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8:17

Surah Al-Anfal, ayah 17

Surah Al-Anfal (chapter 8) · Ayah 17 · Juz 9 · Page 179

Surah Al-Anfal, ayah 17

Surah Al-Anfal, ayah 17 (8:17) means: “And you did not kill them, but it was Allāh who killed them.[440] And you threw not, [O Muḥammad], when you threw, but it was Allāh who threw[441] that He might test the believers with a good test.[442] Indeed, Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.” (Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2))

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8:17

Al-Anfal · Ayah 17

فَلَمْ تَقْتُلُوهُمْ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَتَلَهُمْ وَمَا رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ رَمَىٰ وَلِيُبْلِىَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْهُ بَلَآءً حَسَنًا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

And you did not kill them, but it was Allāh who killed them.[440] And you threw not, [O Muḥammad], when you threw, but it was Allāh who threw[441] that He might test the believers with a good test.[442] Indeed, Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.

Translator's notes

[440] i.e., Your strength was insufficient to overcome them, but Allāh supported you and gave you victory. [441] When the Prophet (ﷺ) threw a handful of dust into the faces of the disbelievers, Allāh caused it to fill the eyes and nose of every soldier, preventing their advance. [442] So that they would appreciate Allāh's favor to them.

Quran 8:17 (Al-Anfal) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

Text sources

  • Arabic text · Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani text version 1.1, CC BY 3.0, copied without changes

  • Translation · English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com v1.1.2

  • Juz & pages · Tanzil Quran Metadata 1.0 (Madinah mushaf, 604 pages), CC BY 3.0