سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 71
وَإِن يُرِيدُوا۟ خِيَانَتَكَ فَقَدْ خَانُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مِن قَبْلُ فَأَمْكَنَ مِنْهُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿71﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
But if they intend to betray you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), they indeed betrayed Allâh before. So He gave (you) power over them. And Allâh is All-Knower, All-Wise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِن
wa-in
But if
يُرِيدُوا۟
yurīdū
they intend
خِيَانَتَكَ
khiyānataka
(to) betray you
فَقَدْ
faqad
certainly
خَانُوا۟
khānū
they have betrayed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
مِن
min
from
قَبْلُ
qablu
before
فَأَمْكَنَ
fa-amkana
So He gave (you) power
مِنْهُمْ ۗ
min'hum
over them
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
عَلِيمٌ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knower
حَكِيمٌ
ḥakīmun
All-Wise
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 71){وَ اِنْ يُّرِيْدُوْا خِيَانَتَكَ … : } That is, if they are claiming Islam or promising not to fight you in the future only to gain release and your sympathy, and there is deceit in their hearts, then what did they gain by previously committing treachery against Allah through shirk and by waging war against the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)? Only that Allah granted you dominance over them. The same will happen again. In this, there is glad tidings for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and a warning for the captives. The object of {’’ فَاَمْكَنَ ‘‘} is omitted, meaning {’’أَمْكَنَكَ مِنْهُمْ‘‘} that He gave you dominance over them.
