Al-Anfal

Sura 8 of the Quran
ٱلْأَنْفَال‎ ; Al-Anfāl; The Bounties
Arabic text; English translation;
Classification	Medinan
Other names	The Spoils of War
Position	Juzʼ 9—10
Hizb no.	15—19
No. of Rukus	10
No. of verses	75
No. of Sajdahs	None
No. of words	1242
No. of letters	5387
Opening muqaṭṭaʻāt	None
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Al-Anfal^[1] (Arabic: ٱلأنفال, al-ʾanfāl; meaning The Spoils of War,^[2] Earnings, Savings, Profits)^[3] is the eighth chapter (sūrah) of the Quran, with 75 verses (āyāt). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl), it is a "Medinan surah", completed after the Battle of Badr. It forms a pair with the next surah, At-Tawba.^[4]

According to the eminent Muslim philosopher Abul A'la Maududi, the chapter was probably revealed in 2 A. H. after the Battle of Badr, the first defensive clash between Meccans and Muslim people of Medina after they fled from persecution in Mecca. As it contains an extensive point-by-point survey of the Battle, it gives the idea that most presumably it was uncovered at very much the same time. Yet, it is additionally conceivable that a portion of the verse concerning the issues emerging because of this Battle may have been uncovered later and joined at the best possible spots to make it a consistent entirety.^[5]

^ George Sale translation
^ Gerrans, S
^ Tafsir Ibn Kathir 8:1
^ Translation and commentary by Javed Ahmad Ghamidi
^ Abul A'la Maududi - Tafhim-ul-Quran

[1] George Sale translation

[2] Gerrans, S

[3] Tafsir Ibn Kathir 8:1

[4] Translation and commentary by Javed Ahmad Ghamidi

[5] Abul A'la Maududi - Tafhim-ul-Quran

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ٱلْأَنْفَال‎ Al-Anfāl The Bounties
Arabic text English translation
Classification	Medinan
Other names	The Spoils of War
Position	Juzʼ 9—10
Hizb no.	15—19
No. of Rukus	10
No. of verses	75
No. of Sajdahs	None
No. of words	1242
No. of letters	5387
Opening muqaṭṭaʻāt	None
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