سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 63
وَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ ۚ لَوْ أَنفَقْتَ مَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مَّآ أَلَّفْتَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَلَـٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَلَّفَ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿63﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And He has united their (i.e. believers’) hearts. If you had spent all that is in the earth, you could not have united their hearts, but Allâh has united them. Certainly He is All-Mighty, All-Wise.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَلَّفَ
wa-allafa
And He (has) put affection
بَيْنَ
bayna
between
قُلُوبِهِمْ ۚ
qulūbihim
their hearts
لَوْ
law
If
أَنفَقْتَ
anfaqta
you (had) spent
مَا
mā
whatever
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
جَمِيعًۭا
jamīʿan
all
مَّآ
mā
not
أَلَّفْتَ
allafta
(could) you (have) put affection
بَيْنَ
bayna
between
قُلُوبِهِمْ
qulūbihim
their hearts
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
walākinna
but
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
أَلَّفَ
allafa
(has) put affection
بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ
baynahum
between them
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, He
عَزِيزٌ
ʿazīzun
(is) All-Mighty
حَكِيمٌۭ
ḥakīmun
All-Wise
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
And He placed affection between their (the Companionsؓ) hearts. If you had spent all that is in the earth, you could not have united their hearts [65]; but Allah united them. Surely, He is Mighty and Wise.
[65]
The Miracle of Allah’s Power: Love and Affection Among Mortal Enemy Tribes
That is, within the community of Muslims, there were individuals belonging to almost all the tribes of Arabia, and due to the tribal system in Arabia, all of them were mortal enemies of one another. Especially the Ansar tribes of Aws and Khazraj—before the arrival of the Muslims in Madinah, these two tribes were thirsty for each other’s blood and were bent on wiping each other off the face of the earth. It is solely by Allah’s grace and mercy that, in just two or three years, such love and affection was instilled in their hearts that today they have become more compassionate toward one another than even real brothers, and such a magnificent achievement could never have been accomplished by worldly means alone. Furthermore, the collective center of affection for all these Muslims was the person of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and all of this is a miracle of Allah’s power and a proof of His perfect wisdom, that He united and harmonized the Muslims in this way to crush falsehood. (Also see: the footnote to Surah Aal-e-Imran, verse 103.)
[65]
The Miracle of Allah’s Power: Love and Affection Among Mortal Enemy Tribes
That is, within the community of Muslims, there were individuals belonging to almost all the tribes of Arabia, and due to the tribal system in Arabia, all of them were mortal enemies of one another. Especially the Ansar tribes of Aws and Khazraj—before the arrival of the Muslims in Madinah, these two tribes were thirsty for each other’s blood and were bent on wiping each other off the face of the earth. It is solely by Allah’s grace and mercy that, in just two or three years, such love and affection was instilled in their hearts that today they have become more compassionate toward one another than even real brothers, and such a magnificent achievement could never have been accomplished by worldly means alone. Furthermore, the collective center of affection for all these Muslims was the person of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and all of this is a miracle of Allah’s power and a proof of His perfect wisdom, that He united and harmonized the Muslims in this way to crush falsehood. (Also see: the footnote to Surah Aal-e-Imran, verse 103.)
