The Holy Quran 8:66 — Surah Al-Anfal

Arabic text

ٱلْـَٔـٰنَ خَفَّفَ ٱللَّهُ عَنكُمْ وَعَلِمَ أَنَّ فِيكُمْ ضَعْفًا ۚ فَإِن يَكُن مِّنكُم مِّا۟ئَةٌ صَابِرَةٌ يَغْلِبُوا۟ مِا۟ئَتَيْنِ ۚ وَإِن يَكُن مِّنكُمْ أَلْفٌ يَغْلِبُوٓا۟ أَلْفَيْنِ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ مَعَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ

Translation

Now Allaah has lightened your burden (load) as He knows that there is weakness within you. So if there are a hundred of you who exercise sabr, they will overcome two hundred (of the enemy in battle). (Similarly,) If there are a thousand of you, they will overcome two thousand (of the enemy) by the order of Allaah. Allaah is with those who exercise sabr (who are firm-footed and He will assist them through all difficulties).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The lightening of this command and the promise of victory over twice their number: it is reported in al-Bukhari from Ibn Abbas ﵄ that when the previous ayah, in which the Muslims were commanded to stand firm against ten times as many disbelievers, felt heavy to people, this ayah was revealed after it: اَلْـٰٔنَ خَفَّفَ اللّٰهُ (“Now Allah has lightened…”)

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