The Holy Quran 8:7 — Surah Al-Anfal

Arabic text

وَإِذْ يَعِدُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ إِحْدَى ٱلطَّآئِفَتَيْنِ أَنَّهَا لَكُمْ وَتَوَدُّونَ أَنَّ غَيْرَ ذَاتِ ٱلشَّوْكَةِ تَكُونُ لَكُمْ وَيُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ أَن يُحِقَّ ٱلْحَقَّ بِكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ وَيَقْطَعَ دَابِرَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

Translation

(Remember the time) When Allaah promised you (Muslims) that one of the two groups (either the caravan or the Mushrikeen army) will certainly be yours and you wished that the one without strength (the caravan) be yours (rather than fighting a heavily armed army). (On the contrary,) Allaah desired that the truth (of Islaam) be established (be recognised) as the truth (so that the Kuffaar would know that the Muslims are a force to be reckoned with) by His decree (as He had predestined) and that the roots of the Kaafiroon be cut.

Tafsir (excerpt) — روح المعاني

(وإذ يعدكم الله إحدى الطائفتين) كلام مستأنف مسوق لبيان جميل صنع الله تعالى بالمؤمنين مع ما بهم من الجزع وقلة الحزم، فاذ نصب على المفعولية بمضمر إن كانت متصرفة أو ظرف المفعول ذلك الفعل، وهو خطاب للمؤمنين بطريق التلوين والالتفات و (احدى)

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