سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 7
وَإِذْ يَعِدُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ إِحْدَى ٱلطَّآئِفَتَيْنِ أَنَّهَا لَكُمْ وَتَوَدُّونَ أَنَّ غَيْرَ ذَاتِ ٱلشَّوْكَةِ تَكُونُ لَكُمْ وَيُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَن يُحِقَّ ٱلْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ وَيَقْطَعَ دَابِرَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when Allâh promised you (Muslims) one of the two parties (of the enemy i.e. either the army or the caravan) that it should be yours; you wished that the one not armed (the caravan) should be yours, but Allâh willed to justify the truth by His Words and to cut off the roots of the disbelievers (i.e. in the battle of Badr).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
يَعِدُكُمُ
yaʿidukumu
promised you
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
إِحْدَى
iḥ'dā
one
ٱلطَّآئِفَتَيْنِ
l-ṭāifatayni
(of) the two groups
أَنَّهَا
annahā
that it (would be)
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
وَتَوَدُّونَ
watawaddūna
and you wished
أَنَّ
anna
that
غَيْرَ
ghayra
(one) other than
ذَاتِ
dhāti
that
ٱلشَّوْكَةِ
l-shawkati
(of) the armed
تَكُونُ
takūnu
would be
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
وَيُرِيدُ
wayurīdu
But intended
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
أَن
an
to
يُحِقَّ
yuḥiqqa
justify
ٱلْحَقَّ
l-ḥaqa
the truth
بِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ
bikalimātihi
by His words
وَيَقْطَعَ
wayaqṭaʿa
and cut off
دَابِرَ
dābira
(the) roots
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.
7. 1 That is, either you will encounter a trade caravan, from which you will obtain abundant wealth and goods without fighting, or otherwise, you will confront the army of Quraysh and you will be given dominance and obtain war booty.
7. 2 That is, wealth would be obtained from the trade caravan without fighting.
7. 2 That is, wealth would be obtained from the trade caravan without fighting.
