Surah Al-Anfaal — The Spoils of War

Reflects on the Battle of Badr, the first major victory of the early Muslim community, and the ethics of war.

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ يَسـَٔلونَكَ عَنِ الأَنفالِ قُلِ الأَنفالُ لِلَّهِ وَالرَّسولِ فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَصلِحوا ذاتَ بَينِكُم وَأَطيعُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسولَهُ إِن كُنتُم مُؤمِنينَ

Yasaloonaka AAani alanfali quli alanfalu lillahi waalrrasooli faittaqoo Allaha waaslihoo thata baynikum waateeAAoo Allaha warasoolahu in kuntum mumineena

1. They ask thee (O Muhammad) of the spoils of war. Say: The spoils of war belong to Allah and the messenger, so keep your duty to Allah, and adjust the matter of your difference, and obey Allah and His messenger, if ye are (true) believers

إِنَّمَا المُؤمِنونَ الَّذينَ إِذا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَجِلَت قُلوبُهُم وَإِذا تُلِيَت عَلَيهِم ءايٰتُهُ زادَتهُم إيمٰنًا وَعَلىٰ رَبِّهِم يَتَوَكَّلونَ

Innama almuminoona allatheena itha thukira Allahu wajilat quloobuhum waitha tuliyat AAalayhim ayatuhu zadathum eemanan waAAala rabbihim yatawakkaloona

2. They only are the (true) believers whose hearts feel fear when Allah is mentioned, and when His revelations are recited unto them they increase their faith, and who trust in their Lord

الَّذينَ يُقيمونَ الصَّلوٰةَ وَمِمّا رَزَقنٰهُم يُنفِقونَ

Allatheena yuqeemoona alssalata wamimma razaqnahum yunfiqoona

3. Who establish worship and spend of that We have bestowed on them

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