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Surah Al-Anfal Verse 67

Quran 8:67 · The Spoils of War · Medinan · Juz 10

8:67

Arabic

مَاكَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ اَنْ يَّكُوْنَ لَهٗٓ اَسْرٰى حَتّٰى يُثْخِنَ فِى الْاَرْضِۗ تُرِيْدُوْنَ عَرَضَ الدُّنْيَاۖ وَاللّٰهُ يُرِيْدُ الْاٰخِرَةَۗ وَاللّٰهُ عَزِيْزٌحَكِيْمٌ ۝٦٧

Transliteration

Mā kāna linabiyyin ay yakūna lahū asrō ḥattā yuṡkhina fil-arḍ, turīdūna ‘aroḍod-dun-yā, wallāhu yurīdul-ākhiroh, wallāhu ‘azīzun ḥakīm

Meaning

It is not for a prophet to take prisoners before he has subdued the land. You desire the materials of this world, but Allah desires the Hereafter. Allah is Strong and Wise.

Surah Al-Anfal verse 67 (Quran 8:67) is verse 67 of the 75 verses of Surah Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War), a Medinan surah that is number 8 in the Quran, and it is part of juz 10.

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Arabic text: Ministry of Religious Affairs of Indonesia (Kemenag RI). Transliteration: Aplikita. English translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com (CC BY-ND 4.0).