوا۟ مِا۟ئَتَيْنِ ۚ وَإِن يَكُن مِّنكُمْ أَلْفٌ يَغْلِبُوٓا۟ أَلْفَيْنِ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ ﴿66﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Now Allâh has lightened your (task), for He knows that there is weakness in you. So if there are of you a hundred steadfast persons, they shall overcome two hundreds, and if there are a thousand of you, they shall overcome two thousand with the Leave of Allâh. And Allâh is with As-Sâbirûn (the patient).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلْـَٔـٰنَ
al-āna
Now
خَفَّفَ
khaffafa
has (been) lightened
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
عَنكُمْ
ʿankum
for you
وَعَلِمَ
waʿalima
and He knows
أَنَّ
anna
that
فِيكُمْ
fīkum
in you
ضَعْفًۭا ۚ
ḍaʿfan
(there) is weakness
فَإِن
fa-in
So if
يَكُن
yakun
(there) are
مِّنكُم
minkum
among you
مِّا۟ئَةٌۭ
mi-atun
a hundred
صَابِرَةٌۭ
ṣābiratun
steadfast
يَغْلِبُوا۟
yaghlibū
they will overcome
مِا۟ئَتَيْنِ ۚ
mi-atayni
two hundred
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يَكُن
yakun
(there) are
مِّنكُمْ
minkum
among you
أَلْفٌۭ
alfun
a thousand
يَغْلِبُوٓا۟
yaghlibū
they will overcome
أَلْفَيْنِ
alfayni
two thousand
بِإِذْنِ
bi-idh'ni
with (the) permission
ٱللَّهِ ۗ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
مَعَ
maʿa
(is) with
ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
l-ṣābirīna
the steadfast
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.
66. 1. The previous command was burdensome for the companions (may Allah be pleased with them), because it meant that one Muslim was sufficient for ten disbelievers, twenty for two hundred, and one hundred for one thousand, and if Muslims had this number compared to the disbelievers, then jihad was obligatory and avoiding it was impermissible. Thus, Allah Almighty granted relief in this matter and reduced the ratio from one to ten to one to two (Sahih Bukhari), Tafsir of Surah Al-Anfal. Now, jihad is necessary at this ratio, and less than this is not necessary.
66. 2. By saying this, the importance of patience and steadfastness was explained, that to attain Allah's help, it is necessary to observe this.
66. 2. By saying this, the importance of patience and steadfastness was explained, that to attain Allah's help, it is necessary to observe this.
