Surah Al Anfal Ayat 42 Tafseer

Para 10 - وَ اعْلَمُوْۤا

سورة الانفال

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

8.42

اِذْ اَنْتُمْ بِالْعُدْوَةِ الدُّنْیَا وَ هُمْ بِالْعُدْوَةِ الْقُصْوٰى وَ الرَّكْبُ اَسْفَلَ مِنْكُمْؕ-وَ لَوْ تَوَاعَدْتُّمْ لَاخْتَلَفْتُمْ فِی الْمِیْعٰدِۙ-وَ لٰـكِنْ لِّیَقْضِیَ اللّٰهُ اَمْرًا كَانَ مَفْعُوْلًا ﳔ لِّیَهْلِكَ مَنْ هَلَكَ عَنْۢ بَیِّنَةٍ وَّ یَحْیٰى مَنْ حَیَّ عَنْۢ بَیِّنَةٍؕ-وَ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَسَمِیْعٌ عَلِیْمٌۙ (42)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

English translation of Kanz-ul-Imaan

When you were on the near side of the valley (of Badr) and the disbelievers were on the further side, and the caravan (of Abu Sufyan) was on your lower side. And had you made any mutual promise (fixed time for war), you would have therefore definitely failed to reach at the appointed time, but this (starting of sudden war) is for this reason; that Allah may complete the work which must be done (to help the Muslims and destroy the disbelievers); that he who perishes may perish with proof, and he who lives may live with proof; and Allah is indeed definitely All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Commentary

Here, “perish” refers to disbelief and “live” means faith. The victory of Badr established the proof of Islam and the prophethood of the Beloved Messenger صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم; so now he who adopts disbelief will perish after proof was established, and the one who embraces Islam shall live after proof was established.

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