AL-ANFAAL (Chapter 8) Verses 1 – 40 | Hubeali Skip to content Hubeali Menu Topics Quran Tafseer Books Urdu Books English Books Sermons School of Wilayat Search for: Search Button Home Quran Tafseer AL-ANFAAL (Chapter 8) Verses 1 – 40 Details Sidebar Table of contents Brief Introduction of Sura Al-Anfaal (8): MERITS VERSE 1 The Altered Verse The definition of Anfaal The Anfaal is for the Imams-asws Circumstances during the Revelation Reconciling between Shias VERSE 2 Relying upon Allah-azwj VERSE 3 VERSE 4 VERSES 5 – 8 VERSES 9 & 10 VERSE 11 VERSES 12 – 14 VERSE 15 VERSE 16 VERSES 17 – 20 VERSES 21 – 23 VERSE 24 VERSE 25 How Fitna (Strife) begins VERSE 26 VERSES 27 – 29 VERSE 30 Detailed background report VERSES 31 – 33 Arguments of Rasool-Allah-saww for the Wilayah of Ali-asws VERSES 34 – 37 VERSE 38 VERSES 39 & 40 AL-ANFAAL (Chapter 8) Verses 1 – 40 Download PDF CHAPTER 8 سورة الأنفال مدنية AL-ANFAAL (The War booty) (Descended in Madinah) (75 VERSES) VERSES 1 to 40 بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ Brief Introduction of Sura Al-Anfaal (8): Sura Al-Anfaal (75 verses) was revealed in Madinah.
[1] The Sura Al-Anfaal is named after the word “Anfal” mentioned in its first verse, referring to “war booty” or “spoils of war.” Derived from the Arabic root “nefl,” meaning “extra or surplus. يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْأَنْفَالِ They are asking you about the Anfaal.
Say: ‘The Anfaal is for Allah and the Rasool, therefore fear Allah and reconcile what is between you, and obey Allah and His Rasool if you were Momineen’ [8:1] ‘I asked Abu Abdullah -asws about the Anfaal, he -asws said: ‘It is the town which had been ruined and its people have disappeared, so it is for Allah -azwj and for the Rasool -saww , and whatever was for the kings, so it is for the Imam -asws , and whatever from a land of taxation not attacked upon by cavalry horses, nor any riders, and every land not having a lord (owner) for it, and the mines are from it, and the one who dies and there isn’t a guardian for him, so his wealth is the Anfaal’.
And he -asws said: ‘It was Revealed on the day of Badr when the people were defeated, the companions of Rasool-Allah -saww were upon three segments. One segment were with the tent of the Prophet -saww , and there was one type who raided upon the looting, and a segment sought the enemies and captives and war booty.